Stage eighteen winner disappointed not to be competing for white jerseyFor the second day in succession the Giro d’Italia stage was decided by a breakaway, and once again the victory went to a young Italian rider: Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) taking [...]
Prologue winner Westra drops out of contentionHaving shown signs his form was good with a solid ninth place in Wednesday’s prologue, Andre Greipel took over the race lead in the Tour of Belgium today with a strong sprint victory into [...]
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 [...]
Wants to believe assurances given to her by Tour winner Lance Armstrong’s biographer Sally Jenkins has said that she hopes the Texan raced clean during his career and that she wants to accept that he told her the truth about [...]
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the seventeenth stage of the Giro d'Italia today, outsprinting breakaway companions Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick Step) in the streets of San Pellegrino Terme. His win marks the Italian's first success in a Grand [...]
Boasson Hagen third, retains leader’s jersey Last year’s world under 23 road race championship runner-up John Degenkolb provided further proof that he’s set for a successful pro career when he triumphed on today’s second stage of the Bayern Rundfarht. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Race director Angelo Zomegnan witnessed incident Alberto Contador moved a step closer to final victory in the Giro d’Italia yesterday when he won the mountain time trial, but it wasn’t all good news for the Spaniard. His personal mechanic, Faustino [...]
Matthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer have to give in to sicknessMatthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervélo) stepped off their bikes today, having to abandon the Giro d'Italia due to sickness. The team is down to five riders for the last [...]
Will be fondly remembered by the cycling communityEarlier today crowds gathered at the Pabellón Municipal de los Deportes de Olot in Girona, Spain to pay their respects to Movistar rider Xavier Tondo, just two days after his tragic death. Amongst [...]
Video: Lithuanian strong in defense of jerseyTwo stage wins in three days, the yellow jersey and leadership of the points classification; it’s been a fine haul for the Lithuanian rider Gedeminas Bagdonas thus far in the An Post Rás. Competing [...]
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) powered his way to the top of the podium once again today, with the Norwegian taking victory in stage one of the Bayern-Rundfahrt. Second place on the day went to German Andre Schulze of the [...]
Gutsy Belgian still managed to obtain fourth in stage 17Jan Bakelants finished a respectable fourth in today's stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, but he had mixed emotions. While he was happy to have made it into the right breakaway, [...]
Team Sky’s 21-year-old Manxman talks breakaways as the Giro d’Italia heads towards MilanPeter Kennaugh (Team Sky) is on course to finish his first ever Grand Tour as the Giro d’Italia heads towards its Milan finish on Sunday. The 21-year-old Manxman, [...]
Team Sky’s 21-year-old Manxman talks breakaways as the Giro d’Italia heads towards MilanPeter Kennaugh (Team Sky) is on course to finish his first ever Grand Tour as the Giro d’Italia heads towards its Milan finish on Sunday. The 21-year-old Manxman, [...]
