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 [...]
Legendary French director’s thoughts on equally legendary Tour winner Cyrille Guimard, the legendary directeur sportif, was a key influence in the early careers of the riders - Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond - whose battle for the 1986 Tour de [...]
The Belgian’s condition is not where he’d hopedStijn Devolder has expressed his intentions of missing this year’s Tour de France. The two time Tour of Flanders champion is currently riding the Tour de Suisse and had hoped to regain some [...]
Adrie Visser gets second in HTC-Highroad 1-2Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino Donne, between Dimaro and Arco, as the early climbs failed to prevent a bunch sprint. Teutenberg’s teammate Adrie Visser managed to hold [...]
New rule is a step forward, but three areas of concern existAs reported earlier, the UCI has today announced a new regulation which will come into effect in two weeks’ time, and will prevent those who break anti-doping regulations from [...]
Hilly, Amstel Gold style stage sees constant attacks from Philippe GilbertJuan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, starting and finishing in the village of Schimmert, as the race finished in a bunch sprint [...]
Rule applies only to violations committed after July 1st 2011The UCI has today announced the ratification of a new anti-doping measure which will prevent those deemed guilty of involvement in doping practices from working as part of pro teams.The new [...]
Damiano Cunego rides out numerous attacks to hold on to race leadThomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse between Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and Serfaus, Austria, after escaping the rest of a large breakaway group with [...]
2010 Tour runner up loses 14 minutes on big mountain stage but insists he’s still on track for JulyAndy Schleck (Leopard Trek) was an early casualty of the pace set by his own team on the climb to the finish [...]
Financial officer Makhmetov also exploring Nibali buyout from LiquigasWith Alexandre Vinokourov speaking about retiring at the end of the current season, plans are underfoot to secure the future success of the Astana team. It appears that Vinokourov, who is expected [...]
Team encouraged, but remains cautious While it will be another day or two before doctors can say that he’s definitely out of danger, Team Movistar rider Mauricio Soler is showing encouraging signs of improvement, less than 24 hours after being [...]
Liquigas-Cannondale rider aiming for good end of season after Philadelphia crashIn netting third in the recent US Pro Cycling championships, Ted King showed that he was back to some very strong form. He was part of the crucial break which [...]
Swiss doctors still determining extent of his injuriesAs a result of his bad crash during today’s sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse, Colombian rider Juan Mauricio Soler has been placed in a medically induced coma by doctors at the [...]
First pro win confirms talent of former world under 23 TT silver medallist Starting off today’s second stage of the Ster ZLM Toer as the prologue winner and race leader, German rider Patrick Gretsch has had a considerable boost to [...]
Thrilling end to mountain stage after serious injury to Soler overshadows the startSteven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) won the hardest stage of the Tour de Suisse so far, at the top of Malbun, above Triesenberg in the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein. The [...]
Management Committee regrets “circumstances of uncertainty” but asks rider to be respectedThe International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee, meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands, has issued a statement regarding the participation of Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) in the upcoming Tour de France. [...]
Patrick Lefevere says his team can afford both big stars; has the new Belgian project netted the country’s big Tour hope?The season is less than half way through and the transfer rumour mill is already well and truly grinding, with [...]
Colombian rider crashes out of second overallAffected by crashes on several occasions during his pro career, Team Movistar’s Maurico Soler has once again experienced bad luck and has crashed out of the Tour de Suisse. The stage two winner was [...]
