Saxo Bank SunGard captain feeling goodParis-Nice reached the halfway point with today’s fourth stage, and from now the general classification contenders will move to the fore. Thursday’s leg of the race will take in some serious climbs, the 193 kilometre [...]
Strong Russian rider would prefer a harder routeTeam Katusha had a modest start to its Tirreno-Adriatico campaign today, finishing only sixteenth out of twenty teams and dropping 53 seconds to Rabobank. However the leaders Joaquim Rodriguez, Danilo Di Luca, Filippo [...]
Men to race 44 kilometers, women 29 kilometersThe London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced the route for the Olympic Games Cycling Time Trial, which will start and finish at Hampton Court Palace in [...]
Tommy V and Tommy DG beat the bunch One day after promising to keep trying for a stage win, French champion Thomas Voeckler delivered on that vow when he grabbed a dramatic stage victory in Paris-Nice. The Team Europcar captain [...]
Leopard Trek leader says his form is better than in 2010As we head ever closer to April's showdowns on the cobbles, one of the main questions is whether Fabian Cancellara can put together the same form he managed in 2010 [...]
Belgian rider missing Paris-Nice in order to have best chance of winning Italian ClassicHaving previously finished third in Milan San Remo in 2008, then taking ninth last year, Philippe Gilbert wants to finally top the podium in the prestigious Italian [...]
Blow for Quick Step team on day four of raceFollowing a difficult day for the Quick Step team in Paris-Nice, the Belgian team has lost of its riders in advance of today’s fourth stage of the race.Former Tour de France [...]
Italian says he’s had enough of the sportThe UCI has responded to yesterday’s news that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has backed two year bans for Franco Pellizotti and Pietro Caucchioli, saying that it is a validation for its [...]
Belgian able to start Tirreno-AdriaticoTom Boonen caught the flu over the weekend, but recovered just in time for Tirreno-Adriatico. The Belgian was able to start today's team time trial with his Quick Step teammates. The squad has already amassed bad [...]
Dutchman happy with his own performanceThe Rabobank team was the first to start the 2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, the first to finish and the team to climb on the highest podium spot after the opening team trial. The warm-up at 48 km/h [...]
Portion of proceeds go to Carla's Circle Fund, dedicated to traffic collision victim Carla SwartOn Thursday, the movie "Chasing Legends" will premiere during San Luis Obispo's annual film festival. The movie follows the HTC team through the 2009 Tour de [...]
Lars Boom dons the first leader's jersey, Robert Gesink primed for overall successIt's not often that the first rider or team off in a time trial can hold on to take the win, but Rabobank managed just that in the [...]
Confusion at end of Uruguayan event Chipotle Development Team rider Raymond Kreder picked up a solid seventh place on the opening stage of the Rutas de America yesterday, but said afterwards that he was frustrated."A large part of the pack [...]
Triple Tour of Denmark winner Fuglsang loses a minuteStage two of Paris-Nice was a frustrating one for the Leopard-Trek team, which saw two of its GC hopes hit the deck on a day littered by crashes.The 2010 Tour de Suisse [...]
Measures being taken to ban injections in pro cyclingUCI President Pat McQuaid has verified that the governing body is seeking to ban all injections by teams. The Irishman was speaking after Saturday’s press conference prior to Paris-Nice, when the UCI [...]
Former Tour Maillot Jaune and CPA chief speaksCedric Vasseur’s pro career spanned some 15 seasons, from racing under the stewardship of the legendary Peter Post at Novemail in 1993 to being a ‘QuickStep man’ under Patrick Lefevre in 2007, via [...]
Women’s races to be run in support of men’s Halfords city centre Tour SeriesJohnson Health Tech, the owners of Horizon Fitness, which sponsors Britain’s biggest women’s team, has announced that it will support a series of women’s city centre criteriums [...]
Colombian climber hopes to continue incredible start to the 2011 season With less than three months of racing completed in the 2011 season, Androni Giocattoli's Jose Serpa, has put together a series of results that would make any rider drool. [...]
