PR manager hints German rider might make doping confession at some point in futureOver five years since he last rode a professional cycling event, Jan Ullrich today appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The UCI had appealed a [...]
Belgian rider impressed by relaxed approach to negotiations by BMC Racing TeamThe pressure of being the sole team leader and being the rider charged with clocking up most of the big results was a significant factor in deciding not to [...]
No movement at the top as big names restThe big mover in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World ranking this week is Edvald Boasson Hagen, whose Vattenfall Cyclassics victory lifts him to eighth overall in the season-long competition. Eighty points [...]
Riders rue missed chance on stage twoYesterday’s finish of stage two of the Vuelta a España was a major triumph for Chris Sutton, who took his first-ever Grand Tour stage victory, as well as the Sky Procycling team, but for [...]
Spaniard admits not being on his best form yesterday, but is not panickingAfter two days of racing in the Vuelta a España, former podium finisher Carlos Sastre is already on the back foot as regards his battle for a high [...]
Spaniard riding fourth Vuelta for Andalucia-Caja GranadaAs expected, wildcard team Andalucia-Caja Granada sent a rider on the attack during today’s first road stage at the Vuelta a España, and the veteran rider Jesus Rosendo picked up the first combined jersey [...]
Altitude a big factor in pre-race training campAmerican continental team Jelly Belly p/b Kenda spent the last two weeks in the high mountains of Colorado, getting ready for one of the biggest races of the season for the team. The [...]
Leopard Trek rider wants to seize chance for double successGrabbing the race lead thanks to his team’s winning performance in yesterday’s time trial plus his solid sixth place on today’s second stage of the Vuelta a España, Daniele Bennati has [...]
Liquigas-Cannondale duo motivated on home soilTed King and Timothy Duggan are riding for the Italian Liquigas-Cannondale squad and are both happy to represent the squad on home soil. The Americans race the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which starts tomorrow with [...]
Emerging Spaniard working for Euskaltel leaderMikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has pledged his full support to team leader Igor Anton at the Vuelta a España, a big commitment for the Spaniard, whose talents may soon warrant Grand Tour leadership for himself in [...]
Ag2r La Mondiale rider makes it a solid three wins in race that suits himAnthony Ravard of the Ag2r La Mondiale team successfully defended the title in the Châteauroux-Classic de l’Indre in France today. He beat fast man Yauheni Hutarovich [...]
Ciolek and Božic second and thirdContinuing a superb recent run of form which has seen him take two Tour de France stage wins and a stage plus the overall classification in the Eneco tour, Edvald Boasson Hagen today blazed to [...]
Red jersey stays with Leopard Trek but passes from Fuglsang to BennatiChris Sutton (Team Sky) won the second stage of the Vuelta a España between La Nucía and Playas de Orihuela at the end of a long, uphill sprint. The [...]
Italian rider will miss German raceFilippo Pozzato has been forced to withdraw from today’s Vattenfall Cyclassics and his place will instead be taken by former Amstel Gold victor and Tour de France stage winner Sergey Ivanov. The Italian’s non-start at [...]
Suggestions that false statements may have been made to the UCIOne month and three days after he announced his retirement from the sport, Alexandre Vinokourov dramatically announced yesterday that he could yet return to cycling and compete in the Giro [...]
Crash disrupts rhythm but goal of Menchov overall win still intactThe Geox-TMC team finished 21st out of 22 teams in the team time trial that opened the 66th edition of the Vuelta a España, 43 seconds behind winner Leopard-Trek. Hampered [...]
Friends unite on the same team for the first time in their careersWith the recent announcement that current world champion Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) would be joining the BMC Racing Team, the American team yesterday also made public the signing of [...]
Spaniard aiming to improve on strong Tour de France and San SebastianTeam RadioShack have changed their objectives for the Vuelta a España after a disappointing Tour de France that saw three of their four leaders crash out of the race. [...]
