South African has rollercoaster ride in Tour of LuxembourgFirst year RadioShack professional Daryl Impey had a frustrating Tour de Luxembourg experience, but feels upbeat about the team’s performance and also that of the leader Lance Armstrong, who finished third overall. [...]
Big surprises in store following UCI announcementAlberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara and the Schleck brothers are all switching teams at the end of this season, according to Italian newspaper Tuttosport. The daily sports newspaper says teams will likely make deals after [...]
Final stage doesn't count as thunder storm visits pelotonGorka Izagirre stormed to victory in the final stage of the Tour of Luxembourg after the sun had cleared away the lightning for the sprint. Izagirre initiated a four-man move in the [...]
German champion too quick for local riders once moreIna Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won the Liberty Classic for the fourth time in her career in a bunch sprint at the end of the 92.7km race. The German champion beat Shelley Evans (Peanut [...]
Peter Sagan right behind in secondIn a wild bunch sprint following a typically aggressive race, HTC-Columbia's Matthew Goss leapt out of the swirling maelstrom to take a commanding victory over recent Tour of California double stage winner, Liquigas' Peter Sagan [...]
Contador comes out strong in last test before Tour de FranceAstana's Alberto Contador shot to another victory today in the Critérium du Dauphiné's opening 6.8 kilometer prologue with a time of 8 minutes and 34 seconds. The Spaniard's efforts also [...]
German takes the biggest win of her career in SpainCharlotte Becker (Cervélo TestTeam) won the first GP Ciudad de Valladolid, the sixth round of the Women’s Road World Cup. The German outsprinted her two breakaway companions Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) and [...]
Six-man break decides hilly race in GippingenKristof Vandewalle beat his five breakaway companions to take out the GP Kanton Aargau. Vandewalle was ahead of Emanuele Sella and Heinrich Haussler. It was Haussler's first race back after injury and he ended [...]
German praises UCI for anti-doping effortsPatrik Sinkewitz says cycling has changed in a good way. The rider who has suspended for testosterone doping has returned to the sport and joined the Italian ISD Neri team. The 29-year-old hopes to still [...]
Italian champion honoredCyclists, friends and fans remembered former Italian national coach Franco Ballerini with a race yesterday in his hometown of Cantagrillo: "Franco Ballerini Day". "This race meant a lot to me," Filippo Pozzato told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I [...]
Fresh off success in LuxembourgVincenzo Nibali won a stage, spent three days in the leader's jersey and helped his team-mate Ivan Basso win the Giro d'Italia last month. At 25 years old, he's Italy's brightest star and best hope of [...]
Hard battle in the mountainsMarc de Maar of the United Healthcare squad used the queen stage in the mount Hood Cycling Classic to extend his overall lead. The stage win went to Patrick Mc Carty - the former ProTour rider [...]
Tour favourite is honing his form for July, but would be happy to take his first Dauphiné winTour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana) is the outstanding favourite for this year’s race and starts the Critérium du Dauphiné tomorrow as [...]
Americans out to end German dominance of their biggest domestic raceA slightly less international field than usual will take the start of this weekend’s Liberty Classic in Philadelphia, as the USA seeks its first winner in the race. A calendar [...]
Suspect arrested and charged with 12 feloniesIn a display of utter disregard for human life and malicious intent to kill, a motorist in San Francisco mowed down four cyclists in a frightening rampage that spanned six minutes Wednesday night in [...]
Italian coach remembered with special eventFilippo Pozzato won the Franco Ballerini Day criterium, held in memory of Franco Ballerini. Pozzato won a two-up sprint against Francesco Ginanni after 75km. Ballerini died in a rally car accident in February, at age [...]
Impressive return from injuryTony Gallopin (Cofidis) won the third stage of the Tour de Luxembourg between Eschwweiler and Diekirch in a bunch sprint. The Frenchman beat stage 1 winner Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) and Alexandre Geniez (Skil-Shimano) into second and third [...]
Expects the race to end in a sprintTeam Valdarno is banking on this weekend’s GP Ciudad de Valladolid ending in a sprint and so is building the team around fast finishing Italian champion Monia Baccaille. The 26-year-old from Marsciano, Perugia [...]
