Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometre of the final stage, a 14.4km time-trial round. The Rabobank cyclist, who is the third Russian to win the [...]
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d'Italia, which ended on Sunday, was "promising" ahead of this year's French test. The 37-year-old American, who broke a collarbone in a crash on the Tour [...]
Dutchman Lars Boom won the Tour of Belgium cycling race here on Sunday following the fifth and final stage, a 16.7km individual time-trial won by Belgium's Sebastien Rosseler. Boom, who rides for the Rabobank team, took over the race leader's [...]
Trek-Livestrong rider Taylor Phinney carved another little slice in the history books today becoming the first American rider to win Paris-Roubaix Espoirs.The storied cobblestones of Northern France have long been the subject of a love-hate relationship with cyclists - since [...]
Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples to Anagni on Saturday as Russian Denis Menchov held onto the overall lead. Gilbert sprang away from the bunch in [...]
Belgium's Bert De Waele won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish here Saturday, finishing ahead of compatriot Greg van Avermaet and Dutchman Lars Boom, the new overall leader.Boom took the black leader's jersey from [...]
Ken Hanson of Team Type 1 nearly spoiled the victory celebration by Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light) Saturday at the U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup. Hanson overcame poor positioning out of the final turn to [...]
Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen has ruled himself out of taking part in the Tour de France after undergoing surgery on a fractured tibia.The 36-year-old Katusha rider underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering a heavy fall on the second stage [...]
Today at the top of Mount Vesuvius Spainiard Carlo Sastre won his second stage of this year's Giro d'Italia, while in his wake the mountain experienced a different kind of eruption as Italian Danilo Di Luca left everything on the [...]
Bozic at the double to retain Tour of Belgium lead TEMSE, Belgium, May 29, 2009 (AFP) - Slovenia's Borut Bozic, riding for Vacansoleil, won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Friday to retain the overall race lead.Bozic [...]
Michele Scarponi (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni) won his second stage of this year's Giro d'Italia today, a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. The Italian took the sprint from a seven-man breakaway with Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) coming in second piping Danny Pate (Garmin-Slipstream) on [...]
Italian Franco Pellizotti of Team Liquigas won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia today with a solo victory on the short 83km stage from Chieti to Blockhaus. In second place was a charging Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) aiming for [...]
Russia's Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday's Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia's Borut Bozic in third.Results of the 185km Tour of Belgium 1st stage held here on Wednesday:1. Sergei [...]
Spain's Alejandro Valverde said Tuesday he has filed a court complaint for "irregular conduct" against the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part of his fight against an Italian doping ban.Earlier this month CONI's anti-doping [...]
Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl on Monday announced his retirement from competition at the age of 27 following a two-year suspension for doping."I am announcing my retirement from professional sport," Kohl told a press conference here.The Austrian last October admitted [...]
Last year's Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam) won today's stage of the Giro d'Italia, attacking the favorites on the final climb of the Monte Petrano and moving himself up the leader board. He was followed by an attacking [...]
Leonardo Bertagnolli of the Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni team won today's 161km stage from Forlì to Faenza out of a breakaway that took the front of the race at the 18km mark. Belgian Serge Pauwels from the Cervelo TestTeam came in [...]
Spain's Alejandro Valverde vowed to put his doping worries behind him after winning the 89th edition of the Volta a Catalunya on Sunday.The 29-year-old Caisse d'Epargne rider was recently banned from competing in Italy for two years by the Italian [...]
