Vacansoleil-DCM rider in the stage twenty break despite going down in Lewis-Pinotti crash yesterdayDespite coming down in the crash that sent HTC-Highroad duo Craig Lewis and Marco Pinotti to hospital with broken bones yesterday, Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil-DCM) got himself into [...]
Riding pain free, lots of work aheadMatti Breschel has finally returned to racing this week in the Tour of Belgium, after two knee surgeries that put a dampener to the first half of the year on his new team. The [...]
Moviestar rider wins with almost five minutes in SestriereVasili Kiryienka of the Movistar team made clear from the beginning of today's 242-kilometer stage from Verbania to Sestriere that he wanted to be in the break of the day. He was [...]
Ben Swift has enjoyed his most successful season to date as a professional road cyclist. Five months into the season and the 23 year old Brit has already notched up five victories, all them coming in major stage races on [...]
Craig Lewis and Marco Pinotti both hospitalised after crashAfter enjoying an excellent Giro d’Italia to date, the luck finally turned bad for the HTC-Highroad team on the rainy stage between Bergamo and Macugnaga. Having won the opening time trial and [...]
British youngster climbing close to the best as he nears his first compete Grand TourPeter Kennaugh (Team Sky) seems to be getting stronger as the Giro d’Italia comes to a close. While he didn’t finish anywhere close to the race [...]
2009 race winner not happy with current position but sees opportunity to move upDenis Menchov (Geox-TMC) started the Giro d’Italia with the intention of repeating his victory of 2009. With just three stages to go though, he sat in a [...]
Frenchman has good legs to help team leaders on mountaintop finishMickaël Chérel joined the break of the day in stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, staying with them until the final climb. He then helped his AG2R La Mondiale team [...]
Video: Stage win for Bialoblocki in Tramore Having held the race lead since the end of stage three, Gediminas Bagdonas faced the biggest challenge yet to his yellow jersey when he came under sustained attack on today’s sixth stage of [...]
Postponement of appeal is blow to Tour de FranceThe World Anti Doping Agency has commented on the decision to delay Alberto Contador’s hearing in front of CAS, saying that it would have preferred the original June 6 – 8 hearing [...]
Team Sky sprinter suffers bad crash on Macagnuga stageFor Team Sky sprinter Russell Downing, there is very little left to aim at in this year’s Giro d’Italia, except, that is, for the prospect of completing the first ever Grand Tour [...]
Trustful domestique gets into the limelight on the climb of MacugnagaPaolo Tiralongo of the Astana team won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia, using strong legs and the favor of his friend Alberto Contador. Contador escaped the main group, [...]
Best ever Grand Tour finish on the cards for HTC-Highroad’s BelarusianFollowing his part in the break on stage seventeen, between Feltre and Tirano, where he finished almost three minutes ahead of the peloton, Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) is sitting pretty in [...]
Spaniard sees his friend Paolo Tiralongo to the lineAlberto Contador showed in stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia that he is not only the race's dominator, but that he is also looking out for his friends in the peloton. Contador [...]
Contador respects former teammate's bold attack, gives up the stage winPaolo Tiralongo (Astana) took his first professional victory today in stage nineteen of the Giro d'Italia. The Italian attacked on the final ascent to the finish in Macugnaga, and managed [...]
Rider will ride Tour unless ASO blocks his participation Saxo Bank SunGard rider Alberto Contador looks likely to ride this year’s Tour de France, even if he is ultimately suspended for his Clenbuterol positive in the 2010 edition of the [...]
CAS, ASO yet to comment on Spanish media reportOne and a half weeks before his hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to begin, there are reports that Alberto Contador’s case could be delayed until July or [...]
Tiring after tough raceTeam Sky’s Lars Petter Nordhaug has said that he focussed on finishing his first Grand Tour, and has put aside thoughts of getting in more breakaways. The 27 year old is feeling the effects of a tough [...]
