Swiss bike manufacturer commits to WorldTour team for four more yearsSwiss bike manufacture BMC has committed to sponsoring its eponymous WorldTour team for four more years, it announced today. The BMC Racing team - which began at the end of [...]
Swedish rider believes he’s found reason for lack of formAstana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff has revealed the likely reason for his drop in form of recent weeks, saying that tests have shown that his body has been under attack. “Before going to [...]
Game over for rider once considered future Tour de France winnerRiccardo Riccò’s controversial career has come to an end today with the news that the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal has handed the 28 year old rider a twelve year ban. [...]
Strong season continues for Swiss GreenEdge riderVolta a Catalunya winner Michael Albasini has continued to race at a new level in his career, finishing second on yesterday’s Flèche Wallonne and proving that he is now a bona fide Classics contender. [...]
World TT champion able to ride bike once again, date of return uncertainDespite suffering multiple fractures in a training ride crash last Wednesday, Tony Martin has already been able to return to the bike. In contrast to his Omega Pharma [...]
Steep climb’s race debut shatters the peloton; many Giro d’Italia contenders blown awayDomenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSK Inox) rode himself into the lead of the Giro del Trentino, after taking victory in the third stage between Piccoli Frutti Pergine and the horrifically [...]
Astana leader and team will begin Presidential Tour of Turkey on SundayAlexandre Vinokourov has confirmed that he will ride one final Tour de France before his retirement from the sport, thus returning to the race he crashed out of last [...]
Liège assault looks promising but Giro defence now uncertain after steep climb to Punta VelenaStage three of the Giro del Trentino, between Piccoli Frutti Pergine and the climb to Punta Veleno, was a mixed one for the captains of Lampre-ISD. [...]
Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Giro next targets for Spanish Classics victorHaving described his stomping Flèche Wallonne victory as the top result of his career thus far, Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez will chase more elation when attempting to double up in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. [...]
Injury from collision with car makes it difficult to walkStill unable to ride his bike and having difficulty even walking, Levi Leipheimer has conceded that his aim of winning this year’s Amgen Tour of California looks increasingly unlikely. In fact, [...]
Duo will be part of a very strong lineup of sprinters In what will be a fascinating square-up between two of the top sprinters in cycling, German riders Marcel Kittel and Andre Greipel will go head to head in the [...]
Believes UCI’s rule is unfair and unenforceableFollowing comments by Alberto Contador yesterday that he ‘s likely to return with the Saxo Bank squad after his doping ban ends, the team’s owner Bjarne Riis has pledged to battle the UCI in [...]
Phinney drops out of race lead, team-mate Frank takes overDamiano Cunego has bounced back from the disappointment of his final-kilometre crash in the Amstel Gold Race to win the second stage of the Giro del Trentino.The Lampre-ISD rider proved strongest [...]
American does the seemingly impossible and outsprints Dutch champion on the Mur de HuyEvie Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) has done what nobody though possible and beaten Marianne Vos (Rabobank) on the Mur de Huy in la Flèche Wallonne, to deny the Dutch [...]
Ardennes’ eternal second finally gets his win with a devastating attack on the Mur de HuyJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) has exorcised the demons of so many second places in the Ardennes Classics with an emphatic victory in la Flèche Wallonne. The [...]
Out of competition and post-event controls to be carried outAlthough drug testing is more usually associated with other types of events, the organisers of Gran Fondo New York have confirmed that the riders due to take part in next month’s [...]
Tom Boonen still holds commanding lead but 2010 winner already eyeing second series titleAfter his victory in today’s Flèche Wallonne, Katusha’s Joaquim Rodríguez has catapulted himself up from ninth to third in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour rankings. The [...]
American WorldTour squad dominates team time trialTaylor Phinney has taken the first leader’s jersey in the Giro del Trentino, with his BMC Racing squad winning the team time trial today. The American WorldTour squad covered the 14.3 kilometre distance in [...]
