Will now be forced to serve the rest of his two-year suspensionQuick Step rider Iljo Keisse's status has been changed to inactive with immediate effect following news that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned a decision that [...]
Italian extends lead in the overall classification to almost two minutesRiccardo Riccò stormed away on the queen stage up to the Großglockner climb in the Tour of Austria in a convincing defense of his leader's jersey. The Italian put 41 [...]
Ale-Jet flies once more and is re-crowned king of the sprinters in Champagne capitalAlessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the fourth stage of the Tour de France between Cambrai and Reims, the capital of the Champagne region. He outsprinted the rest [...]
Cervélo Test Team rider a possible home winner in 2010 world championshipAfter deliberating for several years, Cervélo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler has finally opted to give up his German passport, and should now be eligible to compete in the [...]
Australian able to continue race despite landing on his face yesterdaySome media reports after yesterday’s crash-strewn third stage of the Tour de France suggested that Team Sky’s Simon Gerrans was out of the race, but the Australian will instead start [...]
Interpol involved in gathering evidenceWADA director general David Howman has revealed that the investigation sparked off by Floyd Landis’ allegations in May has spread beyond the US borders, and has now extended into Europe. Landis originally communicated with the US [...]
Saxo Bank duo negates Schleck's poor PrologueSaxo Bank put on a magnificent display at the head of affairs today over the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. Fabian Cancellara put in an almost typical dominant performance over the cobbles. His relentless pacemaking was [...]
Flat tire derails great position and legsLance Armstrong's chances at an 8th Tour de France victory "took a knock today" as Armstrong put it post-stage. The Texan was in a good position as the race hit the cobbles, but bad [...]
Younger brother Andy follows safely on Fabian Cancellara's wheelLuxembourg champion Frank Schleck lost his chances for an overall victory in the Tour de France today, when he became the first victim of the infamous pavé du Nord with just over [...]
Double Paris-Roubaix winner may have to sacrifice his chance of a stage winAlthough Fabian Cancellara is one of the riders who will feel most positive about his chances on today’s seven sectors of cobblestones, the two-time Paris-Roubaix winner will have [...]
Vande Velde on way home, Farrar’s future in race looking doubtfulThe American Garmin Transitions team is now looking at what its options are for the rest of the Tour de France after what was probably the worst day in the [...]
Trades national championship jersey for the maillot vertCervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd got his redemption in stage three of the Tour de France today, with a victory on the 213 kilometer route that included seven sectors of cobblestones used in Paris-Roubaix. [...]
Preparation pays off for the defending Tour de France championDefending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana) surprised his doubters on the pavé in stage three today, with only Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and Bradley Wiggins [...]
Mountain biking skills and intelligent riding pay off for the road World championWorld champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) put in an impressive ride on the cobblestones during the closing kilometers of stage three of the Tour de France today, and [...]
Dutch sensation outsprints World champion to win tough hilly stage and takes pink jerseyMarianne Vos (Netherlands) won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile between Orta San Giulio and Pettenasco. The former World champion outsprinted the current holder of [...]
Mighty Norse rider shows his cobble class as Spartacus smashes the pelotonThor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) won the third stage of the Tour de France between Wanze and Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut after outsprinting a very select group. The Norwegian champion beat [...]
Dutch rider breaks bones for the second successive Tour but carries on this timeAnother casualty of stage 2’s crashes was Rabobank team leader Robert Gesink. The 24-year-old Dutchman, who won the toughest stage of last month's Tour de Suisse, sustained [...]
Young Belgian denied the chance to sprint into green on home soil in debut TourAnother voice of dissention could be heard today, that of OmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jürgen Roelandts, showing that yesterday’s race neutralisation was by no means unanimously supported within the [...]
