Ash and lava floes could force the shortening of the race’s big showpieceWith half of the World’s cycling media currently readying their cliché-ometers for Sunday’s big stage to Mount Etna, the words “volcanic” and “eruption” might well be needed for [...]
Pieter Weening holds onto the maglia rosa after Rabobank controls the stage-long breakFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) won the sixth stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia between Orvieto and Fiuggi in a bunch sprint at the head of what was a much-reduced [...]
Fourth on yesterday’s stage to Orvieto and fourth overall, five seconds behind the Maglia Rosa: it’s been a strong Giro d’Italia thus far for Christophe Le Mevel, and he’ll have the full backing of the Garmin-Cervélo team in the days [...]
Rules out his own chances of being there in the finaleWith a lumpy run in to the line in Fiuggi, RadioShack sprinter Robbie McEwen has said that he believes that stage six of the Giro will be contested by a [...]
Believes retaking pink jersey is better than riding conservativelyFive days after he took the pink jersey in the team time trial in Turin, Marco Pinotti showed that he is determined to try to get it back when he rode strongly [...]
Cuts and bruises for Richie Porte but a strong finish for Alberto ContadorSaxo Bank-SunGard enjoyed mixed fortunes on yesterday’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, which crossed a number of sections of Tuscany’s iconic Strade Bianche between Piompino and Orvieto. [...]
Brent Bookwalter returns from injury, while Steve Morabito hoping to improve on last year’s twelfth placeThe BMC Racing Team is looking forward to the Amgen Tour of California, which starts in South Lake Tahoe this coming Sunday, sending a strongly [...]
Organisers mark his passing with symbolic gestureFollowing the tragic death of Wouter Weylandts this week, the organisers of the Giro d’Italia have confirmed that they have decided to remove the race number he wore from all future editions of the [...]
HTC-Highroad puts the peloton to the sword as strong winds bluster the raceIna Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island, the “Chongming Industrial Zone Cup” in Chongxi, in another bunch sprint. The German über-sprinter beat [...]
Some video highlights from yesterday's fifth stage of the race. Please note that due to geo-restrictions, these may not be visible in some countries.
Stage winner and new race leader speaks He’s been a long time waiting, but today Pieter Weening grabbed the second Grand Tour stage victory of his career and, with it, the first leader’s jersey in a three week race. “This [...]
Riders ok, with Tom-Jelte Slagter off the worst, suffering a broken eye socketThe fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia hit the famous Strade Bianche, which are unpaved roads that also feature in the Monte Paschi Eroica race. The rough nature [...]
Golden cycling race times in Golden StateA world class field will make its way from Europe to California for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, scheduled from May 15-22. The sixth edition of the race in the Pacific state sees [...]
Race marred by a serious crash to Weening’s teammate Tom Slagter, but Dutchman said to be stablePieter Weening (Rabobank) took both the stage victory and the race’s pink jersey on the tough medium mountain stage between Piomino and Orvieto, with [...]
Donations will be given to rider’s familySeeking to help the family of its fallen rider Wouter Weylandt, his Leopard Trek team has established a fund to provide monetary assistance to his pregnant partner Sophie in the difficult times ahead. The [...]
Gets replica of first Giro Maglia Rosa in post-race presentationGiro d’Italia race leader David Millar expects a very aggressive day of racing on the roads to Orvieto, anticipating a stream of attacks during the lumpy 191 kilometre stage. “I think [...]
Hotly contested intermediate sprints decide overall classification after day oneGreat Britain's Lizzie Armitstead (Garmin-Cervélo) took the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in a sprint against Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Highroad) and Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit). On a [...]
A pair of video clips from today's fourth stage, which was run off in memory of Wouter WeylandtNote: due to geo-restrictions, readers outside the US might not be able to view these videos.
