Next step: four week vacation off of the bike26-year-old German all-arounder, Paul Martens, suffered a nasty crash during the first stage of the 62nd Criterium du Dauphine. He had been kept in the hospital under observation following the realization that [...]
Two candidates tied to current ProTour teamsTeam RadioShack sports director Viatcheslav Ekimov has entered the ring as a candidate for president of the Russian Cycling Federation (FVSR). The election for the post is taking place following the resignation of former [...]
French ProTour team names riders in contention for July's race teamAG2R-La Mondiale, the sole French ProTour team, has announced a list of 15 names from which its final nine-man Tour de France team will be taken. The team has confirmed [...]
Luxemburger attacks to win in Liege-esque stage finishFränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) won the third stage of the Tour de Suisse between Sierre and Schwarzenburg after attacking on the final metres of the climb to the finish line. In a stage [...]
Bush saves blushes, but costs secondsTour of Belgium winner Stijn Devolder has been hampered in a bid for a strong placing in the Tour de Suisse, incurring a twenty second time bonus during the second stage of the race. The [...]
Dauphiné performers are the big movers in the UCI’s flagship classificationWith last week’s Critérium du Dauphiné the only counting event, it’s not surprising that the big performers there are this week’s big movers in the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) flagship [...]
Garmin Transitions, Team Sky get nod, no place for RadioShack, BMC RacingThe organisers of the Vuelta a España have announced the name of 22 teams that they say will dispute the 2010 edition of the race. These include wildcard selections [...]
Katusha's general classification leader in the upcoming Tour de France, Joaquin Rodriguez, is hard at work in Switzerland finishing up his preparation for July's Grand Boucle. After two days, Rodriguez is 14th overall, 20 seconds behind Swiss champion, Fabian Cancellara. [...]
Tour de France start out of the questionRabobank lost a key component of their Tour de France team when Dutch climber, Laurens Ten Dam, went down in a scary crash on a descent in Sunday's second stage of the Tour [...]
Tour de France prospects looking upThe Basque team of Euskaltel-Euskadi has had a disappointing go of it over the past couple of seasons. 2010 has been a different story for the orange men from northern Spain. Amid questions over future [...]
Tour de France participation still up in the airRadioShack's Jani Brajkovic took the biggest win of his career at the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday over the biggest name in the sport, Alberto Contador. Brajkovic was a happy winner, but [...]
Tour de France preparations right on trackAlberto Contador was not able to take overall victory at the Criterium du Dauphine, but all signs point to positive for the four-time Grand Tour champion from Madrid. "I'm very happy with how I [...]
Cervelo TestTeam rider returns to form Like today's stage winner at the Dauphine, Edvald Boasson Hagen, another returning top young name in the sport is hitting his stride at just the right time ahead of the Tour de France: Cervelo [...]
Jani Brajkovic takes overall winTeam Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen catapulted to a stellar solo victory on the former World Championship circuit in Sallanches to show that he's not only back - he's back at 100%. Behind, safely tucked in the [...]
King of Italy aims for Tour de FranceItalian Ivan Basso is preparing Tour de France, his next objective after winning the Giro d'Italia last month. Basso is training at altitude this week at San Pellegrino following a reconnaissance trip to [...]
Will be banned through 2011The International Cycling Union has rejected reports earlier this week by Spanish publication Meta2Mil that said Alejandro Valverde had refused to negotiate with the UCI to have his doping ban reduced. The publication said that if [...]
Leali reacts following GiroBio decisionBruno Leali's Lucchini-Unidelta team, as reported earlier on VeloNation, was banned from starting the GiroBio yesterday in Novi Ligure, Italy. Police raids Friday night revealed banned drugs and medicines without prescriptions. Team Manager Leali said today [...]
Tuscan looks ahead to the Tour de France after 8 days in yellow last yearRinaldo Nocentini successfully made his return to racing at the Tour de Suisse yesterday in Lugano. The Italian of team AG2R La Mondiale fought back from [...]
