Levi Leipheimer, Tom Boonen, Sylvan Chavanel and Vincenzo Nibali all begin their season in Argentinean stage raceWith its international stature growing, many teams are sending their biggest names to Argentina to start their seasons at the Tour de San Luis, [...]
Backing to continue until at least 2016The future of the Tour Down Under has been safeguarded for at least four more years following the announcement that current title sponsor Santos has decided to extend its backing. The Adelaide-based gas and [...]
Telenet-Fidea rider counters early pressure from non-selected VanthourenhoutsBouyed by his selection to the Belgian team for the following weekend’s World championships, Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) took his second victory inside a week, and his second straight victory at the Kasteelcross in [...]
“I will fight for it and come back”Forced to drop down to Continental level as a result of the Geox TMC debacle, Marcel Wyss has pledged to fight back and to return to where he feels he belongs in cycling. [...]
Calpe training camp for American ProTeamFollowing its most successful season to date in 2011, the Garmin-Barracuda team is putting in some good training kilometres in advance of the 2012 season. Although some of the squad are already in action in [...]
Director Tamayo looking to assess where the team standsThe UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team is looking to build on its progression when it starts its season in Argentina on Monday. The American Pro Continental team will race the Tour de San [...]
More images from Australia’s WorldTour eventToday’s penultimate stage of the Santos Tour Down Under was billed as being the big decider and so it proved, with the list of possible winners of the race being slashed to effectively two. Other [...]
Fractures, suspected concussion for Australian after hospitalizationMitchell Docker (GreenEdge) has suffered an accident while on a training ride after misjudging a corner on a descent, and the resulting injuries are expected to keep him out of competition for up to [...]
Australian working with Garmin-Barracuda lead-out in Tour Down UnderThough he carries ambitious goals into the 2012 season, Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) will once again forego the Tour de France in favour of an approach that will allow him to peak during [...]
Australian champion Simon Gerrans leads the race with one day to goAlejandro Valverde marked his return to professional cycling when he showed the peloton a clean pair of cleats to win stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under. Valverde [...]
Teams and stages confirmed for ASO’s early-season openerWith just over a fortnight to go until the start of the 2012 Tour of Qatar, race organisers ASO have finally issued the team lineup for this year’s race. A total of eleven [...]
Fourth overall, but German plays down chances of being a factor on Old Willunga HillOmega Pharma Quick Step rider Gerald Ciolek finished second on today’s stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, with only Oscar Freire (Katusha) quicker than him [...]
Tour de France positive test case to be heard in 18 day’s timeAs the cycling world awaits the final decisions from the Alberto Contador and Jan Ullrich cases, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that it will hold [...]
Two more riders signed from South American countryA month after the Geox TMC management admitted defeat in their search for a new backer, the Androni Giocattoli team has announced the signing of a contract with Venezuela, the country which had [...]
Pictures of what was a decisive fourth day of racing Most expected the big showdown to come on tomorrow’s stage to Old Willunga Hill, but for some of the riders in the Santos Tour Down Under, today’s stage to Tanunda [...]
Greipel cracks, Kohler claims race lead once againRiding what he says is his final season in the bunch, Oscar Freire showed that he is still a force in professional cycling when he thundered to victory on stage four of the [...]
Australian sitting third overall at halfway point of Santos Tour Down UnderSecond on Wednesday’s stage of the race and currently sitting third overall and within reach of the leader’s ochre jersey, Michael Matthews (Rabobank) is providing further signs of his [...]
More images from the first WorldTour race of the seasonAndre Greipel roared to his second stage win of this year’s race today, once again ending up in the race leader’s jersey as a result. The time bonus gained lifted him [...]
