Only time trial left before dominating Vos can celebrate final general classification victoryMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continued her Merckx-like domination of the Giro d’Italia Femminile with her fifth stage victory on the steep climb to Ceresole Reale. The Dutch champion, [...]
Movistar rider takes biggest ever win after “unfair” doping banRui Costa (Movistar) marked his return from what he felt was an unfair doping ban in style, taking the eighth stage of the Tour de France at Super-Besse, as it headed [...]
Kessiakoff remains firmly in overall lead with one day to goBert Grabsch powered to a clear time time trial victory on the pancake flat 30-kilometer course in the seventh stage of the Tour of Austria. The German was 22 seconds [...]
Team gives contract to espoir Paris-Roubaix winnerThe Skil-Shimano cycling team has confirmed that Kenny van Hummel will leave the team at the end of the season. The Dutch team will not offer the sprinter a new contract when his current [...]
Key names have difficult moments in first weekIt’s often said the Tour de France can’t be won in the first week but the race can be lost. That has possibly rung true for a number of favourites this year with [...]
Rider faces long road back due to cognitive defectsThree weeks and two days after his serious crash at the Tour de Suisse, Team Movistar rider Mauricio Soler has been transferred from Switzerland to the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra in Pamplona, [...]
Australian learning from Freire and BosMichael Matthews won the World Under 23 Road Race Championships in October last year, ahead of John Degenkolb and Taylor Phinney. Matthews has managed to successfully carry that form into his debut year in the [...]
The Shack puts all its might behind the GermanFollowing his bad crash during yesterday’s seventh stage, Team RadioShack has confirmed that Chris Horner will be a non-starter today in the Tour de France. The rider suffered concussion in his fall [...]
Brailsford convinced Briton would have shone in mountainsAlthough Bradley Wiggins originally stated that he would almost certainly give the 2012 Tour de France a miss to prepare for the Olympics, the Sky Procycling rider recently indicated he was likely to [...]
Black day for Team Radioshack means Andreas Klöden is sole overall contender left Chris Horner today crossed the finish line delirious after hitting his head hard in a crash some 35 kilometres from the stage finish in Châteauroux. The Team [...]
Small break holds off peloton by a few secondsGreg van Avermaet took his first win since the 2008 Vuelta a España when he sprinted to victory in stage six of the Tour of Austria. Van Avermaet jumped to the win [...]
Manx Express repeats 2008 maiden victory at the end of nine-man HTC-Highroad trainMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) repeated his 2008 maiden victory in the city of Châteauroux, winning the seventh stage of the Tour de France, taking his second in this year’s [...]
Team Sky’s bid for yellow over after British champion taken out on stage sevenBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France, midway through the seventh stage, with a broken collarbone. The British champion was brought [...]
British rider pips Marianne Vos as the two are the class of the field yet againEmma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile on the summit finish at Cancano. The former British champion beat race leader [...]
Belgian sprinter forced out for the fourth time in six appearances.Still suffering from the injuries he sustained in a crash on stage five, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France. The Belgian sprinter hit [...]
Exhausted Team Movistar rider missed time cutLogic suggested that riding the Tour de France would be difficult after Vasil Kiryienka’s huge workload of recent weeks and so it proved yesterday, with the Team Movistar rider cracking on the undulating roads [...]
Dutchman emphasises importance of publicity for Vacansoleil teamRiding his first Tour de France, Dutchman Johnny Hoogerland earned himself a place on the podium yesterday when he took over the mountains jersey in the race. The 28 year old was part [...]
Boasson Hagen’s success shows team is on trackSky Procycling’s obvious progression from its somewhat-quiet first season continued yesterday when Edvald Boasson Hagen showed his versatility and power to blaze to victory in the Tour de France. The Norwegian jumped early [...]
