Quick Step rider injured brought down along with Nicolas Roche in stage’s closing kilometresAndy Capelle (Quick Step) was forced to abandon the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after breaking a rib in a crash inside the final 20km. [...]
Tough day for Ag2r La Mondiale with Kadri out due to injuryAlthough he finished the stage, the chances of Nicolas Roche fighting for his stated goal of a top eight overall finish in the Critérium du Dauphiné evaporated today when [...]
Rider suspended for non-analytical positive after he admits buying EPOPhil Zajicek has been handed a life ban by the Unites States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after he admitted purchasing erythropoietin (EPO), as well as providing false testimony in an American Arbitration [...]
Rider will face full enquiryControversial Italian rider Riccardò Riccò is facing a very uncertain future in the sport after being suspended today by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal [TNA].In a statement on the website of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), it [...]
Evening race programme to feature first race for “Ordinaries” in a hundred yearsA peloton of Penny Farthing bikes arriving in London yesterday, having ridden all the way from Paris, heralded the IG Markets London Nocturne, which will be run this [...]
Bradley Wiggins survives a multitude of attacks on the final climb to Les GetsChristophe Kern (Europcar) won the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné between Parc des Oiseaux – Villars-les-Dombes and Les Gets as the race hit the Alps [...]
British champion tells VeloNation about his anger at the unfounded slur to his reputationIn the second part of our interview with Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas he talks about his hopes, and the team’s goals, in the upcoming Tour de France. [...]
Irishman feeling ambitious as form improves The ambitious Irish pro Nicolas Roche has set himself specific targets heading into the final three days of the Critérium du Dauphiné, believing that he can ride well in the mountains and move back [...]
Italian keeps brave face on things Ivan Basso has rejected suggestions that he is way off track in his preparations for the Tour de France, reasoning that while he is a distant 89th overall in the Dauphiné, that he still [...]
Sky Procycling rider building public profileAlberto Contador may have stated that he no longer eats red meat after his positive test for Clenbuterol in last year’s Tour de France, but Geraint Thomas is showing no qualms at all about the [...]
Belgian ProTeam to host training camp for under-23 ridersThe Quick Step team is to host its first ever “Quick Step Training Camp” in Belgium this month as the first in what it says will be a number of new initiatives [...]
German sprinter showing that he can win uphill sprints as well as flat onesAfter his second stage victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné, John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) has been compared to both Erik Zabel and Mark Cavendish by his sports director [...]
Belgian also cites the separation of Omega Pharma-Lotto team sponsors as a factor in his decisionMario Aerts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has taken the decision to finish his career at the end of the season, a year earlier than planned, according to [...]
Outline of race route released for 2012 eventScheduled to take place one month later than this year and thus avoiding a clash with the Santos Tour Down Under, the organisers of the Tour de Langkawi have pledged that more UCI [...]
German neo pro takes his second stage of the race as a day-long break is neutralised in the final kilometresJohn Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) won the fourth stage of the Criteium du Dauphiné between La Motte-Servolex and Mâcon in a bunch sprint. [...]
British champion speaks about the race so far, the prospects of defending Bradley Wiggins’ lead, and the upcoming British ChampionshipsAfter a strong finish to the Classics season, Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) took a break from racing. He returned at the [...]
Suggestions that Livestrong fundraising could be damaged Although the much-publicised investigation into the US Postal Service team has undoubtedly impacted upon Lance Armstrong’s public image, Trek has said that it is standing by its relationship with the former pro.The bicycle [...]
Australian climber determined to return after Omega Pharma Lotto dismissalFollowing his earlier split with the Omega Pharma Lotto team, Australian climber Matthew Lloyd is hopeful that he might be able to return to racing with another team before the end [...]
