US cycling team hits milestone in fourth year US cycling team HTC-Highroad starts the Tour of Qatar today in Doha celebrating 400 wins since its start in 2008. "We are all thrilled to hit the 400 victory milestone and to [...]
The tenth edition of the race kicks off under windy conditionsDutchman Lars Boom (Rabbobank) opened his account early today at the Tour of Qatar, dramatically beating world champion Fabian Cancellara into second place during the race's opening prologue over the [...]
AIGCP leads protest against the UCI's radio banA protest over two-way radios delayed the start of Challenge Mallorca stage race in Spain today. Marca reported that the race started 20 minutes late, with riders and teams disobeying the UCI's ban [...]
Garmin-Cervelo rider will not start the Challenge Mallorca on SundayGarmin-Cervelo's World Champion, Thor Hushovd, was supposed to get his first opportunity of the 2011 season to show off his brilliant arc-en-ciel jersey on Sunday at the Challenge Mallorca, but a [...]
UCI's #1 ranked rider in 2010 opts to focus on races that cater to his skillsIt seems an out and out rarity for a Grand Tour rider to openly admit that they cannot win the Tour de France. How many [...]
Frenchman was slipstreaming a truck on eve of Tour of QatarFDJ rider Yoann Offredo is uncertain for the Tour of Qatar after what could have been a disastrous accident while training. The 24 year old rider was travelling at 90km/h [...]
The way is now officially open for “the Killer” to race againIt appears that Danilo Di Luca has now officially paid his dues, literally, with the announcement from the International Cycling Union (UCI) that the Italian has paid the fine [...]
Belgian believes race is wide openThe world’s most successful cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx, has underlined the importance of the Tours of Qatar and Oman, saying that he believes they are perfect in helping riders build form for big [...]
Rider reiterates changes need to be made and thresholds setCalling on thresholds to be established for banned substances in light of advancement in testing sensitivities, Alberto Contador has reiterated that he believes he is being unfairly treated. He is currently [...]
Italian rider returning in Mallorca Challenge Recently signed to Team Katusha, Danilo Di Luca will make his return to competition in the Challenge a Mallorca races, which begins on the Spanish island on Sunday. The 35 year old Italian rider [...]
20 year old Italian won't make season debut in Mallorca on SundayThor Hushovd won't be the only rider that won't get a chance to make his season start at the Challenge Mallorca on Sunday. Geox-TMC's 20 year old Italian talent, [...]
Double day for the French as Anthony Ravard retakes the leadStephane Poulhiès (Saur-Sojasun) won the fourth stage of the Etoile de Besseges, the Grand Prix de la Ville d’Alès. The 25-year-old Frenchman outsprinted Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) into second place, and [...]
“Future of Italian cycling” has arrivedElia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) gave himself an early birthday present with victory in the 16th edition of the GR Costa degli Etruschi. The Italian, who turns 22 years old on Monday, won the Tuscan race in [...]
Belgian champion shows her driekleur to win home race and take series leadSanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus) won the women’s Krawatencross in her hometown of Lille, Belgium to take the biggest victory of her career. The 20-year-old Belgian champion beat Marianne Vos [...]
Overall contest couldn’t be closer with just one race to goKevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) won the Krawatencross in Lille, Belgium, the penultimate round of the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee at the end of a highly tactical race. The 26-year-old just [...]
Former Australian TT champion had suffered severe injuries on January 17th Over two weeks after a bad crash in the Rendition Homes Cup event at Victoria Park left her with serious head injuries, 2010 Australian time trial champion Amber Halliday [...]
Danish strongman hoping for a spot in the Cavendish TrainHTC-Highroad director, Brian Holm, appears to be doing anything he can to get everything he can out of the rider he feels is Denmark's, possibly the world's, next great rider: Alex [...]
Johnny Hoogerland gets second and the race leadSamuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the third stage of the Etoile de Besseges between Saint-Victor-la-Coste and Laudun, outsprinting a small breakaway group. Vacansoleil-DCM duo Johnny Hoogerland and Marco Marcato finished second and third respectively [...]
