Irishman feels good prior to Giro d'Italia startTeam RadioShack's Philip Deignan says he’s a different rider than he was last year, but will be cautious at the Giro d’Italia as he isn’t sure of how his body will react to [...]
Young Belgian looks to bounce back in ItalyKevin Seeldraeyers is hoping to put an average 2010 behind him when he lines up on the start line of the Giro d’Italia today. The Quick Step cyclist was the best young rider [...]
Changes made to original line up after rider withdrawalsSince the publishing of the Giro d’Italia’s start list more than two weeks ago there have been a number of changes made to some teams. Some were enforced by injuries, like the [...]
Australian rider’s form on the upOne year ago, Richie Porte confirmed his arrival as one of the top young talents in the sport. Starting his first Grand Tour after winning the time trial in the Tour de Romandie, he was [...]
Who will win the prestigious opening stage and take the maglia rosa?The Giro d’Italia gets under way this afternoon with a 19.3km time trial between Veneria Reale, on the outskirts of Turin, and the Piazza Vittoria Veneto in the city’s [...]
HTC Highroad team motivated to chase Giro TTT winTwo years ago, his team-mate Mark Cavendish got the nod from team-management and was the first rider from his squad to cross the line in the Giro d'Italia's opening team time trial [...]
Team Type 1 riders with diabetes can use TUEFollowing the introduction of their No Needle Policy in where professional cycling teams are prohibited from injecting their riders unless it’s of medical necessity, the UCI has announced the new regulation will [...]
Team headed by three-time winner Levi LeipheimerLevi Leipheimer of the RadioShack team has won the Amgen Tour of California three times in his career (2007-2009) and wants to add a fourth title to his palmarès. The American squad is sending [...]
Movistar's Enrique Sanz takes afternoon stage in sprint; Castroviejo stays in overall leadJonathan Castroviejo confirmed his prologue specialty when he took the opening 7.8 kilometers in the 2011 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. The Euskaltel-Euskadi rider clocked in at [...]
Frenchman goes it alone in typical fashion to grab lead from triple winner KittelThomas Voeckler used his attacking style to catch, pass, and then drop the five-man front group to win the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk. [...]
Ready for Giro, says anything less than a stage win would be failureWhen HTC Highroad’s Mark Cavendish last began the Giro d’Italia, the race started then – as now – with a team time trial. The American squad scorched the [...]
Deflects pressure onto Contador’s rivals: they ‘need’ to winDuring the period when Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France, the Texan had a race programme that was known for being carefully structured about arriving at the Tour in the best [...]
Belgian track star sees home ban extended due to partial comebackIljo Keisse (Quick Step) must step back to the sidelines once more as the Brussels Court of Appeal has upheld the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) to suspend him. [...]
Spaniard talks on eve of race start It’s been a long, twisting road since Alberto Contador won the 2008 Giro d’Italia. Many kilometres, victories, battles and some questions have happened in the three years since, but he’ll hope that the [...]
Neo-pro German sprinter maintains perfect raceMarcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) confirmed his status as the fastest man at this year’s Quatre Jours de Dunkerque by taking his third stage victory out of three between Caudry and Le Cateau-Cambrésis. The 22-year-old German beat [...]
A stage win would be Euskaltel-Euskadi's first ever at the Italian Grand TourEuskaltel's leader, Igor Anton, has been touted by many as an outside hope for the overall win at the end of May in the Giro d'Italia, which starts [...]
Rabobank sees greatness in the future of talented Dutchman25 year old multi-time Dutch national champion, Lars Boom, has extended his contract with Holland's top ProTeam, Rabobank, through to the end of the 2014 season. The former cyclocross World Champion continues [...]
Proposal warmly greeted by race chief Christian PrudhommeThe Italian city of Florence has officially launched its bid to host the start of the 2014 Tour de France, according to AFP. The presence of the race would form part of the [...]
