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by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 20, 2012 (AFP) - Belgian team Lotto-Belisol said Friday they hope Jurgen Roelandts returns to competition in time for the one-day classics after injuring his neck at the Tour Down Under. Roelandts got caught up in a 15-rider spill on the first stage of the season's opening WorldTour event Tuesday, breaking a vertebra at the back of his … [Read more...]
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 18, 2012 (AFP) - Belgian cyclist Jurgen Roelandts was being kept in hospital on Wednesday following a crash at the Tour Down Under in which he broke a bone in his neck. Roelandts, of the Lotto team, was one of around 15 riders caught up in a dramatic spill around 800 metres from the finish line of the 149 km stage from Prospect to Clare, won by teammate Andre … [Read more...]
Our team does not leave anything to chance. As all detail must be studied for today's cycle racing, sports manager Marc Sergeant took today three riders to the Drag2Zero facility at the Mercedes Benz Formula One wind tunnel on 29 January 2011. Philippe Gilbert, Jurgen Van den Broeck and Jürgen Roelandts were guests of the McLaren Technology Centre in London. Each of them has spent one and a … [Read more...]
BRUSSELS - One day classic specialist Philippe Gilbert will be the point man for the Belgian team at the world road race championships later this month in Geelong, Australia, it was announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old - a two-time winner of the prestigious Paris-Tours race and also winner of the Amstel Gold Race earlier this season - has shown he is in good form by wearing the overall … [Read more...]
Written by: Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 19, 2010 (AFP) - Andre Greipel survived a mass pile-up which floored dozens of riders to win the Tour Down Under's first stage on Tuesday, as cycling legend Lance Armstrong also escaped unscathed. The 2008 champion from Germany, whose title defense ended in a horror crash with a police motorbike last year, praised slick work from … [Read more...]
KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, June 29, 2008 (AFP) - Belgian Jurgen Roelandts, of the Silence team, was on Sunday crowned Belgium road race champion here, beating Sven Vanthourenhout and Nico Eeckhout in a sprint finish. Grev Van Avermaet took fourth in front of reigning Tour de France green jersey winner Tom Boonen, who was earlier this month barred from competing in the July 5 to 27 Tour de France … [Read more...]