http://romankreuziger.com/ RomanKreuziger.com RSS Articles (all) © Copyright 2012 RomanKreuziger.com. All rights reserved. http://romankreuziger.com/exe/logo-rss.jpg en Fri, 18 May 2012 04:10:08 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 04:10:08 GMT info@tomashruby.com http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/hats-off-to-rodriguez-c229.htm News Personal blog Roman coped well with the 10th stage of the Giro that featured a small steep climb at the end. He finished in 9th position and is still sitting in 4th place overall. Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:11 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/they-crashed-right-in-front-of-me-c228.htm News Personal blog It was supposed to be a peaceful 9th stage of the Giro but its finale turned out more dramatic than expected due to Rodriguez´s attack and a crash in the final corner. Luckily, Roman avoided the pile-up. Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-has-moved-to-fourth-c227.htm News Personal blog The Italian rider Pozzovivo claimed a comfortable win in the 8th stage of the Giro. Roman crossed the finish line together with all the favorites but he has improved his position in the general classification as he is now sitting in 4th place. Sun, 13 May 2012 17:09:05 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/those-few-seconds-are-no-big-deal-c226.htm News Personal blog It was Roman´s teammate Tiralongo who prevailed in today´s stage with a twisting uphill finish. Roman lost 11 seconds on him and has moved up to the 7th position overall. Sat, 12 May 2012 18:38:02 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/hats-off-to-dyachenko-c225.htm News Personal blog Today the riders faced the first challenging stage of the Giro, in which Roman crossed the finish line side by side with his major rivals. He had a word of praise for his teammate Dyachenko who narrowly missed a podium spot. Fri, 11 May 2012 16:46:17 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/team-is-doing-a-great-job-c224.htm News Personal blog Mark Cavendish dominated in the mass sprint in today´s flat stage of the Giro. Roman could nothing but praise his teammates. Thu, 10 May 2012 16:44:19 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-with-astana-came-third-c223.htm News Personal blog In today´s team time trial the Astana team with Roman finished in an excellent third position having lost 22 seconds on the victorious team Garmin-Barracuda. Wed, 09 May 2012 19:02:15 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/practicing-team-time-trial-in-the-traffic-c222.htm News Personal blog We have spent the today´s rest day in Verona. The transit from Denmark went off without a hitch, in the morning we slept in and after breakfast we went out to test ride the course of the team time trial. Tue, 08 May 2012 17:38:28 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/criterium-not-a-stage-finale-option-for-a-grand-tour-c221.htm News Personal blog The 3rd stage of Giro was marred by another scary crash. In the final bunch sprint the Italian Ferrari made a sudden swing to his right, causing a huge pile-up in which Cavendish and Phinney were caught up. Fortunately, Roman walked away from the collision completely unscathed. Mon, 07 May 2012 15:57:12 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/boys-kept-me-well-sheltered-c220.htm News Personal blog As expected, the second stage of the Giro was affected by crashes. Roman crossed the finish line in one piece in the main pack on his 26th birthday. Sun, 06 May 2012 18:25:23 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/fine-time-trial-in-a-long-time-c219.htm News Personal blog The beginning of the Giro has worked out quite well for Roman. He delivered an excellent performance in today´s 8.7km time trial and was immensely happy with the outcome. Sat, 05 May 2012 16:54:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/ambitions-for-giro-im-aiming-high-c218.htm News Personal blog The 95th edition of the Giro d´Italia starts tomorrow with a 8.7km time trial. Roman finished 6th last year and after Contador´s disqualification he eventually moved up to 5th place overall. This year, however, his plans are much more ambitious. Fri, 04 May 2012 07:40:46 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/feeling-good-about-tt-giro-recon-tomorrow-c217.htm News Roman pulled off a very impressive performance in the final time trial of the Tour de Romandie. He finished in 5th position and has moved up to 6th place in the general classification. Bradley Wiggins grabbed the victory. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:42:12 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/no-chance-to-get-away-in-the-headwind-c216.htm News Web updates Roman was very active in the queen stage of the Tour de Romandie. Several times he tried to ride away from the leading group but due to the strong headwind his attempts proved fruitless. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:44:51 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/things-looking-good-for-wiggins-c215.htm News The 3rd stage of the Tour de Romandie has seen no shuffle in the GC, either. The Brit Bradley Wiggins from Sky held on to his lead, Roman is now sitting in 16th place losing 19 seconds. His teammate Tiralongo took third in today´s stage. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:50:01 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/feeling-better-after-antibiotics-c214.htm News After the start of the Tour de Romandie Roman had to start using antibiotics due to his cold that he caught at the Tour de Trentino. He finished taking the pills on Wednesday and reported that he was feeling much better. “I was just suffering a bit in the first stage,” he revealed. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:37:09 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/cool-and-calm-in-the-rain-c213.htm News Roman lost less than 18 seconds on the British winner Thomas in the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. He started off among the last riders and he did not run any risks on the wet roads and finished in 69th position. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:37:27 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/no-time-to-slack-off-at-romandy-c212.htm News Three years ago in the Liquigas colors Roman claimed the overall win at the Tour de Romandie. This year he is taking this race as a test for Giro and he believes that he will be able to match the likes of Evans, Wiggins and Cunego. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:56:24 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/hunger-knock-ruined-my-chances-c211.htm News Roman finished in sixth position overall at the Giro del Trentino. He wasn’t able to cling on the leading group on the final ascent to the top of Passo Pordoi. “I suffered from a hunger-knock, I made a foolish mistake,” he revealed. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:04:39 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/the-final-climb-not-my-cup-of-tea-but-i-coped-well-c210.htm News Roman finished in the 5th position in the third stage of the Giro del Trentino where the riders had to face the grueling climb to the top of Punta Veleno. “I think that I coped with the stage quite well,” commented Roman on his performance. He is now sitting in the 4th position overall, today´s winner Pozzovivo took over the lead in the race. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:05:05 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/excellent-team-performance-helps-me-to-a-podium-spot-c209.htm News Roman conquered the third place in the second stage with the mountaintop finish of the Giro del Trentino. He moved up to second place overall and he had a word of praise for his teammates. