Cycling: Well, let's see if anyone says there's no room for anecdotes and romance in modern cycling. During yesterday's stage of the Tour Down Under, Tyler Farrar (Dimension Data) crashed and damaged his rear derailleur. Fans along the roadside rushed to help, donating a bike and matching shoes to the American. It sounds almost too good to be true... read more
Cycling: In one of his final races for Team Garmin-Sharp, Tyler Farrar raised his hands to the sky on the third stage of the Tour of Beijing. The American demonstrated a keen eye and waited a long time before putting Luka Mezgec (Giant-Shimano) and Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in their place with a powerful sprint. In the overall standings... read more
Cycling: Things are going well again for Arnstadt's Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano). After his victory on the opening stage of the Ster ZLM Tour, he now leads the race. In yesterday's prologue, Kittel had to settle for fifth place, losing to Belgian Philippe Gilbert (BMC). On the first 180-kilometer stage from Rucphen to Sint… read more
Marcel Kittel from Arnstadt won the Scheldeprijs again, following his victories in the past two years. He impressively prevailed ahead of American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) and Dutchman Danny van Poppel (Trek). "I'm delighted to have won the Scheldeprijs for the third time in a row," said Kittel. "That's something... read more
