Spaniard had been close to dropping out of 2011 Tour de FranceStating that he is tired ‘both physically and psychologically,’ Alberto Contador will miss this year’s Vuelta a España, but has indicated that he could do the race in 2012. [...]
Dutch ProTeam insists that in-limbo Spanish rider will only ride if fully cleared in 2010 doping caseVacansoleil-DCM has released its long-list of thirteen riders, which will eventually be trimmed down to nine to ride the Vuelta a España. Although he [...]
Preparations on course for first-ever Australian WorldTour teamGreenEdge directeur sportif Neil Stephens has said that preparations are going well for the team’s first season in the peloton, and that some good signatures are already in place. The Australian has however [...]
Greg Van Avermaet takes back the race lead in early sprintsRobbie McEwen (RadioShack) finally took his first win of the season in the fourth stage of the Tour de Wallonie between Enghien and Mouscron. After going too early the day [...]
The winner of the 2010 Tour de France will not be definitively known until almost eighteen months after the eventThe appeal into the case of Alberto Contador’s positive test for Clenbuterol in the 2010 Tour de France has been delayed [...]
Gives thumbs up to Norwegian, plus rest of team for their performancesAssessing the performance of Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sky Procycling directeur sportif Sean Yates has said that this year’s Tour de France is a step up in the career of [...]
Clearly relieved to get the end of the Tour de France in Paris yesterday, Nicolas Roche will use the days ahead to recover in advance of next Saturday’s Clasica San Sebastian. The Irishman was below his usual form in the [...]
Joost Van Leijen takes race lead with intermediate time bonuses Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) continues his comeback from the broken collarbone that forced him to miss the Giro d’Italia with victory in the third stage of the Tour de Wallonie [...]
Fans rate his performance over superstar Philippe GilbertJelle Vanendert’s 2011 Tour de France campaign was more successful than anyone could have imagined. Riding for the Omega Pharma-Lotto team, the 26-year-old Belgian won the stage fourteen summit finish at Plateau de [...]
Suggestions that Bob Stapleton is looking increasingly likely to secure team’s futureAmid suggestions that ongoing backing for the HTC Highroad team looks increasingly likely, directeur sportif Brian Holm has talked about the push to secure the team’s future and to [...]
Dane says their team contributed a lot to the racingGiven the huge workload that the Leopard Trek team did during the Tour de France, plus the fact that Andy Schleck looked poised for victory until the penultimate day time trial, [...]
Luxembourg rider confirms he’ll compete in Colorado and world championships Although he’s undoubtedly disappointed not to win the Tour de France, Andy Schleck was philosophical yesterday about the race result, and accepted that he was beaten by a better rider. [...]
Australian leaps to first place but Schleck podium places give Leopard Trek the team leadVictory in the Tour de France has lifted Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) from fourth to first in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Rankings. 200 points [...]
Belgian champion “beats” mountains jersey Samuel Sanchez in evening racePhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the Natourcriteriu, the first of the Belgian post-Tour de France criteriums, in the Belgian town of Aalst. The Belgian champion put in a trademark late attack [...]
Rabobank rider happy to reach ParisRobert Gesink had a Tour de France that he’d likely rather forget, starting as one of the big favourites but then being injured and losing chunks of time as a result of crashes in the [...]
Second-year team changes gears after losing captainEdvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) carried the same speed as green jersey winner Mark Cavendish (HTC Highroad) into yesterday's final sprint but couldn’t come around, finishing second to the Manxman on the Champs Elysees [...]
“When he focuses on something, he is almost scary”HTC Highroad directeur Brian Holm has spoken about the winning mentality of Mark Cavendish, saying that when the rider focuses on something, it is ‘almost scary.’ Holm was speaking prior to yesterday’s [...]
Belgian takes over lead on day that Evans wins Tour de FranceGreg van Avermaet (BMC) finished second on today's second stage of the Tour de Wallonie and took over the overall lead. Vacansoleil's Joost Van Leijen won the 194.4km leg [...]
