Miche-Guerciotti rider provisionally suspended pending confirmationPasquale Muto (Miche-Guerciotti) has tested positive for EPO in a test at the Giro dell'Appennino last month, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has announced. The 30-year-old from Naples finished fifth in the race, as part [...]
Eight men behind Vincenzo Nibali in Corsa Rosa this weekendAlthough defending champion Ivan Basso is to sit out this year’s race, the Liquigas-Cannondale team is aiming to keep the Giro d’Italia’s pink jersey in-house through last year’s third place, and [...]
Vacansoleil-DCM’s classics captain would like to be Ardennes king’s lieutenant on the cobbles but is under contract next yearWith Philippe Gilbert’s contract with Omega Pharma-Lotto running out at the end of this year, the World number one has to make [...]
Teams’ biggest riders won’t compete in ItalyFormer world under 23 champion Gerald Ciolek and fellow sprinter Francesco Chicchi will spearhead the stage winning aspirations of the Quick Step team in the Giro d’Italia, aiming for success on the flatter stages [...]
Quick Step rider will use race to build form for Vuelta and worldsAlthough he’s picked up six Tour de France stage victories plus the green jersey thanks to his sprinting abilities, Quick Step leader Tom Boonen has admitted to fear [...]
McEwen and Hunter to target sprint winsPortuguese rider Tiago Machado is being rewarded for his consistency in stage races with leadership of the Team RadioShack squad in the Giro d’Italia, which begins this Saturday. The 25 year old has taken [...]
Talented young Belgian dropped from Sky's Giro roster27 year old Serge Pauwels went to Team Sky at the end of the 2009 season with a lot of expectations. In his one season with the Cervelo Test Team, the young Belgian [...]
Riders were both previously part of suspected Lampre teamAlthough it declined to suspend Classics contender Alessandro Ballan prior to Paris-Roubaix, the BMC Racing Team has announced this evening that it has decided to take the former world champion out of [...]
Dutch team hoping to shine after missing out on all three Grand Tours last yearThe Dutch Vacansoleil-DCM is preparing for its first ever appearance at the Giro d’Italia and, while it doesn’t possess any top favourites for the race, the [...]
Lars Boom, Oscar Freire and Michael Matthews all expected to shineWith an entirely Dutch line up being sent to the Giro d’Italia, to largely concentrate on supporting the sprint talent of Theo Bos, the orange and blue team is to [...]
“Would not really be correct” for new project to poach team’s Belgian starsAlthough co-sponsor Lotto has announced that it is to leave and set up a new Belgian cycling project, Omega Pharma intends to carry on with its current team; [...]
Swedish rider discusses her entry to the sport, her career to date and some targetsAt just 22 years of age, Emilia Fahlin is one of HTC Highroad’s up and coming talents, a rider who could well have a big future [...]
Sprinter replaced by climber as team’s race strategy changesDaniele Bennati’s first stage crash in the Tour de Romandie saw the Italian sprinter break four ribs and his collarbone, ruling him out of the Giro d’Italia, which starts in the city [...]
Dutch sensation wins GPs Elsy Jacobs and Nicolas Frantz with identical top five both timesAfter HTC-Highroad’s victory in Friday night’s Elsy Jacob’s City Trophy team time trial, the rest of the Luxembourg Festival of Women’s Cycling belonged to Marianne Vos [...]
Belgium and HTC Highroad head nations’ and teams’ listsTour de Romandie winner Cadel Evans and third-placed rider Alexandre Vinokourov are two of the biggest movers in the latest UCI WorldTour rankings, thanks to their strong performances in the Swiss race. [...]
Sky Procycling rider takes win number four of 2011 season British sprinter Ben Swift has praised his Sky Procycling team-mates, crediting them as playing a vital role in yesterday’s stage win at the Tour de Romandie. There had been signs [...]
Belgian keeping things in perspectiveHis countrymen might be building him up following a historic four wins in succession, but Philippe Gilbert is keeping his feet on the ground in terms of comparison to cycling’s most successful rider. The Belgian has [...]
Race’s leading pair finishes together on final mountain stageJavier Moreno (Caja Rural) secured his overall victory on the final stage of the Vuelta a Asturias, between Oviedo and the Alto del Naranco, but was secure enough in the overall standings [...]
