Are weight loss, blood vessel-dilating products being used in the peloton?Following a warning by German anti-doping specialist Mario Thevis that up to 100 variants of EPO may exist without a current test, De Telegraaf today writes that the substance AICAR [...]
Italian under 23 champion crashes heavily in finaleAs the final climbs reared up and the kilometres ticked down towards the finish of today’s Milan-Sanremo, Tom Boonen appeared to be one of the riders most likely to win the race. Well [...]
Australian champion hands Cancellara a second straight second place as Nibali pulls them clear on the Poggio; no rainbow Primavera for Cavendish Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) has become the second Australian to win Milano-Sanremo, a year after his teammate Matt Goss [...]
American rider speaks prior to making his debut in La Primavera Given that he’s been racing as an amateur and then as a pro in Europe for several years, and that he lives in the country, its surprising that Taylor [...]
Peloton pays tribute to victims of Swiss coach crash before la Classicissima A minute’s silence was observed by the peloton at the start of today’s Milano-Sanremo, in tribute to the victims of Wednesday’s coach crash in Switzerland. The coach, which [...]
Spanish sprinter hoping for better than last year’s eleventh, where he led home the second groupFrancisco Ventoso will be one of Movistar’s protected riders in Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo, along with Italian champion Giovanni Visconti, who will start as the Spanish team’s [...]
Italian beats Kittel and Blythe in big bunch sprintOne day before a Milan-Sanremo that Tom Boonen is trying to win, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team added yet another victory to its 2012 haul when Francesco Chicchi sprinted home first [...]
Danish rider joins Canada’s only professional team after being released by Saxo Bank last yearSpidertech powered by C10 has added the WorldTour experience of Brian Vandborg to its roster, the team announced today. The 30-year-old Danish rider has been a [...]
Briton attempting extremely rare worlds-Sanremo double tomorrowStating that he’s already at his Tour de France weight and that his preparation has gone perfectly for tomorrow’s Milan-Sanremo, Mark Cavendish is in a confident frame of mind heading towards one of his [...]
Stresses importance of developing tests for blood-boostersAnti-doping specialist Mario Thevis has warned that conventional tests for blood doping are insufficient, and that up to 100 undetectable EPO variants have been designed. The German was speaking at the Tackling Doping in [...]
Former Leopard Trek general manager speaks of frustrationsBrian Nygaard has held off for quite a while about speaking about his time with the Leopard Trek team last year but now, several months after being released from his post as general [...]
Team’s press officer Paolo Barbieri gives a look inside Italian squadIf there's one 'squadra' guaranteed to be in the mix as La Primavera hurtles along the Ligurian Coast on Saturday afternoon, it's Liquigas. Stage wins for Peter Sagan and Vincenzo [...]
Former WorldTour competitor shares knowledge in new seriesThere is something quite special about watching a professional rider on the top of his form. It doesn't matter what the discipline is - sprinting, climbing, time trialling, cyclo cross or mountain bike [...]
Gilbert, Phinney and Ballan part of squad for Sunday’s ClassicThe 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has been forced to call a halt to his aim of winning this year’s Milan-Sanremo, with illness ruling him out of the BMC [...]
North Sea Group and Argos Oil linked to Dutch teamAt Project 1T4I's team presentation on January 10th of this year, team manager Iwan Spekenbrink told the gathered press that its main sponsor would be announced at some point in the [...]
Peloton members will be able to show their support for Belgian childrenAlthough there’s no direct connection with cycling, the many sentiments of condolences expressed by riders within the pro peloton about a major traffic accident in Sierre, Switzerland has been [...]
Katusha’s Spanish star gives his thoughts on eve of Italian ClassicIt’s his farewell season and he’s now 36 years of age, but Oscar Freire’s strong start to 2012 means that the triple world champion is still one to watch in [...]
Team yet to decide if it will join anti-doping movementDespite the recent announcement by the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) that the GreenEdge team is one of eight members for the 2012 season, the squad has said that such an [...]