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:57:47 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/second-place-and-green-jersey-for-the-best-climber-c208.htm News The Astana team came second in the opening team time trial of the 36th edition of Giro del Trentino having lost 10 seconds on the victorious BMC squad. Roman who crossed the finish line as the first Astana rider was awarded the green jersey for the best climber. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:07:21 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/trentino-will-be-hard-as-hell-but-confidence-remains-c207.htm News Roman is returning to racing in the 36th edition of the Giro del Trentino after almost a month of training. Last year he finished 15th overall and walked away with a victory in the final stage. This year, however, he is aspiring to secure a better result in the GC. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:19:54 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/no-giro-recon-due-to-snowfall-c206.htm Personal blog Since Tuesday Roman has been practicing in Italy where he is getting ready for the Tour of Trentino that starts on April 17 near his Italian home. Originally, he was planning to test ride three Giro stages but due to miserable weather conditions he was forced to postpone it. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:37:24 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/rooting-for-berdych-and-the-czech-tennis-team-c205.htm Personal blog After returning from the high altitude camp on Tenerife Roman went to see a Davis Cup match. The Czech tennis star Tomáš Berdych helped him to get the tickets and on Saturday and Sunday Roman rooted for the Czech tennis squad that played against the Serbians. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:13:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/working-hard-on-tenerife-c204.htm Training Camps Roman is presently dwelling in his favorite destination - Canary Islands. He is tuning up his form at high altitudes for his main goal of the season - Giro d´Italia. Before riding the Italian Grand Tour stage race he is going to test his legs at the Trentino and Tour of Romandy. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:24:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/riding-on-my-days-off-c203.htm Training Camps A well-earned rest after the Tirreno has come to its end and Roman has begun riding his bike again. He started off another block of training in his build-up towards the Giro. He is off to Tenerife on Friday. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:57:45 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/poor-time-trial-but-third-place-is-not-so-bad-c202.htm News Although he did not clinch the overall victory after the final time trial, Roman has no reason to be frustrated. He finished in the third position overall in the 47th edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The Italian rider Nibali claimed the victory, the American Horner took second. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:54:55 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/too-bad-nibali-came-closer-but-i-remain-confident-c201.htm News As expected, the 6th stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico was not decided until its very end. The Spanish rider Rodriguez claimed the victory after having attacked with 1km remaining. Nibali came second and was awarded with 6 seconds. Roman finished in 7th place as he couldn’t pass other riders since he was blocked in the sprint. He remains in second position overall, 5 seconds behind Horner. Nibali narrowed the gap on Roman to mere one second. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:21:04 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/should-have-stayed-on-nibali-c200.htm News Roman has chalked up another second place in a mountain stage with an uphill finish. Despite that, Roman wasn’t entirely happy with his performance. He is still losing 5 seconds on the leader Horner and Nibali who grabbed the victory in today´s stage is 7 seconds behind Roman. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:02:26 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/runner-up-in-the-stage-second-overall-c199.htm News Way to go! Roman proved to be in excellent shape in the fourth stage of the TIrreno-Adriatico having finished in second position behind the Slovak rider Peter Sagan. He has also moved up to second place overall trailing seven second behind the new leader, the American veteran Horner. Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:06:34 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-eye-ache-was-not-a-problem-in-the-stage-c198.htm News Roman finished the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico without difficulty as he crossed the finish line in the main bunch and managed to save as much energy as possible for the tough weekend in the mountains where the race is likely to be decided. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:43:34 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/lucky-me--i-avoided-a-crash-c197.htm News The 2nd stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico was marked with a gruesome crash that occurred 2km before the finish line. Fortunately, Roman didn’t get tangled into the fall of many riders. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:09:40 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/excellent-time-trial-c196.htm News The 47th edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico started off with a team time trial and the Astana team with Roman finished in a good fifth position having lost 30 seconds on the victorious team GreenEdge. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:01:06 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/eyeing-the-gc-at-the-tirreno-c195.htm News Roman is set to compete in the first stage race of the 2012 season. He will be making his debut at the Italian race Tirreno-Adriatico. Despite the strong competition, he is determined to get the best overall result possible. Tomorrow the race starts with a team time trial. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:30:57 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/sixth-at-strade-bianche-c194.htm News Web updates Roman proved to be on form during his second participation of this season. After 190km of racing Roman finished in 6th position at the one-day race Strade Bianche. The Astana team had a reason to celebrate as Maxin Iglinskyi secured a podium spot with his second place. The Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara claimed the victory. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:12:10 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/looking-forward-to-the-dirt-roads-c193.htm News Web updates Tomorrow Roman is taking part in the Montepaschi Strade Bianche race, which is very well known for its white gravel roads, near the Italian town of Siena. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:54:16 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/excellent-start-and-bozics-second-place-c192.htm News Web updates Roman had a good reason to be happy after his first race of the season 2012, as his Slovene teammate achieved a remarkable success. Bozic finished in the second position, behind the Australian Matthew who took the victory, in the mass sprint. Roman eased off with 4km to go and softly pedaled to the finish to avoid possible skirmish in the final meters. