Philippe Gilbert News

British cycling sensation Mark Cavendish showed signs of regaining full fitness by beating Belgian ace Tom Boonen with a stunning sprint finish in the 146.5km third stage from Dukhan to Al-Gharafa Stadium in the Tour of Qatar here yesterday.

Garmin-Barracuda team riders celebrate on the podium after winning the second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track, near the capital Doha February 6, 2012.

The news of Alberto Contador's two-year suspension and its after-effects are likely to linger for months.

Garmin-Barracuda's Johan Vansummeren is currently starting his 2012 season at the Tour of Qatar, and satisfied with his winter preparation.

PHILIPPE Gilbert, the world No. 1 ranked rider last year and new teammate of Cadel Evans, has been surprised by the Australian's condition at this time of the season.

The organisers of the Amstel Gold Race announced today the final two teams to compete in this year's race, with the RusVelo and Europcar squads getting the nod.

Tour winner, World Champions and BMC's new Classic winner for 2012; Philippe Gilbert.

The BMC Racing team leader will from Sunday make his first appearance for the new UCI EuropeTour season at Spain's Trofeo Palma de Mallorca.

Lotto Belisol is going into the 2012 season with a new name and a new combination of sponsors, and without world number one rider Philippe Gilbert.

Photo: Brad Kaminski Michele Scarponi says winning Tirreno-Adriatico will be another early season goal as he takes aim at the Giro d'Italia in 2012.

After dominating one-day racing in 2011 and making a highly-publicised switch to BMC , there is a palpable air of anticipation about what Philippe Gilbert might achieve in the new campaign, but the man himself was an oasis of calm at his team's recent training camp in Denia, Spain .

A lingering war of words between the pair may have kept the Belgian press entertained during the off-season, but Greg Van Avermaet moved to downplay his supposedly strained relationship with Philippe Gilbert at the BMC training camp in Denia last week.

Take two for Thor Hushovd . For Garmin-Cervlo, read BMC . For the second time in as many seasons, the Norwegian is a new arrival at an all-star classics squad, as he continues his quest to land victory in one of sport's monuments.

Twelve months ago, the BMC team's press day in Denia was a rather muted affair. One Tour de France victory and a plethora of high-profile signings later, however, and the media presence had tripled by the time the squad opened its doors to reporters at its training camp in Spain last week.

The Ardennes classics may be the perennial centrepiece of Philippe Gilbert' s spring campaign, but the Belgian champion will again look to be in contention at Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders in 2012.

Cadel Evans has insisted that he is pleased with the climbing talent added to his BMC team ahead of the 2012 season.

French team-coach Laurent Jalabert inspected the course of the UCI Road World Championships men road race.

Sep Vanmarcke doesn't want to be labelled as the next Tom Boonen, or the next Philippe Gilbert.

In this exclusive interview with one of the world's best one-day riders, Gerrans talks about his last two years riding at Team Sky; his burning ambition to win one of the three Ardennes Classics and how to beat Philippe Gilbert; on a course tailor-made for someone like him, this year's road world championships in Holland; and whether in the near ... (more)

After struggling near the foot of the WorldTour rankings for much of last season, Omega Pharma-Quick Step begins 2012 with a significantly bolstered line-up. While Tom Boonen will again lead Patrick Lefevere's squad at the classics, the team has made a significant investment in stage racing talent, snapping up Levi Leipheimer, Peter Velits and Tony ... (more)