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 [...]
Squad not impressed by parody feedWith Twitter increasingly being used for satire, the Astana team has issued a communiqué stating that it is to seek the closure of an account claiming to be that of Alexandre Vinokourov. Although a reading [...]
Dauphiné stage win adds to increasing confidence of German rider First in the Volta ao Algarve, first in Paris-Nice, second overall in the Tour de Romandie and now a stage winner in the Critérium du Dauphiné; Tony Martin’s excellent 2011 [...]
Astana rider defiant after losing yellow jersey He’s won big time trials in the past but the Maillot Jaune of race leadership wasn’t enough to help Alexandre Vinokourov take a top ten finish in today’s time trial at the Criterium [...]
Dutch climber does reconnaissance ride of Tour de France stage in competitionClimber Robert Gesink has not had a perfect Criterium du Dauphiné so far, losing time on the hilly stages. But the Dutchman and his Rabobank team are not worried, [...]
German has nothing to lose, facing lifelong suspensionFor the second time in his career, Patrik Sinkewitz returned positive doping samples, failing a test in February of this year. The former Farnese Vini rider is facing a lifelong suspension, yet is [...]
Briton finishes time trial in second place, ahead of teammate Boasson HagenBradley Wiggins (Sky) lost out on the win on the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné time trial by 11 seconds to Tony Martin (HTC). But with his [...]
Cunego heads Lampre-ISD selection QuickStep leaders Sylvain Chavanel and Tom Boonen will this Saturday move to the next step of their Tour de France buildup when the line out in the prologue time trial in the Tour de Suisse. The [...]
German specialist takes consolation for disappointing race so far, but Bradley Wiggins takes the yellow jerseyTony Martin (HTC-Highroad) took a resounding victory in the third stage time trial of the Critérium du Dauphiné in the city of Grenoble. The victory [...]
RadioShack rider confident in his form German stage race specialist Andreas Klöden is feeling upbeat after some good performances this year and believes that it is possible that he can fight for a top three finish in this year’s Tour [...]
New technique to recover used by French team Heading towards its biggest goal of the year, the Tour de France, the Ag2r la Mondiale team has been utilising some space age technology in a bid to recover after stages from [...]
Important test on same course as Tour de France TTThe overall contenders and TT specialists are gearing up for a major clash in today’s time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné, a 42.5 kilometre test which is long enough to [...]
Investigation into alleged doping appears to be moving forward once more Five days before he was scheduled to return to racing with the small Meridiana-Kamen team, moves are being made to stop the Italian rider Riccardò Riccò from lining out [...]
Team Katusha rider expects to lose time in TT todayAs expected, Joaquim Rodriguez has benefited from his Giro d’Italia form in the Critérium du Dauphiné, riding strongly in the finale of stages one and two and chasing a victory. He [...]
Schedule for today's big testGrenoble – Grenoble, 42.5km:12:55 – Balint Szeghalmi (Lampre)12:56 – Vitaliy Kondrut (Lampre)12:57 – Jason McCartney (Radio Shack)12:58 – Tomas Vaitkus (Astana)12:59 – Andy Cappelle (Quick Step)13:00 – Sergei Ivanov (Katusha)13:01 – Maxim Belkov (Vacansoleil)13:02 – Frantisek [...]
Reserves judgment on Armstrong, but says Texan didn’t help anti-doping fightCiting an imbalance between science and the legal aspect, David Millar has spoken of his frustration with the Alberto Contador case, and how it has taken so long to reach [...]
