Basque team to practice team time trial this weekThe Euskaltel-Euskadi team has announced the nine men that it is to send to next month’s Tour de France. This will be the eleventh successive Grand Boucle for the orange Basque squad, [...]
Italian Farnese Vini sprinter now just two off Briton’s 2007 tally of eleven victoriesNotching up another sprint win on the final stage of the Tour of Slovenia, the 22 year old Italian Andrea Guardini has moved closer to surpassing a [...]
Top ten virtually untouched as most sit out Swiss raceVictory in last week’s Tour de Suisse makes Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) the big mover in this week’s International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. 106 points for the overall title, and two [...]
Breukink calls him an ‘absolute leader’ as Dutchman chases podium placeSixth overall in last year’s race, Robert Gesink will have a solid eight riders backing him as he aims for a podium finish in the 2011 edition. The Rabobank team [...]
Will target national championships, but no Tour de France for teamAfter a frustrating few months where he hasn’t been firing on all cylinders, Carlos Sastre is showing signs that his form is on the up. The Geox-TMC competitor has benefited [...]
Spanish rider says he’s still fatigued, but believes he could ride into formVying to become the first rider in 13 years to do the Giro-Tour double, Alberto Contador has admitted that riding the Italian Grand Tour has potentially hurt his [...]
Irishman picks up first victory of the season in ItalyWith Garmin-Cervélo chief Jonathan Vaughters currently wrestling with the team’s Tour de France selection, Irish climber Dan Martin put in a strong claim for a place on the team when he [...]
Hincapie and Bookwalter part of US ProTeam selectionThe identity of the eight riders to support Tour de France contender Cadel Evans has today been revealed by the BMC Racing Team which is, as anticipated, leaving former world champion Alessandro Ballan [...]
Strong pre-Tour performance by Omega Pharma Lotto leaderAfter taking the stage win and the race leader’s jersey on yesterday’s penultimate stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, Philippe Gilbert and his Omega Pharma Lotto team rode well on the final day [...]
Cunego only 39th on stage, ends race second overall Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack) did the unexpected and scooped overall victory in the Tour de Suisse today, with overnight leader Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) have a disappointing time trial and losing out [...]
Team emphases importance of national championships, will enter 20 riders in French road raceFollowing John Gadret’s career-best result of fourth overall in the Giro d’Italia, he and his Ag2r La Mondiale team are poised to decide whether or not he [...]
Says his Rabobank team will repay gesture at Tour de FranceDutch rider Bauke Mollema has spoken angrily about what he said were opportunistic tactics by the Leopard Trek team on yesterday’s eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse, and has [...]
Irishman could make Tour debut this JulyIrish pro Dan Martin has a chance on Sunday to make a big push for Tour de France selection when he lines out in the Giro di Toscana. Martin shone in Italy last year [...]
Gretsch misses break and drops to ninth overallScooping both the stage victory and the race leader’s jersey, Philippe Gilbert showed that he is heading towards a very strong Tour de France with a superb display on today’s fourth stage of [...]
Mollema drops from second overall due to punctureHitting the accelerator 150 metres from the line and surging past Ben Swift (Sky Procycling), Peter Sagan rocketed to his second stage win of this year’s Tour de Suisse. The Liquigas-Cannondale rider tightened [...]
Fourth on yesterday’s stage boosts morale Two weeks before the start of the Tour de France, Christian Vande Velde got a confidence booster on yesterday’s final mountain stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Garmin-Cervélo rider was one of seventeen [...]
Frenchman looks likely to make Tour debutAG2R La Mondiale’s Blel Kadri received good news from the team doctor yesterday and is likely to make his Tour de France debut on July 2nd. The Frenchman had displayed good form during the [...]
Young Brit impressive in race against the clockGreat Britain is famous for producing riders who are strong individual time trialists such as Bradley Wiggins and David Millar. The current and former national TT champions are still winning big, but are [...]
