Belgian star narrowly avoided a bad crash on the descent of the Cipressa on WednesdayOmega Pharma-Lotto's one day king, Philippe Gilbert, has had a perfect start to the season. The winner of the 2010 Amstel Gold Race took victory in [...]
Three out of four for Slovak as he tightens his grip on the race leadPeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) between Lanusei and Oristano, taking his third victory out of four [...]
Wants UCI to cease threatening race organisersWith the prospect of the race being annulled by the UCI, the teams’ assocation AIGCP has announced that it will not stage a protest tomorrow at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad early-season semi-Classic. Teams such [...]
Basque sprinter suffered his third broken collarbone in less than one year at the Ruta del SolEuskaltel fast finisher Koldo Fernandez de Larrea will undergo two separate CAT scans on his broken clavicle and wrist on Monday to determine whether [...]
Launch at Enovos headquarters, but company denies it's the main backerAlthough the team was officially launched back in early January, unveiling the team kit there, the Leopard-Trek team has today issued an invitation for media to attend another event on [...]
Team hoping to gain an invite to Giro d’ItaliaOverlooked for the Tour de France, the under-pressure Geox TMC team has been given the boost of a wildcard place for the Tour de Romandie. The Italian team joins French squad Europcar [...]
FDJ manager one of the few speaking out in favour of radio banWith all the talk of a now-cancelled protest at tomorrow’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad over the International Cycling Union (UCI) banning the use of two-way radios, there is at [...]
Tough penultimate stage puts yellow jersey under pressureOvernight race leader Kristian House has moved to within one stage of winning the Cell C Tour of South Africa. The Briton successfully limited the gains by his most dangerous rivals on a [...]
Too soon to give 100% for the win; Belgian star will not defy radio banWith the sunny preparation races in the Middle East over with, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is now ready to start his season proper in the classics [...]
Two-time Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner happy to have "regained his image."Alexandre Vinokourov will forever be a controversial figure in cycling. Without question, he's a holdover from a time in the sport when doping was absolutely the norm and not the exception. While [...]
The World’s top sprinter opens her 2011 account in team’s third straight stageIna Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the third stage of the Tour of New Zealand on a circuit starting and finishing in Palmerston North, taking her first win of the [...]
'It costs nothing to hold the banners properly'Three-time world champion, Spain's Oscar Freire won his first race of the season yesterday in Cordoba at the Vuelta a Andalucía, but it came at a cost. Wind and improperly secured barriers caused [...]
Rehearsals planned to ensure that Olympics go without a hitchThe London 2012 Olympic Organising Committee (LOCOG) has announced a comprehensive event and venue testing programme in the run up to the games. The programme, which will be a key part [...]
Penultimate stage promises big battleApproximately 24 hours after D’Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo rider Davide Torosantucci soled to success in the Tour of South Africa, his team-mate Bernardo Riccio made it two in a row for the squad when he was first [...]
Argyle returns for Garmin-Cervélo’s feeder squadSeveral weeks after its superb showing at the Tour de Langkawi, where the team rode aggressively and the youngest rider in the race Lachlan Morton finished sixth overall, the chief sponsor of Slipstream’s Continental team [...]
Concedes surprise that he has won Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and not the Omloop thoughTom Boonen has without question lived up to the expectations placed on his young back by the veteran, Johan Museeuw, who saw him as his successor as the King [...]
Analyse ahead of Het Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Brussels-KuurneThe Belgian Classics season starts this weekend with two one-day races, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. All eyes are on the country's two top stars, Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won [...]
German continues perfect race and extends overall leadJudith Arndt (HTC-Highroad) took her second consecutive victory in stage 2 of the Women’s Tour of New Zealand between Masterton and Palmerston North, outsprinting the remainder of a group of three riders. The [...]
