Former French champ injured yesterday in crash A bad crash in yesterday’s Paris-Camembert has led to Dimitri Champion being sidelined for several weeks, with the Frenchman incurring a head injury plus a fractured transverse process of the L5 vertebra. He [...]
Win at the Brabantse Pijl confirms Belgian's top formPhilippe Gilbert's win at today's Brabantse Pijl in a two-up sprint against Björn Leukemans confirmed the good form that Gilbert has held all season. With the important Ardennes Classics coming up, Gilbert [...]
UCI and WADA choices add to confusion about seemingly "suicidal" movesAlberto Contador and the Spanish cycling federation nominated German law professor Ulrich Haas as the judge for Contador's appeal hearing in front of the Courts Sports of Arbitration (CAS). The [...]
General classification contenders in bunch Spanish sprinter Fran Ventoso picked up his third win of the season when he won a mass bunch gallop at the end of day one of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. The 28-year-old beat [...]
OmegaPharma-Lotto rider opens Ardennes campaign in perfect fashionPhilippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the Brabantse Pijl, the race that marks the transition between the cobbled and hilly classics. The Belgian outsprinted compatriot Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil-DCM), who suffered so much bad luck in [...]
Italian has hearing in front of CONIControversial Italian rider Riccardo Ricco was today interviewed by the anti-doping prosecutor of CONI, the Italian Olympic Committee. The former Vacansoleil pro reversed his earlier decision to retire, saying that he wanted to come [...]
Governing body will monitor situation Although there are ongoing concerns about the situation in Japan, in particular the crippled nuclear reactor in Fukushima, the UCI has said that the 2011 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships will continue as planned. The [...]
Wants AFLD to work on this year’s TourFrench sports minister Chantal Jouanno has said that she believes Lance Armstrong took banned products during his career, and that he should now admit to having done so. “Lance Armstrong should be able [...]
Vacansoleil rider admits frustration over lost opportunities this springAfter a promising start to the season in the early stage races, there was hope that Stijn Devolder could return to his spot as one of the world's best cobbled specialists. It's [...]
Last year's runner-up wants to take a step higher on the podiumThomas De Gendt, last year's runner-up at the Brabantse Pijl, is hoping to move up a step on the podium this afternoon. The 24 year old Vacansoleil rider has [...]
Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) outsprinted Romain Hardy (Bretagne - Schuller) and Julien Antomarchi (La Pomme Marseille) to win Paris-Camembert. After several good placings in the past, it is a dream come true for Casar, who trained on these roads [...]
Italian Champion hoping to be back to top condition in time for Sunday's Amstel Gold RaceThe Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli team headed north to Belgium yesterday with great hopes that the team, and in particular, Giovanni Visconti, could make an impact [...]
Diagnosis explains poor form, Italian sprinter able to keep racingFollowing medical tests carried out a fortnight ago, Acqua & Sapone rider Danilo Napolitano has been informed that the reason for his poor form is due to illness. The Italian has [...]
Quick Step rider could have final verdict by April 26thThe Iljo Keisse saga took a step towards conclusion yesterday, as the Quick Step rider took his case to the Belgian Court of Appeal once more, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. [...]
Big sprint battle expected at 2.HC raceSprint rivals Tyler Farrar, Alessandro Petacchi, André Gripel, Andrea Guardini, Kenny Van Hummel and Allan Davis will have a real head-to-head this month in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, enabling them to see precisely [...]
The fight for the signature of one of cycling's biggest talents sure to heat up as year progressesTom Boonen is certainly doing his best at the moment to forget about a Spring Classics best forgotten. Even with a second straight [...]
Basque team returns to Giro d'Italia for the first time since 2007 Euskaltel-Euskadi will return to the Giro d'Italia for the first time in three years next month headlined by up and coming Grand Tour threat Igor Anton. The Basque [...]
Former Green Jersey winner to miss Tour de France, as Rabobank focuses solely on GesinkFollowing the announcement yesterday that Garmin-Cervelo's Heinrich Haussler would not take part in this July's Tour de France, another top name in the sport of cycling [...]