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:19:05 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-starts-off-the-season-i-like-giro-better-than-tour-c191.htm News Months of hard training on the bike have come to its end. Roman will open the new season with the one-day race Clásica de Almería in Spain. He is going to travel to the venue of the race on Wednesday from Calpe where he is making the final preparations for his first race. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:15:26 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/almeria-replaces-sardinia-c190.htm Training Camps Roman has to put off his start into the upcoming season. He was supposed to ride the stage race Tour of Sardinia but it was canceled due to financial problems. Roman will put another camp in Calpe on his agenda instead and he will kick off his race season with the one-day race Clásica de Almería. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:17:54 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-good-reason-to-celebrate-roman-has-become-an-uncle-c189.htm Training Camps Roman has become an uncle this morning. His sister, who is married to the famous Czech cross-country skier Martin Jakš, gave birth to a baby-girl Šarlotka. “Congratulations to them and I wish the little one all the best,” said Roman from the training camp in Calpe. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:39 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/superb-prep-on-canary-islands-now-back-to-calpe-c188.htm Training Camps The first race in which Roman is taking part – the Tour of Sardinia - is just around the corner. Logically, his preparations in the warm environment are oriented towards getting in his best shape possible at the beginning of the season. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:41:45 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/riding-with-gaspa-in-the-mountains-c187.htm Training Camps Far from the crowds, Roman continues in his preparation for next season with his teammate from Astana Gasparotti on the Gran Canaria island. Today he went for the first hard ride in the mountains. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:47:39 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/skiing-in-livigno-riding-at-home-and-off-to-canary-c186.htm Training Camps Roman is getting serious about his training at the beginning of the year 2012 as he is traveling to Canary Islands for another camp early Wednesday morning. He will be preparing for the next season in Gran Canaria until January 18. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:42 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-2012-c185.htm Other messages Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:03:39 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/practicing-with-my-dad-and-jarda-kulhavy-c184.htm Training Camps The training camp on Majorca is slowly coming to its end and I can confidently say that the work I have done on the bike has been exactly what I had planned. I had great training partners: the XC world champion Kulhavý, another bike rider Škarnitzl, my teammate Guarnieri and also Jakub Novák who rides for an Italian team. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:11:25 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/grand-opening-of-a-specialized-store-in-olomouc-c183.htm Other messages Roman came back home from a training camp from Spain on Saturday and he is planning to attend the grand opening of a Specialized Store owned by his friend in Olomouc. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:51:44 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-eyeing-giro-and-vuelta-next-year-c182.htm Other messages Personal blog Roman has a clear idea of his race schedule for next season. As well as this year he is set to ride the Giro d´Italia in May but instead of racing at the Tour he will be aiming for the Vuelta. Other than that, he wants to focus on other highlights of the season, such as the Olympics and the World Championship. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:08:58 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/after-45-days-back-on-my-road-bike-c181.htm Personal blog Roman´s build-up for the next season has gotten under way. Presently, he is preparing with his Astana team in the Spanish town of Calpe where he went for his first spin after 45 days off his road bike. “I must admit I am really having a good time.” Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:06 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/working-hard-again-and-first-get-together-to-come-c180.htm Personal blog My vacation has come to its end. I started off my preparation for the next season a couple of days ago. I have been going to weigh-lifting room three times a week and riding my mountain bike in an easy pace. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:03:39 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/romans-race-schedule-to-be-announced-in-december-c179.htm Personal blog Roman´s race season has definitely come to its end after the last competition in Japan. He is now enjoying the well-earned rest at home in the Czech Republic but it won´t be long before he travels to Kazakhstan to be the guest of honor for the Track Cycling World Cup in Astana. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:04:38 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/not-sure-about-the-next-years-race-schedule-c178.htm News Web updates Roman was relatively busy before his Wednesday´s departure to Japan. Along with other riders he participated in the presentation of the 2012 Giro route on Sunday. He didn’t even have a chance to watch today´s presentation of the Tour de France. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:38:13 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-was-working-for-mizurov-c177.htm Personal blog Roman has completed his racing season with the one-day race Japan Cup in Utsunomiyi. After having done his fair share for the Astana´s leader Mizurov, he pulled out of the race at the 115km mark. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:40:59 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/giro-presentation-on-sunday-c176.htm Personal blog Roman has been practicing the entire last week at his Italian home near the Garda Lake in order to escape the cold Czech weather. He is getting ready for his final race of the season – Japan Cup that takes place on October 23. Before his last competetion, however, he will make his appearance at the presentation of the 2012 Giro route. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:26:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/off-to-race-in-japan-c175.htm Personal blog After all, I will have a chance to ride one more race in this season. Having consulted with the sports director Matinelli, I will participate in a one-day race - the Japan Cup that takes place on 23rd October. I am planning to travel to Japan on October 18th. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:33:40 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/ice-hockey-cyclo-cross-and-a-trade-fair-in-italy-c173.htm Personal blog Despite skipping the World Championship road race I haven’t stopped riding my bike. Apart from that, I took care of some other agenda. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:43:41 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/copenhagen-is-a-no-go-c172.htm Other messages Roman won´t participate in the World Championship road race in Copenhagen after having consulted his health condition with the team management. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:00:27 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-participation-in-the-worlds-still-in-doubt-c171.htm Other messages Roman has undergone another examination of his left hand that is recovering quite well. Whether he will start at the world championship road race in Copenhagen is still unclear and the decision will be made on Thursday. