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 [...]
Slovenian travelled for nine days, one hour and one minuteIt took Jure Robič nine days, one hour and one minute to ride from California to the East Coast of the United States. This time netted him his fifth title of [...]
Just how much kit do you need to ride the World's biggest race?A race like the Tour de France sees almost 200 riders spend more than three weeks away from home. Unlike a training camp, or even a vacation, almost [...]
UCI addresses motorized doping and product evolutionOn day two of their meeting in Birmingham, England, the the Management Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has decided to put additional measures in place to examine rider's equipment for compliance. The [...]
Strong performance on Tour de Suisse's Queen Stage bodes wellAfter a long, difficult season marked by mishap, bad luck, crashes, and colossal accusations from former teammate, Floyd Landis, seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, seems to be getting things [...]
Hopes to help team to Tour de France victoryTwo-time winner of the Deutschland Tour, Jens Voigt, recently spoke with T-Online.de at the Tour de Suisse, and, as always, he had some interesting thoughts when asked about the upcoming Tour de [...]
British climber leaves peloton in her wake in mountainous first stageEmma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) won the first stage of the Giro del Trentino between Trentino and Appiano. The Briton rode away from the rest of the peloton on the one [...]
Opening stage ends with photo finishBretagne-Schuller's Florian Vachon the 211.5 kilometer opening stage of the Route du Sud today in the town of Saint-Gaudens. The Frenchman outkicked Belgian Gianni Meersman (Francaise des Jeux) and Spainiard Angel Arcos Vicioso (Andalucia-Cajasur) in [...]
Automatic inclusion of all ProTour teams wasn't an optionThe International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee has defined the regulations for participation in the 2011 UCI World Calendar events. At a meeting in Birmingham, England today, the UCI confirmed that participation [...]
British team's black train dominates Dutch stage but Orange team still holds the leadGreg Henderson (Team Sky) won the third stage of the Ster Electrotoer in Schimmert, as the race finished in a bunch sprint once again. Such was the [...]
German stage 5 winner repeats breakaway to take stage 7Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing) won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse between Savognin and Wetzikon in a solo breakaway. The 26-year-old German attacked the rest of a breakaway group [...]
Frenchman will be able to contest national championships next weekendAG2r-La Mondiale's Lloyd Mondory was one of several riders caught up in the mêlée during stage four of the Tour de Suisse that resulted in a massive crash. His team has [...]
German rumoured to be filling vacant sprinter position at Belgian teamGerman sprinter Gerald Ciolek will be heading to Belgium next year, as he is to sign a contract with OmegaPharma-Lotto, says the Gazet van Antwerpen. The 23-year-old has ridden the [...]
Former Belgian champion says his form's just not good enoughAfter finishing yesterday’s mountainous Tour de Suisse stage 2’36” behind winner Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Quick Step’s Stijn Devolder has come to a decision: No Tour de France this year. Despite staying [...]
Italian prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello examines possibility of sporting fraudItalian authorities are pushing ahead with an investigation into the possible use of motorised bikes in the professional peloton, specifically races within the country's boarders. Friday, June 11, public prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello [...]
French rider has screw inserted following stage 4 crashArnaud Coyot (Caisse d’Epargne) was probably the most seriously injured victim of the crash at the end of the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday. Thankfully initial rumours that [...]
Manx sprinter decides against tough Alpine stage with after effects of Tuesday's pile upHTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish did not take the start of today’s tough sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The 25-year-old Manx Express is suffering from the [...]
