Big boost for pre-Flanders eventReferring to the promotion as an indication that it is determined to reinforce European cycling while top-level events are introduced elsewhere in the world, the UCI has announced that the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen- Harelbeke will become [...]
Swedish rider a strong fifth overall in Spanish stage raceThe last time VeloNation spoke to Astana’s Swedish former mountain biker Fredrik Kessiakoff, he’d just won the Tour of Austria. The Austrian race is a toughie and one which a certain [...]
Italian head coach in hospital for tests but thought to be unhurtPaolo Bettini, Italian classics star turned national team coach, has had a narrow escape after being involved in a light aircraft crash this afternoon, according to la Gazzetta dello [...]
Belgian team looking to beef up squad in search of pointsSpeculation continues to grow on Tony Martin’s future and which team he’ll be riding for next year, particularly as tomorrow marks the date when HTC-Highroad riders are contractually allowed to [...]
Irishman believes steeper climbs ahead will help him move up from 17th overallAg2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche started today’s eleventh stage of the Vuelta a España in 17th place overall, three minutes and 47 seconds behind the race leader [...]
Spaniard nearly seven minutes back but Cobo and Menchov well placedCarlos Sastre went into the Vuelta a España as one of Geox-TMC’s leaders but already finds himself six minutes 48 seconds off Chris Froome’s lead in the race. However, with [...]
Bradley Wiggins rides himself into red as Chris Froome rides himself into the groundDavid Moncoutié (Cofidis) took his fourth Vuelta a España stage in four years on the mountaintop finish of Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. The veteran [...]
British champion takes over red jersey at the expense of teammate Chris Froome as part of Sky’s grand planBradley Wiggins has become the latest in a short list of British riders to have held the race lead in the Vuelta [...]
Contract news and rumours continue to swirlAfter three seasons with the Katusha team, a fit that seemed natural given his Russian nationality plus the team’s origins, Vladimir Karpets is on the move. L’Equipe reported on Tuesday that the 30 year [...]
Signatures boost likelihood that Mark Cavendish will also race with British ProTeamFurthering speculation that Mark Cavendish is on his way to Sky Procycling, L’Equipe is reporting today that two of his current team-mates have inked contracts with the British squad. [...]
Youngster shows determination by picking up results in professional race Danny Summerhill has just completed two major stage races on the American schedule as a trainee with the Garmin-Cervelo team. Summerhill, who rides for the team’s development squad, was invited [...]
Believes it would become ‘impossible’ for him to win a Grand TourTriple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has admitted that he is worried about the rumoured merger of the RadioShack and Leopard Trek teams, saying that it would impact [...]
African rider targeting European success as he looks to make a mark on the cycling worldAs previously reported by VeloNation, GreenEdge has signed Daniel Teklehaimanot to the team and, today, has finally made formal the announcement. The Eritrean joins the [...]
Six riders selected, including 2010 world championship bronze medallist BoivinFour days before the start of the 2011 Tour de l’Avenir, six riders are currently making their final preparations prior to lining out as part of the Canadian national team. The [...]
Leopard Trek’s Danish leader still riding to top ten plan but wants to see how far he can goAfter strong performances in both Vuelta a España mountain stages to date, and an excellent performance in Monday’s long time trial, Jakob [...]
Late attack yields just seven seconds for the Catalan rider but earns him more confidence for future stagesAfter another time trialling disaster on stage ten, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) took back some morale boosting time at the stage eleven finish on [...]
Signings of major importance to team’s ProTeam licence aspirationsFollowing today’s reports that Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) and Levi Leiphemier (RadioShack) are both set to compete with the Omega Pharma – Quick Step team from 2012 onwards, Brian Holm has confirmed [...]
Battles for the stage, overall and team classifications see near misses for Dutch teamRabobank had a number of cards to play in stage eleven of the Vuelta a España between Verín and Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. The [...]