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:54:55 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/press-conference-in-prague-and-then-champions-league-game-c169.htm Other messages Roman is attending a Czech Cycling Union press conference before the World Championships that take place in Copenhagen on September 19. Another Czech professional rider and Roman´s training partner, František Raboň, is going to be present as well. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:29:10 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/not-there-yet-splint-replaces-the-cast-c168.htm Other messages Roman is no longer bothered by the cast. His navicular bone hasn’t knitted properly yet so his hand is now kept in a splint. It should take from three to five weeks for his injury to be completely healed. His next race schedule will depend on the course of his treatment. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:08:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/id-like-to-compete-at-the-wc-c167.htm Training Camps Roman has been recently riding his bike with his left hand in cast, gym practicing and waiting for the D-day. If nothing unexpected happens his cast will be taken off on September 6. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:17:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/back-to-outdoor-training-rabon-keeps-me-company-c166.htm Personal blog Roman went out for his first ride with the cast on Tuesday. He had consulted with the specialists first, of course, and now he has completed a block of outdoor training. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:28:33 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/the-last-farewell-and-world-cup-in-nove-mesto-c165.htm Personal blog The treatment of my wrist injury has been going as planned but I haven’t gone out for a spin yet. After consulting with the specialists I have decided to put off the outdoor training. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:11:02 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/time-for-the-gym-and-stationary-bike-c164.htm Personal blog Today I went for another check-up in Mladá Boleslav. The cast came loose a bit so it had to be put on once again. Other than that, the treatment has been going as planned. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:18:33 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/im-off-to-rabons-wedding-c163.htm Other messages This week I´m enjoying the time off my bike with my family in the Šumava mountains because I had to call off my participation in San Sebastian due to my wrist injury. I´m off to a wedding instead. My friend František Raboň is getting married on Saturday in Pilsen and I am happy to have been invited. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:21:42 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/romans-hand-in-cast-c162.htm Other messages Today’s examination of Roman´s wrist on magnetic resonance imagining revealed a double microfracture of navicular bones. “Fissura proximal pole” Roman read in Latin in his medical report. “My hand is supposed to be fixed in cast for six weeks,” he added. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:27:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/tough-luck-at-this-tour-c161.htm News Roman won´t definitely have good memories of the 2011 Tour de France edition. His hopes for the overall position were dashed after a crash and the wrist injury. He didn’t succeed in taking his coveted stage victory, either. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:47:14 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-took-it-easy-today-c160.htm News Roman entered the final time trial that saw significant changes in the overall classification without any ambitions. Cadel Evans is close to his first Tour victory and the last stage will hardly change anything. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:47:29 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/calling-it-quits-did-cross-my-mind-c159.htm News Roman suffered through another mountain stage and was unable to stay in the first group.” I was feeling really bad today and I was seriously considering calling it quits,” he admitted. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:33:49 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/andy-surprised-us-all-i-suffered-big-time-c158.htm News Roman appreciated the solo ride of Andy Schleck in the 18th stage of the Tour in which he came home in a relatively big group, losing more than 30 minutes on the winner. “I suffered a lot today,” he admitted. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:14:45 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/upset-about-no-success-today-c157.htm News He felt disappointed that his planned move didn’t work out. Roman was unlucky in attempt to catch the right group but he is not throwing in the towel. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:29:10 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/out-of-luck-today-tomorrows-another-day-c156.htm News Today´s stage proved how badly Roman wanted to get into a breakaway and try to grab his dreamt-of victory but he wasn’t destined to be in the right group. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:16:37 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/champs-elysees-keeps-me-going-c155.htm News Roman has had a good sleep in a long time and he didn’t have to worry about any transfer to the start. The second rest day he spent one and a half hours on the bike and apart from that, he was relaxing as much as possible. He was also planning his move for the remaining stages where he could try to claim his coveted victory. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:10:20 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/even-this-years-tour-is-great-experience-c154.htm News Roman eased off on the final part of the 15th stage of the Tour since he didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks in the technical finish. “I stayed back there with Santaromita and we softly pedaled to the finish. I would rather have finished at the front but I had never fallen down like this before at a Grand Tour, so in my view, it is new experience,” he said, referring to his wrist injury sustained in one of the previous stages. Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:37:19 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-want-to-fight-for-a-victory-in-the-alps-c153.htm News Roman didn’t get into a breakaway in one of the hardest stages of this year´s Tour. But even if he had, he would hardly have been able to celebrate the victory since the escapees were caught. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:00:13 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-couldnt-get-into-a-breakaway-my-hand-hurt-c152.htm News As Roman expected, a breakaway played a crucial part in the 13th stage of the Tour but he was not able to join in. His bumped wrist hurt after the Thursday´s exhausting ride. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:46:24 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/too-bad-i-didnt-win-on-tourmalet-c151.htm News Roman´s shown that he is no quitter today. He spent 60km in a breakaway in the 12th stage of the Tour and after having been caught he decided to save his strength on the final climb. He proved, however, that he has what it takes to take his dreamed-of Tour win. He is not giving up. