No rest for the wearyIf there is one thing that has stayed constant about the Giro d’Italia this year, it’s that you can expect the race to throw a curveball at the riders in one form or another. Whether it’s [...]
German super-sprinter escapes in a small group to get her 19th Aude stageHTC-Columbia über-sprinter Ina Teutenberg once again defied those who would pigeonhole her, by winning stage 3 of the Tour de l’Aude from a three-strong breakaway group. The German [...]
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 [...]
Team Sky rider on course for strong Tour de FranceBritish Tour de France contender Bradley Wiggins is using the Giro d’Italia to both build form and to test his condition prior to July, and said that he was satisfied with [...]
Speculation that deal could be announced during Tour of CaliforniaAccording to reports in the Danish press, the American software giant SunGard and Bjarne Riis may be poised to announce a major new sponsorship deal during the Amgen Tour of California. [...]
Another very tough day in storeFollowing yesterday’s mud bath, which produced some of the most dramatic racing scenes thus far this year, the riders in the Giro d’Italia face another character-testing day in the saddle. Today’s eighth stage is the [...]
Haussler hits the deck in his first race back from injuryCervélo TestTeam riders Heinrich Haussler and Dominque Rollin both hit the deck in the closing kilometers of stage one of Tour of California. The incident happened at the front end [...]
The Manxman is back on formHTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of California today, easily beating Saxo Bank's J.J. Haedo to the line in Sacramento. The Argentinian made a valiant effort to come around the [...]
HTC's Visser takes over leadThe Cervélo TestTeam won the 34.5km stage 2 team time trial of the Tour de l’Aude to make it three victories in the three stages so far. The black and white team completed the course around [...]
Recurring injury takes out two-time German championTeam Milram's Fabian Wegmann was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia early on Sunday due to a recurring injury. The German, who came back from a collarbone fracture in Tirreno-Adriatico to win the Eschborn-Frankfurt [...]
Quitters will never winToday's eighth stage saw Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank) take a bold win atop the Monte Terminillo in Giro d'Italia's first mountain stage. He was part of an escape that got away 75 kilometers into the stage, [...]
Dane comes back strong after broken collarboneChris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank) won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Chiancino Terme and Monte Terminillo. The Dane had of a breakaway group and managed to hold off the race favourites [...]
Team Sky secures first overall winBen Swift won the three-day Tour of Picardie in France to get one of his biggest wins as a professional. Swift ended the day in ninth place in the bunch sprint that was won by [...]
Chest problems end his bid for stage winsCelebrated Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi went into this year’s Giro d’Italia determined to improve upon his 21 stage victories in the race, but the 36 year old will have to wait another year [...]
