Belgian back in MonacoTom Boonen abandoned the Tour of California on Friday's Queen stage up to Big Bear Lake after only half an hour. The Belgian was still feeling the after effects of his bad stage one crash. "It was [...]
Australian fights off attacks in final stageGarmin-Transitions’ Ryder Hesjedal won the eighth and final stage of the Tour of California today, beating George Hincapie (BMC Racing) and Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) in the sprint out of a five-man break. Thirty [...]
2006 Giro winner stakes his claim to this year's race atop the legendary mountainIvan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia between Mestre and the legendary Monte Zoncolan. The 2006 Giro winner rode the rest of the [...]
German champion extends her record as Cervélo rider becomes first British winnerIna Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) got her revenge for yesterday’s second place by winning the final stage of this year’s Tour de l’Aude in the departmental capital of Carcassonne. The German [...]
Still way too early to make a callThe long awaited battle for the maglia rosa of this year’s Giro d’Italia began today on the slopes of Monte Zoncolan. The first two weeks of the race have also seen time gaps [...]
Young Italian takes first pro stage race of his careerAntony Roux won the final stage of the Circuit de Lorraine in a bunch sprint, ahead of Fabio Felline. Felline received six bonus seconds for his efforts and took the overall [...]
Sprinters decide to skip the final week in the mountainsSprinters Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha) decided not to start today's fifteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The stage finishes atop Monte Zoncolan, regarded as one of the toughest [...]
Expected to recover quicklyQuick Step rider Wouter Weylandt was taken to the emergency room two days after abandoning the Giro d'Italia due to gastroenteritis. The Belgian's condition had worsened since arriving at home, and he was taken to the hospital [...]
Kluge fills in for a sick CiolekMilram's Roger Kluge secured the victory in today's Neuseen Classics (Rund um die Braunkohle). The Milram rider won the final sprint in the 174 kilometer race ahead of Steffen Radochla (Nutrixxon Sparkasse) after a [...]
Apologizes for the incident and takes full responsibility for actionsCervélo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler was involved in a car accident on Saturday night near his home in Germany. The 26 year old was fortunate not to sustain any injuries, but both [...]
Team looks towards overall victory on SundayThe HTC Columbia team is putting on a very good performance in the Tour of California. The American team protected team leader and yellow jersey Michael Rogers very well in the mountains towards Big [...]
Hopes to race Gippingen in two weeks timeBMC Racing's Marcus Burghardt was forced to withdrawal from the Amgen Tour of California Saturday following a crash. The German went down in the feed zone along with teammate Chris Butler and injured [...]
Texan still chasing formBashed by a crash during the Tour of California and buffeted by this week’s allegations by Floyd Landis that he doped, Lance Armstrong is continuing with his plans to ride the Tour de France, and will soon [...]
Team vying to boost his chances on Monte GrappaAfter netting second place on yesterday’s stage with Greg Henderson, Team Sky will today focus on doing what it can to boost Bradley Wiggins’ standing in the general classification. Wiggins started today’s [...]
Landis claims ex-wife present during exchangesEarlier this week the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) had been reported as one of two agencies looking into the Floyd Landis accusations of systematic doping leveled at seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. [...]
Australian played considerable role in building Team SkyHe’s been instrumental in recruiting riders and help set up the new Team Sky squad, but Scott Sunderland has now decided to step aside in order to spend more time with his family. [...]
Huge result for US-based squadWith more than 12,000 feet of climbing, stage six of the Tour of California was the hardest in the race's five-year history. United Healthcare rider Rory Sutherland took advantage of his sprinting skills to finish second [...]
Sicilian escapes on descent for the stage win as Spaniard takes the race leadVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) won the fourteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Ferrrara and Asolo after escaping from his breakaway companions on the long, fast descent of [...]