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:04:00 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-hand-is-getting-better-c150.htm News Roman slowed down with 13km from the finish of today´s stage and crossed the finish line at easy pace in a group which included his teammates Tiralongo, Iglinski and his former teammate from Liquigas, Santaromita, presently riding for BMC. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:38:53 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/saving-the-energy-c149.htm News Roman finished the relatively fast but uneventful 11th stage of the Tour without any problems. His bumped wrist is getting better and toward the end he followed his own pace in order to save energy for upcoming days. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:51:12 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-keeps-fighting-eyeing-a-stage-victory-c148.htm News Roman took today´s rest day as a good opportunity to recover. He´s fallen off his bike twice at this year´s Tour and for this reason, he tried to get his wrist together. He underwent another X-rays examination that proved no fracture and a special cast was put on his hand. He went only for a circa 45-min spin. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:48:21 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/feeling-a-bit-better-but-im-sorry-about-vino-c147.htm News A piece of good news is that Roman was feeling a bit better after the Friday´s stage and hopefully, he will keep on fighting. However, the Astana team has lost its leader Vinokurov who broke his thigh bone. Roman is feeling really bad about it. Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:34:03 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/suffering-big-time-but-not-giving-up-c146.htm News Roman saw today´s stage with the finish atop Super-Besse as one of the opportunities to go on an attack. Since he was suffering from start to finish after the yesterday´s crash, he was happy to have finished the stage after all. Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:44:07 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/no-fracture-i-want-to-continue-in-the-race-c145.htm News Roman would prefer to forget the 7th stage of the Tour. He was involved in two crashes, lost the position in the GC and had to go to the hospital to undergo X-rays due to his wrist injury. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:27:53 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/quite-wet-the-longest-stage-c144.htm News Roman finished the longest stage of this year´s Tour without difficulty and he is sitting in 47th place overall, 2:29 min behind the leader. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:21:49 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/good-news-of-today--i-didnt-crash-c142.htm News The fifth stage of the Tour was marked with many crashes. Roman was relieved that he had come out unscathed as well as most of his teammates. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:12:52 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/something-little-still-missing-c141.htm News Unsurprisingly, the peloton split into fragments on the last steep climb in the 4th stage of the Tour. The Australian rider Cadel Evans narrowly took the win, Roman crossed the finish line 8 seconds behind as well as many other favorites, including Andy Schleck. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:51:13 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-hand-is-not-hurting-we-pulled-off-a-good-ttt-c139.htm News The Astana team with Roman finished in ninth position in today´s team time trial having lost 32 seconds on the victorious team Garmin-Cervélo. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:41:49 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-only-hit-my-wrist-c138.htm News Roman has been dogged by bad luck in the first stage of the Tour. He was involved in a crash that happened with 10km to go and because of that he lost almost two minutes. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:27:28 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/rehearsing-the-ttt-c137.htm News Hello to all my fans from France. There is not much time left before the opening stage of the Tour but we did manage to take care of all the essential things. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:18:17 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/ambitions-for-the-tour-help-vino-and-win-the-team-classification-c136.htm News Roman is going to kick off his fourth Tour de France in his career. For the first time he will ride in Astana´s colors and his main goal is to help the team leader Vinokurov. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:12:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/great-prep-with-astana-c135.htm Training Camps Roman´s week stay at the training camp in the Swiss town of St. Moritz is coming to its end and he has a really good feeling about the hard work that he has done with the Astana team in the build-up for the Tour. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:13:00 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/preparation-in-livigno-and-team-camp-in-st-moritz-c134.htm Training Camps Roman’s build-up towards the Tour de France has been going as planned. After spending a couple of days in the Czech Republic and Italy, Roman headed for a high altitude camp to Livigno and on Monday he is likely to travel to St. Mortiz to join the rest of the Astana team. Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:19:37 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/pro-team-astana-vinokourov-4th-in-the-overall--nothing-is-finished-c133.htm Other messages 2011, June 8 Today, the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné with a time trial of 42.5 km in Grenoble. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:38:18 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/appreciation-to-the-team-for-their-support-at-giro-c132.htm News Personal blog The team Astana riders concluded the 94th edition of the Giro d´Italia with a team dinner in Milano entertaining around 70 guests, including the team managers from Kazakhstan. They expressed great satisfaction with the entire team performance and Roman´s sixth place. Tue, 31 May 2011 06:18:03 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-accept-the-sixth-place-too-bad-ive-missed-top-five-by-several-seconds-c131.htm News Personal blog Roman finished in sixth position in the GC at the Giro. He missed his dream, top five, by 23 seconds on fifth Rodriguez. “The fifth place would have been much better but I´m content. I gave it everything in the race,” said the Astana rider who safely brought the white jersey to Milano in the last stage Sun, 29 May 2011 19:07:29 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/good-stage-and-a-heli-lift-with-tiro-and-alberto-c130.htm News Personal blog Roman still has a good chance of moving up to the top five. He showed an outstanding performance in today´s hard 240km long stage. Sat, 28 May 2011 19:35:44 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-didnt-have-the-legs-c129.htm News Personal blog The Astana team celebrated the first victory at this year´s Giro thanks to Tiralongo but Roman wasn’t very happy with his performance today because he lost a few second on the final climb. Fri, 27 May 2011 17:28:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/tiralongo-almost-on-his-limit-c128.htm News Personal blog The 18th stage of the Giro was decided after a breakaway in which Roman´s key domestique Tiralongo was involved and eventually came in fifth. Thu, 26 May 2011 16:39:15 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/they-let-sivtsov-go-while-i-was-a-threat-c127.htm News Personal blog As Roman had predicted, today´s stage