Long-term development of rider emphasised over short-term targetsAlthough his team told him that he’d be selected for the Giro d’Italia if he won two stages in this week’s Presidential Tour of Turkey, Andrea Guardini has said that he will give [...]
American TT specialist wants to head to Europe next seasonThe US-based Jamis/Sutter Home team has expressed confidence after its signing of Tom Zirbel, saying that he gives an additional strength to the setup and will enable it to be competitive [...]
Italian sprinter wins penultimate stage of Presidential Tour of TurkeyFirst year professional Andrea Guardini continued his superb debut season when he clocked up his second stage victory in this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey. The 21 year old Italian hit [...]
Strong backup team for Spaniard as he bids to win his sixth Grand TourSaxo Bank – SunGard has reversed an earlier decision for Richie Porte to compete in the Tour of California rather than the Giro d’Italia, listing the Australian [...]
Belgian excited about chances at this fall's World ChampionshipsIt was a minor occasion: Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert made a small trip to Denmark to preview the 2011 World Championship course in Copenhagen this week. It's a rare occasion though [...]
Spaniard grabs jersey in aggressive finaleOne day after controversial rider Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) fortified his overall lead when he won the time trial, the German rider lost out on the third stage of the Vuelta Asturais. The stage to Santuario [...]
Australian BMC Racing Team rider looking good for final winWith just one day remaining in the Tour de Romandie, Cadel Evans looks poised to repeat his 2006 victory in the race. The BMC Racing Team leader was best of the [...]
Squad takes victory yesterday evening in Luxembourg TTTShowing the benefits of specific training at the discipline carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the HTC Highroad women raced to victory yesterday night in the City Trophy Elsy Jacobs [...]
New team plus early end to USADA suspension helps American start overAfter over a year and a half away from racing, US time trial specialist Tom Zirbel’s comeback is gathering momentum. The 32 year old was given a green light [...]
Dutchman's comeback season to continue with a start at the Giro d'ItaliaRabobank's Stef Clement will get his chance to return to the Grand Tours with next month's Giro, following Tom Leezer's problems with bursitis, which necessitate his absence from the [...]
Split from Lotto doesn't phase Belgian Pharmaceutical companyThe day after news broke that Lotto will be splitting off their partnership with Omega Pharma at the end of the 2011 season, the Belgian Pharmaceutical company has confirmed they will continue on [...]
Could Belgacom and Adecco come on board? Following recent rumours of tension between the sponsors of the Omega Pharma-Lotto team, speculation is growing further that the squad could split in two halves for 2012. Belgian publication De Morgen has reported [...]
Katusha captain excited about a Grand Tour tailor made for his abilitiesLast year's World Tour overall winner, Joaquim Rodriguez, is currently in Andorra putting the final touches on the form that he hopes will take him to victory in May's [...]
Rapid British rider continuing to progress As a sprinter, Ben Swift could hardly have a better name; the 23 year-old Sky rider from Rotherham recently scored his third win of the season, taking stage five of the Vuelta Castilla y [...]
Belgian rider holds a commanding lead and will likely win...but doesn't really careOnce again, a top rider has underlined his total disregard for a classification that seems like it should hold at least some prestige - the World Tour overall [...]
Belgian lottery to begin new project “to create maximum opportunities for Belgian cycling”Despite its position as the top team in Belgium, largely thanks to the wins of Philippe Gilbert, the two sponsors of Omega Pharma-Lotto are to go their separate [...]
Kazakh moves off line in final charge but result standsAlexandre Vinokourov (Astana) won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie between Thierrrens and Neuchâtel in slightly controversial fashion. The Kazak was sprinting side by side with breakaway companion Mikael [...]
UCI moves forwards with disciplinary action Almost seven months after the UCI announced that Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera had tested positive for the substance hydroxyethyl starch, the governing body has requested disciplinary proceedings against the rider. The Spaniard [...]
