Alpine showdown and time trial clash to decide 98th edition of TourPitching the advantage firmly in the court of the climbers, a route favouring the lightweights of the peloton was unveiled by Tour de France organisers ASO today, setting the [...]
Yates also expects riders to be more competitive The team had a relatively quiet campaign in this year’s race, but Team Sky Principal Dave Brailsford plans to do things differently in 2011 and wants his riders to aim for early [...]
Brajkovic could represent American ProTour team’s best chanceDescribing Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden as ‘outsiders with a chance,’ Team RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has conceded that the squad will head to next year’s Tour de France without a clear [...]
Walter Godefroot, Johan Museeuw, and Sean Kelly all agree: Gilbert can win pretty much everythingFollowing a second straight dazzling end of the season run for Philippe Gilbert, not just the media and fans are agape at the still only 28 [...]
Young Belgian's crash at Lombardia will be felt for a while: broken elbow, wrist, and knee As if a broken wrist and elbow wasn't enough, fallen Omega Pharma rider, Jan Bakelants got some even worse news today following his crash [...]
If the ruling goes in favor of Keisse, he would be eligible to race the Gent SixThere has been a brief glimpse of positive news, or at least a final ruling, for purgatoried rider, Iljo Keisse. The Court of Appeals [...]
Matthias Russ steps away voluntarily, while Dominik Roels searches for a new teamThe demise of the Milram team hasn't been and likely won't be a big deal in the careers of the squad's stars, Gerald Ciolek, Fabian Wegmann, and Linus [...]
Liquigas rider has a clear target in mind for 2011Vuelta a España winner Vincenzo Nibali has dismissed suggestions that Italian cycling is on a downturn, nominating the big victories by himself and team-mate Ivan Basso this year as a sign [...]
Rui Costa was a stage winner this year in the Tour de SuisseBrothers Rui and Mario Costa, who placed first and third in the Portuguese national time trial championships on June 25, have been provisionally suspended after testing positive for [...]
Contador second for now, but position subject to reviewSpain has been confirmed as taking a double success in cycling’s world rankings, with Joaquim Rodriguez (Team Katusha) beating Alberto Contador (Astana) to the top of the individual standings, and the country [...]
Young Dutchman lit the race on fire on the slopes of the Colma di SormanoTwenty-three year old Bauke Mollema capped off a brilliant 2010 with a hard fought 13th place finish on Saturday in Como. The talented Dutchman attacked on [...]
Underachieving German team leaves the professional pelotonSaturday's finale to the 2010 race season in Como proved to be a typical day on the road for the disappointing Milram team in its final race. Fabian Wegmann was the best of the [...]
Former Mailllot Jaune rebuilding form well ever since leg-breaking crash With the season now over for most of the riders in the peloton, it’s a time when there is a rush by some for medical attention. Not new treatment, as [...]
Belgian Classics specialist ponders targeting major stage racesOn a high after winning the Giro del Piemonte, the Tour of Lombardy and the prestigious Flandrien award, Belgiam rider Philippe Gilbert has talked about his future goals and the possibility that he [...]
Wet, treacherous roads spell the demise of pre-race contenderRussian national champion, Alexandr Kolobnev, has made a career of excellent late season showings. Sure, the 29 year old has managed some fine results in the early season, namely 2nd place at [...]
Controversial rider wants to improve on 17th place of last yearAmerican rider Floyd Landis was in Australia recently as part of the New Pathways for Pro Cycling conference, and will return to the Southern Hemisphere later this month in order [...]
Seven-time Tour de France champion announced the happy news via TwitterHappy news from Lance Armstrong this morning via Twitter: "Olivia Marie Armstrong has arrived!" The newest Armstrong is the seven-time Tour de France winner's fifth child and second with his [...]
Team backing remains secured, waiting and hoping for good news on ContadorGood news in the Riis camp this Monday - Saxo Bank has confirmed that they will remain with Riis Cycling whether Contador is suspended or acquitted. Bjarne Riis, the [...]
