Pat McQuaid writes open letter to riders over l’Equipe’s publication of the “Index of Suspicion”

UCI president expresses anger and confirms judicial enquiry over leaked documentsPat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has written an open letter to “all riders and team members” over the article published in French sports daily l’Equipe [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish answers his critics with stage ten victory

Manx Missile fires again to take sprint victory in TeramoMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has proved once more that you write him off at your peril, taking a dominant sprint victory in the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage between Termoli and Teramo. Having [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Tour of California: Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis satisfied with second stage performance

Laszlo Bodrogi in the breakaway lets the rest of the relax in the pelotonLike most of the peloton, the riders of Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis were itching to get going in the second stage of the Tour of California. Hungarian [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Tour of California: Ben Swift revelled in the conditions in Sacramento sprint

“British cyclists are used to riding in the rain,” says Sky’s Yorkshire sprinterAfter seeing the Tour of California’s first stage cancelled due to heavy snow, Team Sky sprinter Ben Swift was far more comfortable with the weather conditions on stage [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Ventoso accuses Cavendish of holding onto team car up Mount Etna

Controversy hits the race as sprinters point fingers at one anotherThere was controversy amongst the sprinters at the start of the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage in Termoli this morning, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport, as stage six winner Francisco [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Contador is prepared to relinquish Maglia Rosa

‘Everyone is going to attack’Having taken the Maglia Rosa on Sunday, two full weeks before the end of the race, Giro d’Italia leader Alberto Contador appears willing to let it pass to a rider from another team. “We’ll have to [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Video: Bart de Clercq will try again after losing mountains jersey

Belgian couldn’t make it into break on SundayStage seven winner Bart de Clercq lost his green mountains jersey on Sunday’s stage to Mount Etna, but said that all going to plan, he will attack again and try to do more [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Video: Piva pleased with Cavendish win, confirms he will leave Giro after stage 12

HTC Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva was a satisfied man at the finish of stage ten of the Giro d’Italia. The team had just picked up its second stage win of this year’s race thanks to Mark Cavendish’s speed into [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Amgen Tour of California: Greg Henderson motors away in the final meters to take stage three

Team Sky makes it two for two in the sprintsTeam Sky made it two in a row in stage three of the Amgen Tour of California, with Greg Henderson riding himself off the front of the race in the final [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Amgen Tour of California: Shawn Milne off to a good start, ready for the next sprint

Criterium experience helpful on closing circuitVeloNation spoke to Kenda/5-hour Energy pb Geargrinder Team Director Frankie Andreu before the start of the Amgen Tour of California, when he stated the team's goal of a top 10 finish on the General Classification [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Cavendish underlines importance of Teramo stage win

Rejects Ventoso allegations about Etna stageNetting the sixth Giro stage win of his career, Mark Cavendish this evening underlined the importance of his victory ahead of Fran Ventoso and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) on the crowd-thronged streets of Teramo. “It is [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Ivan Basso needs fifteen stitches in his face after Etna crash

Giro champion training on volcano ahead of Tour de France bidIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) needed fifteen stitches to facial wounds yesterday, after he crashed while descending Mount Etna in Sicily. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner has skipped his national tour this [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Pat McQuaid writes open letter to riders over l’Equipe’s publication of the “Index of Suspicion”

UCI president expresses anger and confirms judicial enquiry over leaked documentsPat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has written an open letter to “all riders and team members” over the article published in French sports daily l’Equipe [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish answers his critics with stage ten victory

Manx Missile fires again to take sprint victory in TeramoMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has proved once more that you write him off at your peril, taking a dominant sprint victory in the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage between Termoli and Teramo. Having [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Tour of California: Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis satisfied with second stage performance

Laszlo Bodrogi in the breakaway lets the rest of the relax in the pelotonLike most of the peloton, the riders of Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis were itching to get going in the second stage of the Tour of California. Hungarian [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Tour of California: Ben Swift revelled in the conditions in Sacramento sprint

“British cyclists are used to riding in the rain,” says Sky’s Yorkshire sprinterAfter seeing the Tour of California’s first stage cancelled due to heavy snow, Team Sky sprinter Ben Swift was far more comfortable with the weather conditions on stage [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Ventoso accuses Cavendish of holding onto team car up Mount Etna

Controversy hits the race as sprinters point fingers at one anotherThere was controversy amongst the sprinters at the start of the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage in Termoli this morning, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport, as stage six winner Francisco [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|

Giro d’Italia: Contador is prepared to relinquish Maglia Rosa

‘Everyone is going to attack’Having taken the Maglia Rosa on Sunday, two full weeks before the end of the race, Giro d’Italia leader Alberto Contador appears willing to let it pass to a rider from another team. “We’ll have to [...]

2011-05-17T00:00:00+00:00May 17th, 2011|
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