Images from today's opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. Click on a photo below to advance to the full gallery of shots. setValue("sharealbum","80","http://www.velonation.com/desktopmodules/mymediaview/viewalbums.ashx?portalid=0&aid=97&gid=60&mmid=614&rc=4&cs=2&width=128&num=4");
Gorilla strikes again after peloton decimated by final kilometre crashGerman powerhouse André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) picked up where he left on in Sunday’s Down Under Classic with another sprint victory in the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under between [...]
German veteran looking forward to his sixteenth year as a proCycling fans could be treated to one further year of Jens Voigt after the German refused to confirm he would retire at the end of the season. “We will see [...]
Few details released but appears to be equipped with Magura hydraulic rim brakesPerhaps in reaction to a number of leaked images appearing on various internet forums, Canadian bike company Cervélo has released some official pictures of its new P5 triathlon [...]
Astana, Saunier-Duval, Lotto domestique unable to score contract for 2012Josep Jufré announced his retirement today at the age of 36, with the Astana mountain domestique unable to land a new contract on a ProTour team for this season. The Spaniard [...]
Expert track coach guides Russians to Beijing World Cup successRusVelo team coach Heiko Salzwedel has said that the team pursuit squad has a very big future ahead, believing that its victory in the Beijing World Cup showed that it could [...]
Specialized-lululemon’s Ellen van Dijk out to defend Netherlands’ perfect record in the desert raceRace organiser AS has announced the list of fifteen teams that will be lining up at the start of the three-day Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, which begins [...]
Final outcome at end of January, media blamedThe long-awaited outcome of the Alberto Contador Clenbuterol case will now face further delays, according to CAS, with the media reporting last week being faulted.Last week the Associated Press published details of what [...]
No place for Sven Nys’ teammate as selectors go with the form bookBelgian national cyclocross coach Rudy De Bie has announced the seven-man squad that will represent the host nation in the World cyclocross championships, in Koksijde, Belgium, at the [...]
Race organiser Flanders Classics has awarded wildcard spots to six Professional Continental teams for the Ronde van Vlaanderen – the Tour of Flanders – Het Nieuwsblad reports. The race, which will be held on April 1st this year, is part [...]
First win of 2012 for German TT specialist World time trial champion Judith Arndt clocked up her first victory for the GreenEdge AIS team on stage two of the Rendition Homes Santos Women’s Cup today, lapping the main field with [...]
Defending champion Monsavle also returns to fight for overall Giro d’Italia stage winner Jose Rujano will get what will be a very important season for him underway on February 24th when he lines out in the Tour de Langkawi, a [...]
“My bunch races are ten times better than last year”Having gone into the Beijing World Cup determined to try to move Ireland up to eighth in the European nations list and thus in line for Olympic qualification, Martyn Irvine’s Chinese [...]
French hero under no illusions as to his chances of a repeat of last year’s Tour de France featsEuropcar’s Thomas Voeckler was already a hero in France, even before last summer’s performance in the Tour de France. The two-time national [...]
Third straight Omloop Het Nieuwsblad now looks doubtful for World number twoEmma Johansson (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) has been hit by a car in training, she has reported via her Twitter page, and has sustained two broken collarbones. The Swedish champion [...]
“I’ll be watching Valverde closely: At Stirling and Willunga he'll be a real threat”Australian national champion Simon Gerrans can now understand the kind of emotions his former British team-mates at Sky experienced two years ago when the team was founded.Gerrans [...]
Kevin Pauwels stumble gifts World champion his biggest victory of the year on fast French course; too easy again for Marianne VosZdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took the biggest victory of his season so far on the fast, dry course [...]
Bad luck for Aussie TT champion puts him out of Down Under ClassicCalled into the team as a replacement for the injured Jack Bobridge, who crashed in Tuesday’s Australian time trial championships, Luke Durbridge himself had an unwelcome encounter with [...]
