French champion extends his lead over Dani Moreno but Vincenzo Nibali closing inThe presence of stage three winner Pablo Lastras (Movistar) in the stage six winning move turned out to be a good thing for Vuelta a Espana leader Sylvain [...]
Italian injured wrist in crash yesterday, but hopes to keep racing Italian rider Ivan Basso is expected to decide shortly whether or not he will continue in the US Pro Cycling Challenge. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner crashed approximately 20 [...]
Says Vinokourov has a contract until the end of 2012 and points will count towards team’s totalFollowing yesterday’s news that the Astana rider Roman Kireyev will retire with immediate effect from cycling, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that it [...]
Danish rider had been confirmed today as ‘undisputed leader’ of world championship teamMatti Breschel’s hope of taking a world championship victory on home soil in Copenhagen in one month has received a big knock due to the rider’s enforced withdrawal [...]
Bennati and Reynes amongst those hoping to seize their chanceAs today’s stage of the Vuelta a España ticks down to its conclusion, the sprinters in the bunch are positioning themselves for what they hope will be a big gallop to [...]
Irish rider hit by 40 second fine for pacing back on after toilet breakIrish pro Dan Martin had said that he is frustrated with a decision by the Vuelta a España race commissaires to hit him with a time penalty [...]
Movistar rider outnumbered four-to-one by Liquigas-Cannondale on the way to the finish of stage sixWhen the Liquigas-Cannondale attacked on the descent of the Alto del Catorce por Ciento on the way to the finish of the Vuelta a España’s sixth [...]
Liquigas rider within half a minute of the race leadVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is happy with his form ahead of the big battle for the Vuelta a España crown. The Italian finished eleventh today, eleven seconds behind Joaquím Rodríguez. Nibali, the [...]
Irishman adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach Having placed third on yesterday’s first mountain stage of the Vuelta a España and moved up to eleventh overall, Dan Martin has said that he will continue to take the race on a [...]
South African vows to be aggressive through out the weeklong raceFollowing on where he left off in the Tour of Utah, Bissell rider Jay Thomson again went on the attack in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on stage one yesterday. [...]
Canadian aiming for WorldTour returnGreenEdge Cycling has added Svein Tuft to their line up for next season as it aims to become the first Australian team with a WorldTour licence. The news comes after Tuft soloed to victory in Tuesday’s [...]
But Vacansoleil rider says he is not ready for GC yetVacansoleil rider Wout Poels was the best of the rest in today's fifth stage at the Vuelta a España, ending the day in second place. He was four seconds behind [...]
Steep finish makes for stirring finaleMaking the most of his light weight and explosive characteristics, the 2010 world number one Joaquin ‘Purito’ Rodriguez (Katusha) raced to victory on today’s fifth stage of the Vuelta a España. The Catalan rider surged [...]
Leipheimer drops to fourth overall after missing key breakPlaying things out perfectly in the final kilometre, former USA road race champion George Hincapie hurtled to a strong stage victory on day three of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Aspen. [...]
Norwegian to end career at world championships Kurt Asle Arvesen has been announced as part of the team who will be defending Thor Hushovd’s world championship jersey in Copenhagen, Denmark next month. Arvesen, who will be retiring as a professional [...]
Briton speaks about Mi-Aout en Bretagne victory and moreWhilst the headline writers concentrated on the ENECO Tour and events at altitude in Utah; over on the tough roads of the Brittany Heartland where the rivers carve craggy valleys through the [...]
Timing of resignation from team queried with UCIOne day after the UCI confirmed that it had been told that Roman Kireyev was no longer on the Astana roster, the team has issued a statement saying that the rider has decided [...]
British champion finishes with the favourites on the Vuelta’s first mountain stageAfter a disastrous team time trial on stage one of the Vuelta a España, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) ride himself back into contention at the finish of stage four [...]
