Australian rider feels its too late for an apology over Tour de Suisse incidentSpeaking about tensions which date back to a clash, and crash, with Mark Cavendish in last June’s Tour de Suisse, Australian rider Heinrich Haussler has admitted that [...]
Rider recovering and expects to go home soonFollowing on from earlier reports that Riccardo Riccò was hospitalised due to suspected kidney failure, more details have begun to emerge about his condition. His Vacansoleil team has downplayed the issue, stating in [...]
Qatar’s first road stage sees Belgian in the lead group as the wind smashes the pelotonSixth in yesterday’s prologue, just 6 seconds behind Rabobank’s winner Lars Boom, Gert Steegmans has made a fast return to the top with his old [...]
Belgian classics legend offered Matt White’s former role at Garmin-CervéloRetired classics specialist Peter Van Petegem has been offered the role of director sportif at the Garmin-Cervélo team, according to Sporza, in order to lend his experience to World champion Thor [...]
Italian climber under observationBecoming ill at the end of a training spin, it has emerged that Vacansoleil rider Riccardo Riccò has been rushed to hospital and remains under observation. According to a report in the Gazzetta di Modena, the 28 [...]
Kannibaal van Baal’s Hoogstraten victory gives “Mister Superprestige” incredible tenth series winWith his win in yesterday’s race in Hoogstraten, Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) secured overall victory in the Superprestige series for an incredible [...]
Serious bans handed down over Italian doping affairItalian Lorenzo Bernucci and four members of his family have been handed lengthy bans from sport, with the rider incurring the highest suspension of five years. In December it was announced that the [...]
Italian sprinter losing further ground to his rivalsAlready missing out on the Tour of Qatar due to bronchitis, Alessandro Petacchi has been forced to scratch his participation in the next event scheduled for his programme, the Tour of Oman. His [...]
AIGCP’s next move not yet known, but issue likely to persistFollowing yesterday’s insistence by many riders to use race radios during the opening stage of the Challenge Mallorca races, it had been understood that a similar protest would be carried [...]
Rui Costa draws parallels with Contador situationThe season has already started but the Portuguese brothers Rui and Mario Costa are searching for new teams, having apparently been given a green light to return to racing. The duo tested positive for [...]
Garmin-Cervélo sprinter takes second successive event in island seriesTyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) won the Tofeo Cala Millor, the second race in this year’s Mallorca Challenge, to take his second race in the series in as many days. The American sprinter outpaced [...]
Peloton shatters in the wind as the Belgian seizes the race leadTom Boonen (Quick Step) won the opening road stage of this year’s Tour of Qatar between Dukhan and the Al Khor Corniche, giving the former Belgian and World champion [...]
Irish road race champion clocks up encouraging ProTeam debutNetting a superb tenth in Sunday’s prologue of the Tour de Qatar is an important moment in the career of the Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier. Aside from being one of [...]
Thrilling final day decided by centimetersAt the start of the final stage of the Etoile de Besseges, the race was anything but decided. Race leader, Anthony Ravard (AG2R-La Mondiale) was on the same time as Vacansoleil's Johnny Hoogerland, and Hoogerland's [...]
Fränk will look for results at Paris-Nice, the Ardennes, Luxembourg, Suisse, and of course, Le TourThe Schleck Brothers made their much anticipated season debut today, and thankfully, in terms of racing, it was a quiet day marked by a safe [...]
New team hopes for more Luxembourg talent in the future, Bob Jungels is tops on the wish listThe new Leopard Trek squad has leapt to the fore as the preeminent team in cycling with barely any racing beneath its wheels [...]
Results will not be counted due to rider radio protestTyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) notched up his first win of the season today in the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge. The American beat Spaniard Francisco Ventoso [...]
'My dreams are Sanremo, Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem'Elia Viviani can allow himself to dream of the Olympics and the Classics today. Yesterday, he won Italy's season opener, the GP Etruschi. Sprint greats Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Petacchi once dominated the one-day [...]
