World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has won the first edition of the Tour of Oman today, after finishing second on the final stage of the race to Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen. The young Norwegian beat Cancellara [...]
Team RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans has been taken to hospital for evaluation following a crash on today’s third stage of the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal. The Belgian rider hit a parked car inside the first 20 kilometres of the [...]
Fears that the Carrefour de l’Arbre section of cobblestones could be excluded from Paris-Roubaix appear to be abating slightly, following reports of a system of stricter security measures for this year’s race. As mentioned several days ago on VeloNation, local [...]
Tour of the Mediterranean victor Alejandro Valverde has withdrawn from this weekend’s Tour du Haut Var, citing tiredness as the reason. “I would have like to participate because the profile of both the stages is suited for my characteristics,” he [...]
American Floyd Landis made an appearance on Larry King Live yesterday to discuss the news Monday that he was issued an arrest warrant by a French judge for computer intrusion. The warrant pertains to his alleged involvement in hacking into [...]
The Santos Tour Down Under has released numbers today that show its continued growth for the 2010 edition. Last month's event attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and income for the South Australian economy. The numbers support multi-day bicycle races as [...]
André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve in a bunch sprint ahead of Jurgen Roelandts (OmegaPharma-Lotto) and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi). The peloton cut the finish very close though, only catching David Vitoria (Footon-Servetto) inside the final [...]
The town of Steenwijk, in the province of Overijssel in the north east of the Netherlands will play host to the start of this year’s Eneco Tour, the race organiser announced today. The race will start with a 5km prologue [...]
The Rock Racing team of fashion designer Michael Ball was not present on the official list of 122 registered UCI Continental teams that was released by the International Cycling Union earlier today. Last year's racing kits for the team had [...]
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) took his first stage win in the Tour of Oman in a bunch sprint at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium. The Belgian champion, who took two stages in the neighbouring Tour of Qatar last week, beat Argentinian [...]
Italian Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will race his first stage race of the season starting this Sunday at the Vuelta a Andalucía in Spain. His goal is to check his form after a training camp and ahead of next month's [...]
The Rabobank team hasn't had the smooth start to the season they would have liked. Even with the good news that three-time World Champion Oscar Freire is firing on all cylinders, Mallorca saw Dutch Classics hope Sebastian Langeveld head home [...]
Team RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong came out slightly ahead of Ironman triathlete Chris Lieto in their time trial showdown yesterday, finishing between nine and 15 seconds ahead at the end of the 14 mile test. The informal race against the clock [...]
Canada is not only thinking about the Olympics in Vancouver, it has its mind on the 2015 World Championships road race. Québec is planning to make a bid to host the race, according to Le Journal de Québec. The newspaper [...]
Depending on how today’s stage progresses in the Tour of Oman, world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara could well be on track for his first victory of the season. The big Swiss rider finished as part of the front group [...]
Having already racked up a victory this month, Linus Gerdemann will have a further chance to test his form when he leads the Milram team in the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol on Sunday. The 27 year old German [...]
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador started his season yesterday at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal under the spotlight, but behind him, in the team's car, Giuseppe Martinelli also felt the heat. "I passed my exam," Astana Sports Director [...]
The disciplinary committee of the Swiss Olympic Committee decided Wednesday to drop the case against former professional cyclist Jan Ullrich. The action was taken against the cyclist for his alleged involvement in the Operación Puerto doping scandal. This news follows [...]
