Climbs overall ladder, with more climbs to comeJuan José Cobo of the Geox-TMC has become the team's leader in the Vuelta a España and paid back the confidence with a brilliant ride on stage 14. The nominal captain, Denis Menchov, [...]
Stopping Vuelta doesn’t affect triple winner’s position on teamAlthough he withdrew from the Vuelta a España due to illness, thus having less than ideal preparation, the Spanish cycling federation’s faith in Oscar Freire’s ability to get himself into top shape [...]
British champion extends Vuelta a España race lead on a day that he was expected to come under attackStage fourteen of the Vuelta a España, between Astorga and La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo, was another good one for race leader [...]
Young Dane fully focused and motivated about cycling career againRasmus Guldhammer will join the ambitious Christina Watches-Onfone team for the 2012 season, as announced this week. The Dane seems to have found a love for cycling again a year after [...]
Dutchman moves up to third overall with another courageous mountain rideBauke Mollema of Rabobank had another great day in the high mountains, finishing in a group with Sky duo Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome as well as Geox rider Denis [...]
Estonian takes Cofidis team’s second stage of the race; Katusha and Geox-TMC go on the offensive but Team Sky comes out on topRein Taaramäe (Cofidis) took the French team’s second stage victory of the race, on the toughest mountaintop finish [...]
French second-year pro continues winning summerGiovanni Visconti took season win number five when he outsprinted Giuseppe De Maria (De Rosa – Ceramica Flaminia) and Simone Stortoni (Colnago – CSF Inox) on the fourth and final stage of the Settimana Lombarda [...]
Lampre-ISD leader due to undergo medical tests; team director insists he will be staying with blue-fuchsia teamAfter the unfamiliar experience of finishing in the gruppetto on yesterday’s thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) climbed off his [...]
Polish World Tour riders to target road race and time trialThe Polish National team for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships has been announced with Team RadioShack’s Michal Kwiatkowski (pictured) expected to lead the team. Though only 21 years old, [...]
Strong second half of season continues for young French starThibaut Pinot (FDJ) has once again exceeded expectations and is currently leading the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda in Italy after soloing to the finish on stage one. The 21 year old has [...]
Youth dominates in elite men’s selectionsUSA Cycling has announced its rosters for the upcoming World Championships, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The elite men’s team gets a full compliment of nine riders and with the course pointing towards a [...]
Pre-Worlds stage race adds 67km road stage before short evening time trialThe sixteenth Giro della Toscana has been presented by its president Brunello Fanini, with an extra road stage added to an almost identical course to last year. The six-day [...]
Skil-Shimano to adopt a more attacking styleStage seven winner Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) has made good on his team’s calling to withdraw from the Vuelta a España after twelve stages, and though he exits reluctantly, he is happy with his team’s [...]
American rider exhausted, but work could boost worlds prospectsAfter completing twelve stages of his first Grand Tour, American rider Taylor Phinney has withdrawn from the Vuelta a España. He was confirmed as pulling out of the race 95 kilometres into [...]
Predicts Wiggins will lose time; praises efforts of teammate Sørensen; hints at riding next yearGiro d’Italia winner Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) was present on the start line of the thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, in Sarria, this morning. [...]
Last year’s silver medallist forced to withdraw from home raceMatti Breschel’s big goal of taking a world title on home soil has had to be abandoned due to the injuries he suffered in a crash last week at the Vuelta [...]
Bertogliati amongst those continuing with American teamThe American Team Type 1 – Sanofi is continuing its aim of strengthening the team with the extension of the contracts of some important riders plus the acquisition of some new competitors for the [...]
Italian rider looking forward to returning to racing in Canadian WorldTour eventsAlthough he admits that it will be emotional to finish up on his time with HTC Highroad and that he will miss the squad, Italian rider Marco Pinotti has [...]