was decided after a breakaway. Astana sent Kiserlovksy off into a breakaway but Sivtsov was in that group as well. He was sitting in 12th before today´s stage and now he is in fifth place overall. The escapees had the advantage of almost 3 minutes at the finish, so Roman has dropped to ninth place overall. Wed, 25 May 2011 17:57:25 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/boosting-my-confidence-c126.htm News Personal blog Roman once again proved to be on form. He has overcome the crisis that he usually experiences after a rest day at Grand Tours. He took sixth in today´s mountain time trial and was even praised by the Astana´s team director Martinelli. Tue, 24 May 2011 17:56:52 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-believe-i-can-do-better-c125.htm News Personal blog The rest day nr. 2. Unlike the first rest day, Roman took a ride. He went to check out the course of the tomorrow´s time trial. “I rode for two hours,” he revealed. Mon, 23 May 2011 18:19:21 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/it-was-brutal-c124.htm News Personal blog The most difficult stage of this year´s Giro with the finish atop Gardeccia was won by the Spanish rider Nieve. Roman performed much better than in the Saturday´s stage. He finished in ninth position and he is sitting in eighth place overall. He admitted, however, that he had never experienced such a brutal stage in his career. Sun, 22 May 2011 18:25:17 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-bad-day-on-zoncolan-c123.htm News Personal blog The today stage featuring the mountain top finish on Zoncolan went awry for Roman. Having finished behind the best he has dropped to ninth place in the GC. Sat, 21 May 2011 21:18:49 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-legs-were-brick-in-the-rain-c122.htm News Personal blog Roman has moved up to fifth position overall after the mountain top finish on Grossglockner where he came in sixth. Fri, 20 May 2011 17:39:58 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/good-thing-our-squad-avoided-the-crash-c121.htm News Personal blog As expected, the 11th stage of the Giro ended in a mass sprint and no changes have occurred in the GC. Roman was glad that none of his teammates had been involved in the crash at the very end of the race. Thu, 19 May 2011 20:11:42 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/sixth-place-and-kiserlovskys-crash-c120.htm News Personal blog “It was the edgiest stage at this year´s Giro,” said Roman after the 11th stage of the race. He came in sixth after a sprint. “The most important thing is that I didn’t lose any time. The stage was hell today, there was no place to take a rest” he added. Wed, 18 May 2011 18:10:21 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/white-man-c119.htm News Personal blog Roman was in for a nice surprise before the start of today´s stage. For the first time in his career he was going to wear the best young rider jersey and the team made sure that everything matched. Tue, 17 May 2011 16:42:22 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-day-off-the-bike-c118.htm News Personal blog Roman opted for not going out for a ride during the rest day “The weather is bad here. It didn’t stop raining until the afternoon and it´s windy, so I decided to take a day off the bike,” admitted the Astana´s leader who is sitting in seventh position overall after nine stages. Mon, 16 May 2011 14:28:43 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/not-in-the-pink-of-condition-but-alls-well-that-ends-well-c117.htm News Personal blog Roman coped well with the formidable summit finish at the Mount Etna although he didn’t feel the way he had imagined on the final climb. He finished in fifth position and has moved up to seventh place overall. Sun, 15 May 2011 16:53:17 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/contador-surprised-me-c116.htm News Personal blog After the 8th stage of the Giro Roman remains in 14th position overall but the general classification will surely change after the tomorrow´s stage with the finish on top of Etna. Sat, 14 May 2011 19:07:40 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/outstanding-performance-clinches-the-third-place-c115.htm News Personal blog Roman proved to be in good form in the first mountain stage of the Giro. He finished in third position atop Montevergine, at 1260m above the sea level. Fri, 13 May 2011 17:33:03 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/saving-my-legs-for-tomorrow-c114.htm News Personal blog As expected, the 6th stage of the Giro didn’t shake up the general classification. Roman finished in 28th place and was credited with the same finishing time as all the favorites. He is sitting in 18th position overall. Thu, 12 May 2011 18:36:27 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/taking-no-unnecessary-risks-on-downhills-c113.htm News Personal blog “The atmosphere in the pack was very tense today, plus the stage was pretty hard. We climbed over 2000m and most of it was on the strada bianche. We opted for the bigger tires and the bike cassettes used were similar to those on the mountain bikes,” Roman admitted. Wed, 11 May 2011 18:09:14 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/paying-tribute-to-a-friend-c112.htm News Personal blog In today´s stage we honored the deceased Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt. The stage was neutralized, the intermediate sprints were cancelled and no bonus seconds were given. I think there was no other choice. Tue, 10 May 2011 17:40:26 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-condolences-to-weylandts-family-and-his-team-c111.htm News Personal blog The entire peloton of the Giro is shocked by the death of the Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt. “It is horrible,” Roman said in a low voice on the phone. Mon, 09 May 2011 17:06:46 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/the-longest-stage-went-smoothly-c110.htm News Personal blog The longest stage of this year´s Giro is behind all the riders but after 244 kilometers of racing, Roman felt relaxed at the finish. Sun, 08 May 2011 17:30:21 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/opening-stage-fulfills-our-expectations-c109.htm News Personal blog The Astana team with Roman finished in seventeenth position in the opening team time trial of the 94th edition of the Giro. They lost 50 seconds on the winner, team HTC-Highroad. Sat, 07 May 2011 19:33:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-is-turning-25-c108.htm Other messages It has been a quarter of a century since Roman was born. He is turning 25 today and we wish him all the best and especially best of luck, not only in the upcoming three weeks. Fri, 06 May 2011 07:21:07 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/tests-interviews-and-time-trial-training-ride-c107.htm News Personal blog As the first day of the Giro passed, Roman describes what he has been through with his teammates and the management team. Thu, 05 May 2011 21:26:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/im-aiming-high-at-giro-c105.htm News Personal blog The Giro starts with a team time trial in Turin on Saturday and Roman is going to make his debut in this race as the Astana´s leader. “I´ve prepare for it in the best way and I´m ready to fight for the podium,” said Roman who is now travelling to Turin. Wed, 04 May 2011 06:21:34 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/racing-test-before-giro-came-out-right-c104.htm News First and foremost, Roman took the Tour de Romandie as a racing test before the Giro and as far as his shape is concerned, he is content. “I proved to be in good shape,” he said. Sun, 01 May 2011 15:14:59 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-motorbike-slowed-me-down-c103.htm News Roman was close to reaching top ten in the time trial and if he hadn’t slowed down in the last turn he might have made it. Despite the incident, he had a good feeling about his performance. Sun, 01 May 2011 07:33:16 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/thanks-vino-for-the-victory-c102.htm News The Astana team had a reason to celebrate today after the leader Alexander Vinokurov won the third stage of the Tour de Romandie and thanks to the time bonuses he moved into second position overall. