Italian to face questions over near-fatal alleged blood transfusion; could face life banDisgraced Italian rider Riccardo Riccò has been called to appear before the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at 10:30am on April 1st, in relation to the alleged botched blood [...]
Unhappy with Italian journalist’s generalised innuendo against professionals Cadel Evans’ wife Chiara Passerini has warned against assuming that all the big pro riders use banned substances, saying that her husband and many others have never broken rules and that it [...]
Towns at the end of current route want 15,000 signaturesThe Mayors of the towns of Ninove, Geraardsbergen and Galmaarden have launched a petition to persuade Flanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen to leave the race’s finish as [...]
Clenbuterol traces, unusual delays and suggestions of plasticizersOn Thursday, the UCI announced its decision in relation to the Alberto Contador situation, opting to take the case further to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Spaniard tested positive during last [...]
Best-ever performance by Aussie teamFour years ago at the same point in the Olympic cycle, Great Britain dominated the track worlds and gave a signal that they would go on to be by far the most successful national at the [...]
Italian champion latest victim of rash of pro-bike theftsGiovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) has become the latest victim of what is turning into a crime wave, after his bike was stolen from his car today. The Italian champion’s special edition [...]
Team states old problem flared up againHaving been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya due to stomach issues, more details have emerged of Levi Leipheimer’s condition. The RadioShack rider had been sitting second overall in the WorldTour race, but [...]
Says distance means team might give races a missFollowing what was a quieter performance than was anticipated in the world track championships in Apeldoorn, British Cycling’s high performance director Dave Brailsford has suggested that the country could sidestep next year’s [...]
Rider tells VeloNation he worked hard on his weaknesses to tackle 2011 Tour de FranceAndy Schleck finished the 7.8-kilometer time trial of the Critérium International 43 seconds down on winner Andreas Klöden. With a small mishap at the start explaining [...]
Quick Step finally registers after Boonen’s Wevelgem winMatt Goss (HTC-Highroad) has hung on to his lead in the overall International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking by a slender point. The Milano-Sanremo winner failed to finish yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem race, suffering from [...]
Organisation unable to secure enough road closure so event will be un-timedThe Paris-Roubaix Challenge is to change format, according to organiser ASO. The event, covering 138km between Saint Quentin and the cobbled sector at the Carrefour de l’Arbre, was to [...]
British champion has no designs on the overall World Cup but is angry over the loss of major racesEmma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) has started the 2011 World Cup as she ended the 2010 one: with a dominant solo victory. As usual [...]
Belgian classics king sends emphatic answer to Fabian Cancellara’s challengeThe Quick Step team’s decision to pull Tom Boonen out of yesterday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen has proved to be one of great wisdom, with the Belgian star taking the sprint at [...]
Big success for Vacansoleil neo-proThe time trial is yet to be concluded but with no mountain points on offer, Vacansoleil rider Pim Ligthart is set to be crowed the final winner of the KOM classification at the Critérium International. The [...]
German beats Wiggins - Fränk Schleck holds on to overall winAndreas Klöden of the RadioShack team blitzed around the 7.8-kilometer time trial to win the final stage of the Critérium International. Klöden's time of 8'46 was four seconds faster than [...]
QuickStep's Dutch champion showed himself as one of the race's strongestWhile it is little comfort to Niki Terpstra or his QuickStep team, the Dutch champion showed himself as one of the absolute strongest riders in the race on Saturday. Unfortunately, [...]
Frank Schleck easily defends his yellow jersey ahead of decisive afternoon time trialSimon Geschke of the Skil-Shimano team sprinted to his first professional win in stage two of the Critérium International. The German beat Murilo Fisher (Garmin-Cervélo) and Laurent Mangel [...]
Young Belgian was impressive on Saturday, but there was no chance against CancellaraOn Saturday at the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, the Garmin-Cervelo team was once again well-represented and rode well throughout the day in a critical classic, and once again, they [...]
