Says Cancellara is a big asset to the team for SundayLeopard Trek rider Andy Schleck will head into this Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race completely satisfied with his condition, saying that he considers he hasn’t been as well prepared for the [...]
States NAS agents visit was done in a ‘climate of friendliness cooperation’Following on from yesterday’s news that the Katusha team headquarters had been visited by Italian NAS police, the Lampre ISD has also said that it too was involved in [...]
Laguna de Peces not tough enough for big time gapsAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) is looking towards tomorrow’s Queen stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León between Benavente and Laguna de Peces as an important step towards the defence of [...]
Says he was delayed by crashes, broken chains and Boonen’s support crewIrish road race champion Matt Brammeier is ready to continue playing a supporting role in the upcoming Amstel Gold and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classics, and is enjoying a strong race programme [...]
Women’s invitation race to be run on the same course and the same day as the men’s stageAmgen Tour of California organiser AEG has announced details of the inaugural Amgen Tour of California Women's International Time Trial Challenge, presented by [...]
Says no search was conducted of team premisesFollowing on from earlier reports of a raid on the Katusha team headquarters, the team has confirmed that the police agents from the Italian NAS (Nucleo Antisofisticazioni e Sanitā) division visited the headquarters [...]
No regrets, but World champion wishes he knew then what he knows nowThor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) has come out in criticism of his former team, Crédit Agricole, for its lack of forward thinking as the reason why he had never excelled [...]
Belgian team cites unacceptable behaviour from last year’s Giro mountain kingThe Omega Pharma-Lotto team has decided to terminate the contract of Australian rider Matthew Lloyd after alleged “behaviour”, which was at odds with the “image of the team”. Lloyd, who [...]
Italian federation plans to ramp up doping sanctionsThe headquarters of a UCI ProTeam based at Lake Garda has reportedly been raided as part of a countrywide anti-doping operation in Italy. According to Tuttobiciweb, the action involves numerous police agents and [...]
Both team captains very motivated for September’s raceBelgian national coach Carlo Bomans is planning a visit to take a look at the World Championships road course in Copenhagen, Denmark later in the month. While he has had a good chance [...]
Aussie continues upwards progression in Hell of the North For Mitchell Docker, Paris-Roubaix has been a race where he has shown steady improvement. The first time that the Skil Shimano rider rode the Classic was in 2009 when the dreaded [...]
Spaniard says Rabobank team-mate has huge talentRabobank’s triple world champion Oscar Freire has said that his team-mate Robert Gesink is has a huge amount of ability, but needs to learn much in the way of tactics. “Sometimes I think: with [...]
Dutch Tour de France hopeful feels he's a rider for the long ascents of the Grand Tours, not the short, steep ones of springFollowing a tough training ride in the hills of the Amstel Gold Race, 24 year old Robert [...]
Tirreno-Adriatico winner's Tour de France target still on trackAn injury to the quadricep and knee of 2009 World Champion, Cadel Evans, will keep the Australian out of both the Amstel Gold Race and Fleche Wallonne. The injury stems from a [...]
Director Brian Holm: "If you took Lars Bak's head and put it together with Alex's legs, then you'd have a Cancellara."HTC-Highroad's young powerhouse, Alex Rasmussen, will take part in his first ever Grand Tour in May. The news came from [...]
Straightforward win for Spanish sprinter, who makes it looke easyFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) won his second successive stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León between Valladolid and Salamanca, making a 100 percent record for the race so far. The Spanish [...]
Australian can resume training in three weeksThe solid start to the season by new Saxo Bank signing, David Tanner, will be put on hold for a few weeks, after Tanner suffered a broken elbow in yesterday's first stage of the [...]
36 year old 2009 winner looking forward to his favorite race on SundaySergei Ivanov, the winner of the 2009 Amstel Gold Race, has his eyes firmly set on glory on the Cauberg again in 2011. Speaking with Het Nieuwsblad, the [...]
