Belgian wins Steenbergcross in debut for Sunweb-RevorIn his first race for his new team, and in the cyclo-cross season opener in the country that is mad for the sport, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won today’s Steenbergcross in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. After winning [...]
McLaughlin and House ride aggressively prior to another one-two for HTC HighroadOne week before the Elite road race at the world road race championships, Mark Cavendish showed his sprinting form is strong with a final-stage triumph in the Tour of [...]
Dutch rider set to miss Giro di Lombardia againRabobank’s big hope for the end of season Italian Classics, Robert Gesink, had a bad crash in training today and has been taken to hospital in Doetinchem for treatment. According to team [...]
Tour of Britain could offer perfect platform to maximise publicityThe long silence about Mark Cavendish’s future was initially expected to come to an end weeks ago, with the Tour de France green jersey winner giving that timeframe for news about [...]
Former German champion outpaces the break on the sprinters’ stage; Guarnier becomes the first American to win the pre-Worlds stage raceCharlotte Becker (HTC-Highroad) won the final stage of the Giro della Toscana between Lucca and the Tuscan capital Florence. On [...]
Dutchman now 36 seconds clear with one stage remainingRacing on home soil in the Tour of Britain, Sky Procycling’s Alex Dowsett sped to a superb time trial champion on today’s penultimate stage of the race. The national time trial champion [...]
Talented Italian under achiever hoping to reboot career with Pro conti squadAfter three stressful years at Team Katusha, where he struggled to meet expectations and to deliver on the promise he showed by winning Milan Sanremo at 24, Filippo Pozzato [...]
Race leader Boom one of top favourites for time trialAlthough this afternoon’s last stage will of course play a part, the final finishing order of this year’s Tour of Britain will most likely be shaped by the 8.8 kilometre time [...]
The Flanders public appears to be dead set against the course change, but those involved have a more balanced viewThis week Flanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen – the Tour of Flanders – announced that the race’s [...]
Former Lance Armstrong manager says he noticed Andy Schleck’s talent in 2005Following the announcement that sponsors RadioShack and Nissan will join Leopard Trek next year, Johan Bruyneel has said his aim is to win the Tour de France with Andy [...]
Predict this year’s highest-placed HTC riderThis year’s Tour of Britain will be the last one entered by the HTC Highroad team, which has clocked up close to 500 victories in four years and is aiming to win the race for [...]
Megan Guarnier strengthens hold on race lead with third place Trixi Worrack (Germany) soloed to victory in stage five of the Giro della Toscana between Segromigno in Piano and Capannori. The 29-year-old, who rides for the AA Drink-Leontien.nl team, escaped [...]
More success for German Skil-Shimano competitorContinuing what has been a remarkable first season in the pro ranks, German rider Marcel Kittel grabbed his fourteenth win of 2012 in yesterday’s Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen in Belgium. The Skil Shimano rider has been [...]
Boom retains the lead before decisive time trial in LondonLithuanian rider Gediminas Bagdonas seized the biggest win of his career today at the Tour of Britain, winning head of five other breakaway riders into Sandringham. After the sextet succeeded in [...]
Kazakhstan rider said team management never visited him after his crashOne day after his 38th birthday, the Kazakhstan rider Alexandre Vinokourov has made clear that he is prepared to continue his career into the 2012 season, saying that this would [...]
Change in rule may not necessarily mean end of CAS action A rule which could have major implications for Alberto Contador’s doping case will be debated this weekend when WADA considers whether a minimum threshold should be introduced for Clenbuterol. [...]
In a surprise move, Vacansoleil-DCM has acquired the services of the talented Russian climber Nikita Novikov for the next two seasons. Novikov currently rides for Kutusha’s feeder team Itera-Katusha and a step up to the WorldTour team seemed logical. However, [...]
Two more riders from closing HTC-Highroad team to join Belgian teamQuick Step has announced the signing of František Rabon and Bert Grabsch from next year on two-year contracts. Both riders are currently with HTC-Highroad, which folds at the end of [...]
