Basque race makes the finale twice as difficultThis year's ProTour classified one-day event, the San Sebastián Classic, will take place on July 31st, six days after the Tour de France ends in Paris. The race, which took place for the [...]
Cervélo TestTeam dominates Italian stage raceIt was the day's glory for Eleonora Patuzzo (Safi Pasta Zara) in the final stage of the Giro di Trentino, but Emma Pooley produced an even bigger smile, as she won her second stage race [...]
Australian Docker wins final stageCofidis rider David Moncoutié won the overall classification of the Route du Sud after taking over the lead in yesterday's time trial. Australian Mitchell Docker won the final stage over 190kilometers from Lavaur to Castres. Moncoutié [...]
Colombia rules Under 27 version of the Giro d'ItaliaCarlos Alberto Betancourt recorded his biggest victory by securing the GiroBio overall classification today in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy. Betancourt's win is the second consecutive Colombian win at the GiroBio, which his [...]
Final stage ends in sprintKris Boeckmans sprinted to victory in the final stage of the 24th Ster Elektrotoer race in the Netherlands, beating Artem Ovechkin and André Greipel. Adam Hansen finished with the main pack and held on to his [...]
German still looking for a team; eligible to race again in late AugustStefan Schumacher is training hard in his German home region for a possible comeback in the fall of this year. Schumacher is still suspended for doping until August [...]
The Shark ready to attack the Italian ChampsVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) is poised to win the Italian Championships Saturday thanks to his good form following the Giro d'Italia. Proving so, yesterday, he won the third stage of the Tour de Slovénie [...]
Belgian Championships and Tour de France up nextOutgoing Belgian national champion, Tom Boonen, is feeling better and better about his form as the Tour de Suisse moves toward its end in tomorrow's time trial in Liestal, Switzerland. The three-time Paris-Roubaix [...]
Grand Tour debut to come at the Vuelta in late AugustFrench time trial champion, Jean-Christophe Peraud, will not be able to defend his French time trial championship and will also not be able to take part in his first Tour [...]
Italian champion happy to stay with Russian teamItalian champion Filippo Pozzato has decided to renew his contract with the Katusha team. The team's president Andrei Tchmil and Pozzato came to an agreement yesterday in Lonato (Brescia), but the terms have [...]
Will have competition from own teammate GilbertVan Avermaet seems to be on his way up again, following two difficult years. He finished third in yesterday's stage of the Tour de Suisse and is eyeing the Belgian road title, to be [...]
Injuries much worse than first thoughtOmega Pharma-Lotto’s three-time Tour of Flanders runner-up Leif Hoste was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse yesterday after being involved in a crash. The Belgian was initially thought to have only superficial wounds, but [...]
HTC-Columbia leader powers to another victoryHTC-Columbia powerhouse Ina-Yoko Teutenberg rode to her sixteenth win of the season today in a difficult stage two of the Giro del Trentino marked by heavy rain and several unclassified climbs. The German proved she [...]
Takes first win since national time trial title in 2008HTC-Columbia's Adam Hansen has won the hilly 194 kilometer fourth stage of the Ster Elektrotoer from Verviers to La Gileppe today, powering past Laurent Beuret (Carmiooro - NGC) and Johan Coenen [...]
Gesink defends yellow with one day to goRui Costa set the decisive attack out of a seven-man front group with around ten kilometers remaining in the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Portuguese rider won with a dozen [...]
Frenchman excels in uphill testDavid Moncoutié is not considered a time trialer, but the uphill terrain was to his liking in stage 2B of the Route du Sud. Moncoutié won the 16km race in 33'07, ten seconds ahead of Alexandre [...]
AG2R rider takes over general classificationBlel Kadri was able to best deal with the early start time of 8:50am and survived his break at the Rout du Sud with a few seconds over the raging peloton. Kadri and Matthieu Sprick [...]
Tour de France start could be in jeopardyTeam Katusha's Kim Kirchen has pulled out of the Tour de Suisse and been admitted to the hospital after complaining of heart problems at the team's hotel Friday evening. The former Luxembourg champion [...]
