Francesco Chicchi took his sixth victory of the still young season today in the Tour of California's Stage 4 bunch sprint finish Modesto. The 29-year-old Italian had no problems dispatching JJ Haedo and Mark Cavendish en route to the win. [...]
Can anyone rival the Manx Missile...There aren't very many chances for the sprinters in the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California, but Wednesday's Stage 4 finish in Modesto has bunch sprint printed all over it. Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) "I'm [...]
The second Australian to wear pink this GiroRichard 'Richie' Porte is racing his first pro season in Europe and the young Australian is having a blast. After already winning the time trial in Moudon during the Tour de Romandie, Porte [...]
Irish champion likely to return in Tour de SuisseNicolas Roche’s chances of riding this year’s Tour de France got back on track yesterday when he was given the green light to resume training and prepare for the Tour of Switzerland. [...]
Unexpected split in peloton could put Porte in pink and Sastre, Wiggins back into contentionThe main contenders in the Giro d’Italia are facing panic stations in today’s race after a massive split in the bunch saw 56 riders go clear [...]
Special jerseys to be worn on today's longest stageThe riders of the Acqua & Sapone team are today commemorating the victims of last year’s earthquake in Aquila, wearing redesigned kit during what is the longest stage of the Giro. The [...]
The 195.5 km Stage 4 from San Jose to Modesto provided the expected bunch sprint finish, but instead of confirming Mark Cavendish's ever improving form, posted a big fat question mark instead. Cavendish finished a distant third behind Saxo Bank's [...]
Expect the unexpected in this GiroEveryone watched the eleventh stage of the Giro d'Italia today in amazement as 56 riders split off of the front of the peloton at kilometer 20 to take a maximum advantage of close to 20 [...]
Benefactor of the day's eventsDavid Arroyo moved up to second overall in the crazy stage 11 that saw 56 riders go clear from the top five of the overall classification. Arroyo's Caisse d'Epargne team did its fair share of work [...]
Skil-Shimano rider Yann Huguet crashed heavily during the final sprint of the first stage of the Circuit de Lorraine today. His team reported that the Frenchman broke his pubis, which is part of the pelvis, and it will be two [...]
Breakaway stage win puts US rider on the podiumKatheryn Mattis (United States) took the team’s second successive stage victory in the Tour de l’Aude, escaping alone to win in Amélie les Bains. She is also the second successive American to [...]
Astana's leader Alexandre Vinokourov lost the pink jersey to Saxo Bank's Richie Porte on today's eleventh stage of the Giro d'Italia after missing out on a massive split in the peloton. He wasn't alone in the 26-man group that was [...]
Finally a bit of luck for the SpaniardCarlos Sastre is having a strange Giro d'Italia. After two crashes and racing on the Dutch classics terrain that he doesn't like, he was behind by almost ten minutes after a week and [...]
Yauheni Hutarovich sprinted to victory in the 162km stage one of the Circuit de Lorraine in France, besting Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) and Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto). The Française des Jeux sprinter also leads the general classification, due to the [...]
Incredible day in the rain sees race turned upside down.Evgeni Petrov (Katusha) won stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia between Lucera and l’Aquila, escaping on the final drag to the finish. Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) was second, with Carlos Sastre [...]
Bad news with only one mountain stage in the booksThe rain-battered eleventh stage of the Giro d'Italia has seen more riders abandon on the teams of pre-race favorites Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), leaving less horsepower to [...]
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 [...]
Who will rule the sprints in JulyTyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) took a convincing victory in stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia today, and with every success the American is building his confidence towards the Tour de France this July. His leadout [...]
