Race organisers rewrite history books after doping admissionsTyler Hamilton has already surrendered his Olympic gold medal from 2004; the former top pro has now seen another of his results scratched from the books, with the news that the organisers of [...]
AG2R La Mondiale sprinter realises that there was no beating John Degenkolb Sébastien Hinault (AG2R La Mondiale) was the only rider in today’s race that had previously experienced the finish at Lyon’s Côte de la Croix-Rousse, having finished sixth there [...]
Late puncture means Belgian hope gets peloton’s time and loses out to race leaderA late puncture for Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) could have spelled disaster for the winner of stage one. Thankfully though, he was well inside the [...]
British ProTeam to put out powerful roster at Great Britain National ChampionshipsThe Sky Procycling Team has confirmed its roster for the British National Championships, to be contested in Stamfordham, Northumberland, in the north east of England at the end of [...]
Investigation into rider stalls after death of medical expertWith controversial rider Riccardo Riccò looking set to return to competition next week, the UCI has said that it is monitoring the situation in relation to the enquiry into his case. It [...]
Road furniture and an uphill finish put the cat among the pigeons but German sprinter keeps his cool and times it perfectlyJohn Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné between Voiron and Lyon at the top [...]
French brand to return after 24 year absenceAfter over two decades away from the event, French clothing manufacturer Le Coq Sportif is making a return to the Tour de France. It will once again sponsor the yellow jersey in the [...]
Sky Procycling coach assesses Swift, Appollonio and Boasson HagenDescribing Mark Cavendish as the fastest rider in cycling, the Manxman’s coaching advisor Rod Ellingworth has emphasised that he wants to do much more in the sport than winning bunch sprints. He [...]
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 [...]
Dutch climber lost time on first mountain stageFinding it difficult to click into racing mode after a two week period of altitude training, Robert Gesink has conceded that his chances of winning the Critérium du Dauphiné are over. The Rabobank [...]
Australian complements Van Den Broeck, tips Boasson HagenSeventh in yesterday’s prologue, Cadel Evans has jumped up four places in the general classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné after a strong peformance in the first mountain stage. The Australian BMC Racing [...]
Sixth on first mountain stageIt’s been a mixed spring for Edvald Boasson Hagen due to injury, but indications are that the summer will be far better for him in terms of results. The talented 24 year old Norwegian rider placed [...]
Kazakh hunting for a second race victory twelve years after his firstWith prologue winner Lars Boom (Rabobank) losing 2’27” to stage winner Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) on the steep climb to the finish, fourth place on the stage [...]
‘Purito’ hoping to capitalise on strong post-Giro formJoaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) came within just six seconds of catching stage winner Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) at the finish of the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse. Although [...]
Solo victory for Belgium’s Tour hope but overall lead goes to Alexandre VinokourovJurgen Van Den Broek (Omega Pharma-Lotto) escaped on the final climb to the finish at Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse to take a solo victory in the first stage of the Criteriium [...]
Says its impossible for Ag2r La Mondiale to have five leadersDespite taking a career-best fourth place in the recent Giro d’Italia, John Gadret has said that if he does the Tour de France, he is likely to play a supporting [...]
Would-be Australian ProTeam squad continues to gain paceAs the GreenEdge team continues to build towards its debut 2012 season and, it hopes, a UCI ProTeam licence, the bikes it will use have been unveiled. The team was already known to [...]
Sky coach talks about several of team’s top riders Sky Procycling Race Coach Rod Ellingworth has said that he believes Bradley Wiggins is in better shape than he was last season, and that a top ten finish in the Tour [...]
