Apparently there is trouble brewing between Belgium's number one team - Quick-Step - and the Tour of Belgium. The Tour is set to begin on May 27th, and even though Quick-Step leaders Tom Boonen and Stijn Devloder could take a [...]
For decades Eddy Merckx has given cyclists something to cheer about. He has inspired cycling fans and professionals with his incredible exploits on the bike, produced his own line of cutting edge racing bikes, and was the advisor to Qatar [...]
Quick-Step rider Sebastien Rosseler won today's fourth stage in the Four Days of Dunkirk, a 18.7km individual Time Trial that took place in Douai. The Belgian rider covered the course in 23’21’’, beating Alberto Faria Da Costa (Caisse D’Epargne) by [...]
Recently the Giro d'Italia made a public statement that they were increasing their efforts with respect to drug testing for the race participants. Austrian cyclist Christian Pfannberger of team Katusha was due to take part in the race until it [...]
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde announced on Wednesday that he is bringing a lawsuit against Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri. "Mr Torri acts, in a repeatedly obstinate manner, with total disregard for the Spanish legal authorities, refusing to [...]
Tour contender Cadel Evans told the online newspaper The Australian that he's not convinced seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will be on the start line come July. Regardless, Evans thinks that Spaniard Alberto Contador will be the man [...]
Team Astana is facing financial uncertainty while the Kazakh companies that invested in the national cycling project take the time to rethink their investment in the sport. The team was spawned out of the Operación Puerto doping scandal as a [...]
Team Quick-Step has announced the names of the 9 riders who will take part in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. Belgian Kevin Seeldraeyers will be taking his second start in Italy's grand tour, and will focus on trying to win a [...]
Dutch rider Kenny of Hummel (Skil - Shimano) has won the 186.9 km opening stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk that started and finished in Dunkirk. Hummel beat Frenchman Sebastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux) and his fellow countryman Steven [...]
Reigning Italian road race champion Filippo Simeoni is angry at the Giro d'Italia organization for leaving his team off of the start list of the centennial edition. Simeoni points to two teams, ISD and Xacobeo Galicia, who have a lower [...]
The new Russian team Katusha will be leaning on the talents of Italian Filippo Pozzato to win stages in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia which starts next Saturday.Australian Robbie McEwen, normally good for stage victories in the Grand [...]
Mark Cavendish, the only member of Britain's successful track cycling team to fail to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics, has hit out at the nation's obsession with the Games.Cavendish went to Beijing as the Madison world champion alongside [...]
Based on his results in the Tour of Romandie, Fuji - Servetto will be riding for Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff in this year's Giro d'Italia.The 28-year-old Kessiakoff performed well in the mountains of Switzerland last week, taking fourth place on a [...]
Team Columbia heads to the 2009 Giro d'Italia with their eye on unleashing the sprint power of team leader Mark Cavendish. After taking home two stage wins in last years race, he will look to better his performance this time [...]
Three time world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) snagged his second victory of the year by winning the final stage of this year's Tour of Romandie on Sunday ahead of Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Slipstream). 22-year-old Czech rider Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) [...]
Lance Armstrong capped his return from injury with a second-place finish behind teammate Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of the Gila Sunday - a solid tuneup for the Giro d'Italia.Leipheimer and Armstrong finished one-two in the five-day race in New [...]
Robbie McEwen's Katuysha team has decided that the sprinter will not ride the upcoming 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia.In a message on the cyclist's website, the decision to leave him off the roster was due to the course being [...]
Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) won the Trophée des Grimpeurs today marking a return to form after a bad collarbone break in Paris-Nice.The Frenchman attacked 30-kilometers from the finish and was able to hold onto his lead by just on 20 [...]