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:55:17 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/we-worked-for-vino-c101.htm News Roman showed an excellent performance in the second stage of the Tour de Romandie when he was working with his teammates for his leader Vinokurov. “He had a great day,” Vino spoke highly of Roman. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:49:19 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-eased-off-on-the-final-climb-c100.htm News Roman did his job in the first rainy stage of the Tour de Romandie when he worked for his leader Vinokurov. He followed his own pace on the final climb and dropped out of the GC. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:04:31 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/taking-no-risks-in-the-prologue-c99.htm News Roman finished in 50th position in the 3.5km prologue of the Tour de Romandie. He lost 11 second on the surprising Spanish winner Castroviej from Euskatel. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:34:46 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/thumbs-up-fourth-in-lige-c98.htm News Web updates Roman achieved another great success two days after he won the final stage of the Giro de Trentino. He finished in fourth position at the prestigious classic race Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:37:01 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/roman-shone-today-he-won-the-final-stage-c97.htm News Roman has proven that those who have doubts about his current shape are wrong. He won the final stage of the Giro de Trentino with the mountain-top finish. After a long breakaway he grabbed the victory ahead of the Italian Sella. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:25:13 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/kiserlovksi-did-a-good-job-c96.htm News Roman was quite satisfied with the outcome of the 3rd stage of the Giro de Trentino. He finished in 26th position and he was happy for his teammate Kiserlovski who crossed the finish line in 5th position in the mountains and moved up to 6th place overall. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:18:14 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/got-dropped-with-1km-from-the-top-c95.htm News Roman fell behind a bit in the 2nd stage of the Giro de Trentino. He wasn’t able to keep up with the leading group on the final 10-kilometer climb when he was dropped with 1 kilometer from the top. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:00:42 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/good-start-of-the-giro-de-trentino-c94.htm News Roman finished in fourteenth position in the opening time trial of the Giro de Trentino, trailing 27 second behind the German winner Klöden. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:33:14 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/trentino-as-a-tune-up-race-c93.htm Roman is getting back to racing after a month break. His last start was Paris-Nice and tomorrow he is participating in the Giro del Trentino. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:24:58 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/im-off-to-the-zoncolan-c92.htm Personal blog After a week of training Roman is going to the proximity of the Mt. Zoncolan where he is going to do a reconnaissance ride of the 14th stage of this year´s Giro. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:24:46 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/camp-on-tenerife-has-come-to-its-end-c91.htm Training Camps Roman has completed the last training session at a high altitude training camp on Tenerife and all in all, he very much enjoyed the two-week stay under the Teide volcano. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:40:23 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/hard-work-around-the-volcano-c90.htm Training Camps Roman is presently on a training camp on the Spanish island of Tenerife at 2100m above sea level with his teammate Gasparotti. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:55:36 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/back-to-practice-after-a-few-days-off-c89.htm Personal blog I took four days off after the Paris-Nice but I´ve been practicing since Friday. I´m trying to make use of the nice weather here in Italy. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:31:34 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-new-skoda-superb-c88.htm Other messages This morning I had a press conference in the building of the Czech Cycling Federation and then I headed to Mlada Boleslav where I took over a new car Škoda Superb combi from the Škoda Auto company. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:24:10 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-didnt-want-to-wrap-it-up-c87.htm News Web updates The 69th edition of the Paris Nice has come to its end and Roman will definitely not have good memories of this race. He finished in 17th position, which was worse than he had expected. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:13:06 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/kiserlovski-under-a-truck-c86.htm News Roman´s teammate Di Gregorio won the seventh stage of the Paris-Nice and he took the first victory for the Astana team in this season. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:15:35 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/not-the-way-id-imagined-c85.htm News Roman finished in 42nd position, 2:50min behind the German winner Tony Martin. His performance in today´s time trial didn’t meet his expectations. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:44:18 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/we-rode-for-kiserlovski-c84.htm News In today’s stage Roman finished 19 seconds behind the winner but he wasn’t disappointed at all. “I´m not at my best yet for this reason, so we decided to ride for Kiserlovski who is currently in best shape,” he said. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:30:38 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/tried-to-preserve-some-energy-c83.htm News No significant changes have occurred in the GC after Voeckler´s victorious breakaway. Roman arrived at the finish with no problems in the main field. Many riders described the today´s stage as the calm before the storm. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:33:45 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/two-riders-were-taken-to-the-hospital-c82.htm News The third stage of the Paris-Nice was marked with a nasty crash caused by Peter Sagan with 250m to go and another five riders who went down as well. None of the Astana’s riders were involved in the crash. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:13:30 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/first-race-experience-with-a-closed-level-crossing-c81.htm News Roman coped well with the second stage of the Paris Nice, which once again finished in a mass sprint. One thing did surprise him, though. A closed level crossing with 50km to go. