SpiderTech-C10, three French teams confirmed for Canadian WorldTour racesExactly six months before the September 11th start date of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, the organisers have named the four wildcard teams which will line out in that and the [...]
Lampre rider passes on home Grand TourThe 2004 Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego has confirmed that he will not take part in this year’s edition, deciding instead to focus on the Classics and the Tour de France. The Lampre rider [...]
Italian suffered extensive bruising in fall Team Katusha and Luca Paolini will today decide if the Italian is able to continue in Tirreno-Adriatico, basing that assessment on how he is feeling after a bad crash yesterday.The 34 year old hit [...]
No broken bones for the German sprinterGood news for Andre Greipel following his unfortunate crash warming up for the opening team time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday: he'll be back on his bike on Saturday. Following the training crash that [...]
Saxo Bank-SunGard sprinter comes around Tyler Farrar as Garmin-Cervélo mis-times lead outJuan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico between Terranuova Bracciolini and Perugia at the head of a sprint royale. The Argentinean sprinter came around [...]
RadioShack’s German veteran poised for second overall victory 11 years after his firstRadioShack’s Andreas Klöden was as surprised as anyone to outsprint Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. Despite having two second places in the [...]
Rabobank can now put all its efforts in support of overall team leaderAlthough he finished in the front part of the peloton in today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Rabobank’s Lars Boom saw his pale blue leader’s jersey slip off his [...]
World champion speaks about delivering Tyler Farrar to victoryThe sprint finish of the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw the unusual sight of World champion Thor Hushovd leading out Garmin-Cervélo teammate Tyler Farrar. The American sprinter won the stage, taking his [...]
Omega Pharma-Lotto captain says he won't think about transfer possibilities until AugustIn a recent interview with L'Equipe, Astana's veteran Kazakh captain, Alexandre Vinokourov, left open the possibility of returning to race for another season in 2012, if everything came together [...]
Team RadioShack rider picks up first win in two yearsTeam RadioShack rider Andreas Klöden shook off his reputation as a non-sprinter when he proved quickest of an eight man breakaway group in Paris-Nice today. Led out by team-mate Janez Brajkovic, [...]
Success for Garmin-Cervélo team in ItalyBenefiting from strong team-work by his Garmin-Cervélo team plus a rock-solid leadout by world road race champion Thor Hushovd, Tyler Farrar sped to victory on today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. The American rider held off [...]
Gesink also likely to be supportedHaving taken the jersey of race leadership when the Rabobank team raced to a surprising win in yesterday’s time trial, Lars Boom is looking to the days ahead. Tour of Oman winner Robert Gesink could [...]
Australian rider believes he can fight for Classic victoriesAustralia’s aspiring ProTeam GreenEdge has made it clear that Matt Goss is on its wish-list of riders, with team manager Shayne Bannan confirming he is interested in bringing him on board. Goss [...]
Kiwi national champion ready for good seasonDespite the fact that it was cosy in the quiet dining room of the luxury hotel on the outskirts of Gent where HTC Highroad was holed up on the eve of the 2011 Het [...]
East Flanders course suits Quick Step rider better that Kemmelberg routeTom Boonen (Quick Step) will opt to ride the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke once again this year at the expense of the more prestigious Gent-Wevelgem, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The [...]
Sky Procycling rider to undergo hip replacement surgeryA crash in 2007 has come back to haunt John Lee Augustyn (Sky Procycling) and has forced him out of the first half of the season. The 24 year old broke the head [...]
German sprinter hit the deck before team time trialAndré Greipel (OmegaPharma-Lotto) will not start today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico after crashing in the warm-up before the Marina di Carrara team time trial yesterday. The German sprinter hit his head on [...]
German sprinter heads home to Germany to get a better idea about the injuries to his faceWhen Andre Greipel made the move to Omega Pharma-Lotto following an incredible string of success in the Highroad organization, hopes were high that Greipel [...]
