Last year’s women’s road race was one of the most exciting races in many years and if this season’s formbook is any guide, this year’s could follow a similar pattern. The top five from last year – who broke away [...]
Despite his strong showing in yesterday’s kermis in Viane, Tom Boonen (Quickstep) is still suffering from back pain sustained in a crash in the Vuelta A Espana’s time trial to Valencia. “My sacrum is a little crooked. I’ve had it [...]
Dutchman Marc de Maar (Rabobank) will be joining Floyd Landis at Team Ouch next season. Rabobank didn’t offer the 25 year old a contract extension after he had two unlucky seasons that included a broken elbow last year and mononucleosis [...]
US rider Tom Danielson will line out in Thursday’s time trial unsure as to his chances of a strong ride in the race against the clock. He became sick during the Vuelta a España and had to withdraw as a [...]
Fabian Cancellara missed last year’s world championship time trial due to fatigue after the Tour de France and winning Olympic gold, but Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis believes he’ll be back in the rainbow jersey on Thursday evening. “Without [...]
Robert Gesink has reported that he is feeling better as the world road race championship approaches, confirming on Rabosport.nl that he is getting over the injury problems that affected him in the Vuelta. The tall Dutchman was lying second overall [...]
Under UCI rules, Alberto Contador can’t officially have any discussions about changing teams until such time as he is released from his Astana contract, but Quick Step has confirmed that it has been in talks with the management team of [...]
Kai Reus (Rabobank) lost out on his podium at the Tour of Britain by one second, but was still pleased with his win on stage two and four days in the yellow jersey. For a rider coming back from a [...]
Selectors for the British national team are delaying their final selection for the World Championship road race team until Thursday morning with hopes that Mark Cavendish will be able to participate. Cavendish won an incredible six stages at this year's [...]
Jens Voigt has returned to decent form following his horrifying crash in the Tour de France. In the smaller "Rund um Sebnitz" race in Germany he finished fourth, beaten among others by Robert Förster (Milram). Voigt was satisfied with his [...]
Three days following the UCI’s three year extension of AG2r’s Pro-Tour license, the team has announced the signing of three more riders.Julien Bérard, Anthony Ravard, and Kristof Goddaert have all signed a two year contract with the French team. Ravard, [...]
Niels Albert started the 2009/2010 cyclo-cross season with a solo win in Neerpelt on Sunday, beating Czech rider Zdenek Stybar (Fidea)and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Projob). "I raced the day before, so that means I could go from the gun [on Sunday]," [...]
Despite not having raced for UCI points since his Tour de France victory, Alberto Contador has won the UCI World ranking. There were no changes in the teams and nations rankings. Astana and Spain lead in those categories, respectively, with [...]
Last week Norwegian Edvald Boassan Hagen (Columbia-HTC) ruled the streets at the Tour of Britain with four consecutive wins to seal up the overall victory. A fitting performance from the young rider as he readies for his move to Britain's new [...]
Alejandro Valverde underlined his rainbow jersey credentials by being crowned Tour of Spain champion a week ahead of the men's road race at the world cycling championships next Sunday in Mendrisio, Switzerland. But the Spaniard's maiden major Tour win could [...]
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) looks to be the strongest contender for this Sunday’s rainbow jersey in Mendrisio, Switzerland, hoping to improve on his silver medal from last year’s World Championships behind countryman Alessandro Ballan (Lampre). The Italian signaled that he is [...]
Belgian captain Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) and countryman Tom Boonen (Quickstep) have agreed on the tactics for Sunday’s World Championships. “If the race is hard, then Tom Boonen will ride for me” said the French speaking Wallonian on the Belgian TV [...]
British cyclist Jonny Bellis was in a stable condition after a scooter accident in Italy near the British training base in Tuscany for next week's world championships.The 21-year-old from the Isle of Man, who was on the shortlist for the [...]
