Omega Pharma-Lotto rider suffering the after effects of stage one crashJurgen Van de Walle (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has become the first rider in this year’s Tour de France to abandon the race. The Belgian climbed off in the early kilometres of [...]
Vendée-based team concerned over conditon of Vincent Jérôme and Christophe KernOne thing that was universally expected in this year’s Tour de France was that the Vendée-based Europcar team would be aggressive in the first few days of the race, as [...]
Movistar rider making slow progress, situation is going in right directionTwenty days after crashing and piling into a barrier at the Tour de Suisse, the Colombian rider Mauricio Soler is continuing to recover, albeit slowly. He is making slow but [...]
Belgian wants stage win on birthday, Australian after Maillot JauneFirst and second on the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) are fully expected to be at the [...]
World champion promises to fight hard on Mûr de BretagneAlthough he placed a fine third on the uphill finish on stage one, Tour de France race leader Thor Hushovd dimisses his own chances of fighting for victory on today’s stage [...]
Mixed fortunes for Quick Step riders as chaos in the final corner ruins Belgian’s hopesTom Boonen (Quick Step) was lining himself up for a sprint at the end of today’s Tour de France stage between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon. The former [...]
Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth rider continuing to improveJesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) recently netted the best domestic win of his career – and for his team, this season so far – in the six stage Nature Valley Grand Prix. Anthony initially [...]
Cavendish critical of French sprinterTyler Farrar did everything perfectly to win today’s third stage of the Tour de France, but the rider who finished just behind him believes that he might have been first to the line had things played [...]
Rojas delighted to take over green jerseyOne day after the controversial decision by race commissaires to compel riders to make their saddles completely level for the team time trial, riders and fans alike are questioning the decision to relegate world [...]
Aim on Mûr de Bretagne is simply to avoid losing timeAg2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche has said that he is aiming to ensure he doesn’t lose time to his most likely GC riders over the next few days, and [...]
American takes Garmin-Cervélo’s second straight stage with a ‘W’ for WouterTyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) took the American team’s second straight stage victory between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon, to mark his country’s Day of Independence. After confusion struck the peloton, Garmin-Cervélo dominated the [...]
Marianne Vos holds on to pink as peloton finishes togetherIna Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Forlimpopoli and Forli, as the sprinters were finally allowed their day. The German champion beat World champion Giorgia [...]
World champion wants to avoid splits at the finish that could cost him a second or twoThor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) is wearing the yellow jersey of the Tour de France for the fourth time in his career. Unlike those previous occasions [...]
Spaniard insists he’ll continue in Tour no matter whatCyrille Guimard, the Frenchman who guided Lucien Van Impe, Bernard Hinault (pictured) and Laurent Fignon to Tour de France victories, has questioned the focus and state of mind of Alberto Contador. He [...]
Dutchman poised to strike in mountains, must remain vigilant in days aheadWith many pinpointing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck as the big pre-Tour favourites, other riders have flown a little under the radar. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) is one of those, [...]
Doesn’t agree with UCI commissaires over bike position impositionA year after wearing the Maillot Jaune, double Tour runner-up Cadel Evans went close to grabbing the jersey again when his BMC Racing Team finished second in the day two team time [...]
Former mountain biker rides away on the final ascentAstana's Fredrik Kessiakoff seized his first professional victory today in stage two of the Tour of Austria. The Swedish rider conquered the mountain top finish of the Kitzbüheler Horn with over a [...]
American rider believes collective strength is a major advantageMany are tipping Garmin-Cervélo, Team Sky and HTC Highroad for today’s team time trial, but another squad which will be in the hunt for a stage win and the yellow jersey is [...]
