Rival team boss quashes rumours that team’s old co-sponsor is set to returnAmid the announcement that Omega Pharma and Lotto are to part ways as team sponsors at the end of the year have been rumours that the pharmaceutical company [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rider likely to test himself on tomorrow’s TT stage of Tour de RomandieHaving ridden well this year in races such as Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders, where he was second and tenth respectively, Geraint Thomas is now [...]
Alexandr Efimkin takes the lead as Tom Peterson loses timeAndré Greipel took what turned out to be an easy victory in the sixth stage of the Tour of Turkey, between Fethiye and Finike, at the head of a peloton of [...]
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 [...]
German specialist takes second stage victory in as many daysStefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) cemented his lead in the Vuelta a Asturias with victory in the 14km time trial, the second part of the split second stage, in Piedras Blancas. The German, [...]
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 [...]
Rhythm abnormalities deemed a nuisance rather than a dangerA heart operation for Mario Aerts, scheduled for yesterday, has been canceled and the rider has been told that he no longer needs the invasive treatment. The Belgian rider has long suffered [...]
First win after suspension for German former-doperStefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) took his first victory since returning from a two-year doping suspension, taking the first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias between Oviedo and Gijón. The German outsprinted a group of just [...]
World Cup time trial one of goals targeted by team Second in the Open de Suède Vargarda T.T.T for the past three years, the HTC Highroad women’s team is determined to win the World Cup race this season and has [...]
Italian expected to take over from Saronni in fresh start for teamFollowing recent speculation that Roberto Damiani was set to take over the running of the Lampre ISD team, the Italian is leaving his current setup several months ahead of [...]
Movistar Costa Rican injured in Vuelta a Asturias crashDisaster struck for Andrey Amador (Movistar) in the closing stages of the first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias: the Costa Rican crashed with two of his teammates as he took a [...]
Belgian champion scored a disastrous blank in the classicsSpring was a very disappointing season for Vacansoleil’DCM’s Stijn Devolder. For a Belgian champion, especially one who has won two consecutive editions of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Classics are probably the [...]
Breakaway caught in final metres; Pavel Brutt clings on to race leadDamiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) showed flashes of his old self as he took the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, which started and finished in Romont as the main [...]
Tom Peterson takes the lead as the peloton is left far behind Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) took his first professional victory in the fifth stage of the Tour of Turkey between Denizli and Fethiye, as a breakaway made it [...]
Rider agent says that world championship bonus is yet to be paid The move of Thor Hushovd to the Garmin-Cervélo team raised the possibility of the Norwegian winning many races in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, but what would be [...]
Has no doubts that a good Tour de France is in storeIt’s been a quiet season thus far for Mark Cavendish with just two wins, but HTC Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva has no doubt that he is on track [...]
