HTC-Highroad comes out on top in hard fought sprintHTC-Highroad sprinter Matt Goss sprinted to victory in the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California, beating points leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Greg Henderson (Team Sky) in a furious fight [...]
Two stages in a row for the Basque teamEuskaltel-Euskadi's Mikel Nieve rode to solo victory in the Giro d'Italia's fifteenth stage, riding away from Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) on the final climb of five to notch up consecutive wins [...]
Claims secret white lunch bags carried doping productsFormer professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday evening and, amongst other claims, said he used performance-enhancing drugs with former teammate Lance Armstrong, the man he helped shepherd to three of [...]
Remains ambitious despite not meeting California goalsHTC Highroad rider Tejay Van Garderen’s solid showing in the Tour of California has increased the likelihood that he will be selected for his first Tour de France this year. “It sounds like I [...]
50,000 water bottles handed out at start of stagesA glance over the results list of the last decade or so of the Giro d’Italia has unfortunately included a high proportion of riders who have been implicated in doping practices. The [...]
Other teams fall away on mountain stage Punching the air in unison, Team RadioShack riders Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner reached the summit finish of Mount Baldy first and second, winning the hardest stage of this year’s Amgen Tour of [...]
Pressure of team managers too high, citing safety reasonsThe 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia was to be run over 210 kilometers between Lienz and Monte Zoncolan, featuring the Monte Crostis as the next-to-last mountain before the finishing climb up [...]
VeloNation had a chance to catch up with 2009, 2010 Swiss time trial champion Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1-sanofi aventis) following the Amgen Tour of California's stage six yesterday. Going into the race he said the course was one that [...]
Double runner-up looking out for fellow AussieLast year, Australian Ritchie Porte finished seventh in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia, after he lead the race for three days. He also went on to win the best young rider jersey. [...]
The verdict: "It's almost impossible"While there is one Spaniard leading and dominating the Giro d’Italia, there are two others who are steadily progressing and have high hopes of finishing the race on the podium. David Arroyo (Movistar) finished in second [...]
Maglia Rosa shows no weakness, Nibali puts in a bold effortEuskaltel-Euskadi's Igor Anton conquered the Monte Zoncalon in stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia today, riding away from race leader Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) on the [...]
Rabobank hoping for some luck on Mount BaldyMaarten Tjallingii expressed mixed feelings after finishing in 5th place on stage six of the Amgen Tour of California. The Dutchman was satisfied with his Time Trial as he crossed the line in [...]
Will require an operation before returning to the pelotonLeopard Trek rider Jens Voigt won't be starting stage six of the Amgen Tour of California today due to a broken wrist. The injury was likely caused when the likeable German hit [...]
Spanish sprinter heads for the door as the mountains loomFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) has joined the exodus of sprinters, heading for the door now that the Giro d’Italia is heading towards the high mountains. With no more stages that suit their [...]
Alberto Contador lets Venezuelan take the stage as he further secures his own maglia rosaJose Rujano (Androni Giocattoli-CIPI) won the thirteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia at the mountaintop finish of the Grosglockner, in Austria. In an almost carbon copy [...]
The French continue to dominate on home soilVacansoleil's Thomas de Gendt won today's 206 kilometer third stage of the Circuit de Lorraine, beating Saur Sojasun's Julien Simon to the line. Following two days for the sprinters, the stage between Chateau-Salins [...]
Decision will be made prior to Tour de France startThe Court of Arbitration (CAS) in sport will hear Saxo Bank-Sungard rider Alberto Contador's doping case in early June. The Spaniard tested positive when trace amounts of clenbuterol were found in [...]
Triple world champion's fate sealed with a flat tireStage five of the Amgen Tour of California saw Rabobank's Oscar Freire out on the attack on a day that looked on paper like it would end in a sprint finish. While [...]
