French rule the day in PéronneFrench fortune shined today during the third and final stage of the Tour de Picardie, with Frenchman Jimmy Casper (Saujasun-Saur) taking the stage win and his compatriot Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) snatching the overall victory from [...]
Harsh weather could change the face of what would be a grueling opening stageWith Mother Nature ordering up a 70 percent chance of snow with the possibility of 3 to 5 inches throwing in 40mph winds for good measure, the [...]
US National TT Champ looking forward to testing himself against the bestTaylor Phinney is relishing the opportunity to race the Amgen Tour of California, especially the time trail stage, as the young American is the national champion in the discipline. [...]
Coach Bobby Julich says the team will focus on the opening stages, Froome will go for GCBriton's Team Sky has sent a competitive squad for the second-year team's debut in the Amgen Tour of California. Targeting the flat stages will [...]
Surprise attack from Alberto Contador gains a few seconds ahead of tomorrow’s Etna stageOscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Sapri and Tropea, after a late attack on the short, steep climb just [...]
Hopes to return in time for the VueltaRuben Plaza’s (Movistar) recovery from a crash sustained in March has been on track. The Spaniard, who is in his 11th year as a professional cyclist, broke his right tibia and fibula during [...]
American squad up for challenge of riding alongside the ProTeamsWhen the Amgen Tour of California kicks off tomorrow, US Continental team Bissell Pro Cycling will have some stiff competition, with some of the world’s best teams lining up. Amongst them [...]
Menchov lieutenant will be missed during the final week of climbingColombian Fabio Duarte (Geox-TMC) was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia today just 50 kilometers into the 216 kilometer eighth stage from Sarpi to Tropea. The 24 year old crashed [...]
Crash splits peloton on the way to the finishing townRomain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) notched up his fifth victory of the season today in stage two of the Tour de Picardie. THe Frenchman was fastest as the field hit the line in [...]
Belgian didn’t believe he could actually winHe held on to win stage seven in brilliant fashion, but it’s a fair bet to say that Bart De Clercq will be pinching himself for some time, making sure that his victory wasn’t [...]
Frenchman talks about his Giro d’Italia campaignHovering five seconds off the race lead, Christophe Le Mevel remains focussed on trying to take the Maglia Rosa in the Giro d’Italia. The French Garmin-Cervélo rider was tenth on today’s stage to Montevergine [...]
Says list is proof that serious efforts are being madeResponding to the publication of a confidential list of riders dealing with suspicions of possible doping, the UCI has criticised those who leaked the information to l’Equipe. The French newspaper today [...]
Late attacks from race favourites just fail to catch the lone Belgian breakawayBart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, as the race hit the mountains for the first time. The 24-year-old Belgian, in his [...]
Tour de France champion sees Sunday’s Etna stage as more decisive than today’s thoughFor many riders, today’s short, sharp stage between Maddaloni and Montevergine di Mercogliano is where the Giro d’Italia really starts. One of those is Tour de France [...]
Said that at times during yesterday’s stage he forgot he was leadingEncouraged by his win on Wednesday plus his first day in the Maglia Rosa yesterday, Dutch rider Pieter Weening has confirmed that he will aim for a high overall [...]
UCI rated riders for biological passport purposesThe French l’Equipe newspaper has leaked a list drawn up by the UCI, which catalogued an estimation of the doping ‘risk’ of each rider in last year’s Tour de France, Ranking the riders from [...]
Unpronounceable Lithuanian moves into lead after first stageEgidijus Juodvalkis (Landbouwkrediet) won the opening stage of the Tour de Picardie between Abbeville and La Neuville-en-Hez. The unpronounceable 23-year-old former Lithuanian champion outsprinted Kenny Dehaes (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Swiss champion Martin Elmiger [...]
HTC-Highroad completes almost total domination of Chinese stage raceChloe Hosking (HTC-Highroad) won the third and final stage of the Tour of Chongming Island, the Shanghai East Beach Cup, in a bunch sprint, completing the team’s almost total domination of the [...]