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:48:53 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/great-teamwork-in-the-wind-c80.htm News The first stage of the Paris Nice was won by the Belgian rider De Grendt after a breakaway of three riders. Roman crossed the finish in the main field tallying the same time as the winner. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:56:07 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/paris-nice-my-first-challenge-c79.htm News On Saturday morning Roman is flying to France where he starts off the 69th edition of the Paris-Nice, which is his first highlight of the season. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:09:19 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/taking-no-chances-in-the-snow-c78.htm News Web updates Roman abandoned the one-day race Giro del Friuli after 130km due to very bad weather conditions. Only 25 riders made it to the finish line. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:58:23 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-great-job-done-before-races-c77.htm Personal blog I spent the beginning of this week undergoing performance tests and adjusting my riding position both on the road and on the track. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:17:49 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/tests-on-the-track-and-road-c76.htm Personal blog After the Tour of Algarve Roman has been practicing at full stretch towards the next races. Before he heads over to a one-day race Giro del Friuli that takes place on Thursday, he is planning to do a couple of tests on the track and on the road. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:20:52 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/problems-with-my-bike-c75.htm News Roman did not fulfill his ambitions in the final time trial and finished 1:46 behind the German winner Martin. “I had a mechanical on my bike”, he explained. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:39:37 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/breakaway-caught-in-the-last-moment-c74.htm News No changes have occurred in the fourth stage of the Tour of Algarve and the stage was finished in a bunch sprint of 80 riders. Roman crossed the finish line in the main field. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:35:46 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/absolutely-happy-about-eighth-place-c73.htm News The Astana’s leader Roman Kreuziger finished in eight position in the third stage of the Tour of Algarve with the mountaintop finish and he was definitely pleased with his outcome. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:20:01 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/my-legs-were-much-better-c72.htm News Roman finished the second stage of the Tour of Algarve with no problems. “I was feeling better than yesterday. My legs were much better,” Roman said. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:24:59 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/not-too-bad-for-starters-c71.htm News The Astana’s leader Roman Kreuziger crossed the finish line of the first stage of the Tour of Algarve in the main field and was quite content with his start of the season 2011. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:42:20 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/algarve-prep-for-the-paris-nice-c70.htm News Roman’s race season begins tomorrow with the Tour of Algarve and it will be his first experience with this Portuguese race. The 37th edition features 5 stages and culminates with the Sunday’s 17.2 kilometers long individual time trial. “I feel really great but I take it as a preparation for the Paris-Nice,“ Roman says. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:53:10 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/the-etna-stage-will-be-hell-c69.htm Training Camps The training camp on Sicily has come to an end and Roman and some of his Astana teammates are shifting straight to Portugal. Roman’s racing season begins with the Tour of Algarve. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:40:15 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/skiing-with-kessiakoff-and-riding-climbs-c68.htm Training Camps We have been at our training camp on Sicily since Thursday. We are staying at the Rifuigio Sapienza hotel at the altitude of 1950 meters, right under the top of the Etna volcano. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:03:08 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/pro-team-astana-in-recognition-of-etna-c66.htm Training Camps Some of the team riders, including Czech Roman Kreuziger are currently on the way to Sicily where they will have a training at altitude during the next 15 days. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:33:48 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/off-to-sicily-to-pre-ride-a-giro-stage-c65.htm Training Camps After the first training camp in the Spanish seaside resort of Calpe and the Astana’s team presentation in Monaco, Roman slightly changed his plans and he is traveling to Sicily to complete another series of training rides. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:02:14 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/new-website-launch-c64.htm Web updates It has been 2 years since the first version of Roman Kreuziger site was launched. It was successful so fans need something better. We would like to introduce you to a completely new version of this site and we believe that it will be another success but this time more than 100%. Is it impossible? Not for us. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:58:52 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/i-feel-at-home-in-astana-c63.htm Training Camps The first week of the training camp in Calpe is nearing the end and everything is going according to plan. I must say that I have got used to the new team very quickly and I already feel at home with them. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:01:18 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/working-hard-in-calpe-c62.htm Training Camps Roman has begun the first training camp with the Astana team in the Spanish resort of Calpe. During the team building get-together in December they tuned up the race schedule but from now on, the bike will become an everyday activity. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:52:41 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/prep-in-an-american-style-c61.htm Other messages Roman celebrated the arrival of the New Year in the Czech Republic shuttling between Pilsen and the Sumava mountains, but there was no time to get lazy Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:16:20 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/christmas-eve-on-the-bike-and-plane-c59.htm Personal blog Roman won’t stop practicing on Majorca until Christmas Eve and he is likely to arrive home in the early morning hours on 25th December. He has no regrets, though, because he is really enjoying the training camp. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:41:20 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-trip-to-kazakhstan-c57.htm Other messages Here we go. Roman is flying from Nice to the Kazakh capital city with a few of his teammates for the grand opening of a brand new velodrome on Sunday morning. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:17:03 GMT Articles (all) http://romankreuziger.com/en/news/a-gift-for-the-president-c58.htm Other messages Roman had a great time during his stay in Kazakhstan even though it was just a short visit. Together with some of his teammates, he enjoyed the grand opening of a velodrome in Astana and a brief encounter with the Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:07:02 GMT Articles (all)