2009 Tour of Missouri winner wants moreStage Three winner in Santa Cruz, David Zabriskie, nearly lost the day on the line as he celebrated prematurely and enjoyed the frightened glance to the left as Rogers threw his bike forward with [...]
Russian hopes for quick recovery from bronchitisRabobank rider Denis Menchov missed the Giro d’Italia in order to try to better prepare for this year’s Tour de France, but has had a setback in terms of his training. He was scheduled [...]
Garmin-Transitions in a position to challenge for the overallYesterday's wet finish for stage two of the Tour of California saw the American Garmin-Slipstream team keep their options open for the overall race. The trio of Tom Danielson, Dave Zabriskie and [...]
Dane still optimistic despite numerous crashes and mechanicalsFooton-Servetto’s Martin Pedersen hasn’t had the best Giro d’Italia so far. After finishing second to last in the stage 1 time trial in Amsterdam, things have gone from bad to worse for the [...]
Dutch rider climbing better than he expectedDutchman Lars Boom is bigger than most of the climbers in the peloton but as he did when taking a stage victory in last year’s Vuelta a España, he showed yesterday that he can [...]
Too close for comfortGarmin-Tranisitions rider Dave Zabriskie won the third stage of the Tour of California today out of a three-man escape, barely edging out HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers in the final dash for the line. Last year’s winner Levi Leipheimer [...]
Won't participate if he can't ride strong for WigginsThings are looking up for Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen following close to two months away from competition due to an Achilles tendon injury. The young Norwegian's problems surfaced following his participation [...]
Hopes to bounce back from stage one crashAs the Amgen Tour of California heads deeper into the mountains, one rider who will hope for improving fortunes is BMC Racing’s George Hincapie. The 36 year old is instantly recognisable to the [...]
Cervélo captain finally has a good day!“We have finally had a sunny and pretty day in this year’s Giro d’Italia,” said Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) after finishing today’s stage of the Giro d’Italia in Bitonto. It has not been the [...]
Leipheimer, Horner, Boonen, Rogers, Eisel, Quinziato, Rollin, SutherlandThe peloton was ready for some better weather as they prepared for the start of stage three of the Tour of California. The riders will take on four climbs during today's 152.4 kilometer [...]
Team USA rider reaffirms her mountain class, while British Cervélo rider asserts herself overallMara Abbott (United States) won the mountainous queen stage of the Tour de l’Aude in Osseja, outsprinting breakaway companion Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) after 97km in the [...]
Garmin-Transitions' American sprinter wins in another chaotic sprint finishTyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won his second stage of the Giro d’Italia, outsprinting the peloton at the end of the 230km stage 10 between Avellino and Bitonto. Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) was second and [...]
Tour champion feels national road race is too flat and riskyTour de France favourite Alberto Contador is to miss out on his national championship road race, he told Spanish Eurosport commentators yesterday. The Astana rider does not feel that the [...]
World cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar has had a successful operation to remove a cyst from his saddle area, Sporza reports. The 24-year-old Czech has been suffering discomfort for a long time, but now the pain should go away, he hopes. [...]
Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Frosinone and Cava de’ Tirreni in a confusing and chaotic bunch sprint. The Australian, who usually works as lead out man for teammate André Greipel, beat Filippo Pozatto [...]
Basque team believes he is innocentSpaniard Mikel Astarloza was suspended for two years by the International Cycling Union (UCI) last week following a positive test for the banned blood-booster EPO. He has maintained his innocence in the case and his [...]
Belgium's top team looks for answers on aerodynamicsStijn Devolder and Kevin Seeldraeyers were amongst a group of Quick Step riders that headed to Italy last week to improve their time trialing position. The Belgian team sent the group to one [...]
Leg problem rules out Australian riderAustralian sprinter Baden Cooke hoped to play a part in this year’s Giro d’Italia, especially as the Saxo Bank team for the Tour de France is likely to be based around general classification riders rather [...]
