Moisés Dueñas is looking to a comeback in pro cycling after a doping ban sidelined him for a year. Dueñas cooperated with the investigators, which helped him to receive a shortening of his initial two-year ban. Spanish paper El Adelanto [...]
In stage three of the Tour Méditerranéen, Yauheni Hutarovitch of Française des Jeux repeated his stage one victory in a sprint, besting Fabien Bacquet (BigMat-Auber 93) and Mathieu Drujon (Caisse d'Epargne). Leonardo Duque (Col/Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne) and William [...]
Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Doimo) sprinted to his second win in the Tour of Qatar, beating Garmin's Tyler Farrar and Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank). Tom Boonen was victim of a wave in the final 200m and only managed seventh place. Wouter [...]
Astana rider Alexandre Vinokourov has said that barring misfortune, team-mate Alberto Contador will once again beat Lance Armstrong and win this year’s Tour de France. What’s more, he asserts that providing the Spaniard remains motivated, that he can win the [...]
Team Sky senior sports director Scott Sunderland believes that Edvald Boasson Hagen can take today’s final stage of the Tour of Qatar, and net his first win of the season. The 22 year old Norwegian placed third on yesterday’s fifth [...]
With the Belgian racing calendar's opening weekend fast approaching, the riders targeting the Spring Classics have already been hard at work building up their form. For the past two years the Belgians have dominated the Cobbled Classics winning both Paris-Roubaix [...]
Psyched after his stage win on the final day of the Santos Tour Down Under, Team Sky rider Chris Sutton is counting down the days to the start of the Tour of Oman. He’ll head to the race as one [...]
Jussi Veikkanen (la Française des Jeux) took his team’s second successive stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean in the Provence town of Trets. He took the victory ahead of Big Mat-Auber 93 duo Fabian Baquet and Yohan Mombaerts, but [...]
Stage 5: Visalia to BakersfieldThe Amgen Tour of California returns to Visalia for the start of Stage 5, a stage that will take the riders through the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra [...]
Andre Griepel (HTC-Columbia) took victory in the Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova, the fifth and final race in the Mallorca Challenge. He beat Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Tour Down Under stage winner Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto) into second and third respectively. The HTC-Columbia team [...]
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) won stage 5 of the Tour of Qatar between Lusail and Madinat Al Shamal, his second victory of this year’s race. The Belgian champion was the fastest of a peloton split once again by strong winds; [...]
Team Androni–Diquigiovanni general manager Gianni Savio has said that he regrets that his team will have to pass up on the chance to compete in this year’s Tour de Langkawi. The suave Italian has named the change in timing of [...]
Controversial rider Michael Rasmussen has been given a vote of confidence from the Miche Silver Cross team owner Marco Tozzi, who says that he is entitled to return to pro cycling. “I feel that Rasmussen has the right to have [...]
Saxo Bank sports director, Brad McGee, is keeping a cool head despite wins being within his team's grasp. His troops have placed third three times in the last four stages of the Tour of Qatar. "You have to remember that [...]
Theo Bos (Cervélo TestTeam) has caught the eye of classics star Tom Boonen (Quick Step) in Qatar. The track sprint champion is learning the road racing trade, while leading out team-mate Heinrich Haussler and impressing his rivals. "You've never had [...]
Franco Ballerini stepped onto the podium yesterday in Al Khor Corniche, Qatar, thanks to stage winner Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Doimo). "I don't know if Franco rode with me," said Chicchi to La Gazzetta dello Sport, "but I felt a special motivation [...]
Talented Irish climber Dan Martin will get his season underway today in the Tour of the Mediterranean, riding his first race since finishing eighth in the Giro di Lombardia last Autumn. The 23 year old is not on the official start [...]
Organizers of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne have announced the teams that will be taking part in this year's event. The semi-classic is traditionally run the day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and closes the opening weekend of the Belgian racing calendar. This year will [...]
