“For sure I have to try to drop him”Holding a thirty second lead over Ryder Hesjedal and needing to considerably increase his buffer if he is to win this Giro d’Italia, Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez has pledged to take every opportunity [...]
1000km between Napoli and Bergamo for the only women’s Grand TourWith the men’s Giro d’Italia coming to its climax this week, the organisers of the Giro d’Italia Femminile - the Giro Donne - have announced the route of the 2012 [...]
Pedersen takes fourth stage while Lang continues to lead overallStarting Wednesday's stage in a skinsuit and using a vent-covered helmet, Ronan McLaughlin’s goal would have been clear to the other riders; get clear early, drive all the way to the [...]
First victory in almost exactly two years for former three-time World time trial championMichael Rogers (Team Sky) moved himself into the yellow jersey with his first victory in almost exactly two years, as he took the second stage of the [...]
Shivs recovered, but eight Specialized Amiras still to be found; reward offered for informationTeam Tibco-To The Top has suffered a robbery on the eve of the Exergy Tour, as thieves broke into the team’s trailer in the race hotel parking [...]
Purito takes his second stage as the race’s big names fight it out across the DolomitesJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) won an epic seventeenth stage, between Falzes/Pfalzen and Cortina D’Ampezzo, as the big favourites for the race did battle across the Dolomites. [...]
German Gorilla millimetres in front of Danilo Napolitano in flat opening stageAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took the opening stage of the Tour of Belgium, between Mechelen and Buggenhout, by the tightest possible margin. The big German sprinter managed to throw his [...]
The Ale-Jet finally fires in southern Germany after long breakaway pulled backAlessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) finally opened his 2012 account, after a string of near-misses, in the opening stage of the Bayern-Rundfahrt between Traunstein and Penzberg. The 38-year-old, who was disappointed [...]
Lituanian searching for WorldTour or Pro Conti contract after Geox deal fell throughHaving gone close to a top contract for 2012 but being frustrated when the Geox TMC team he was due to race for fell apart, Lithuanian rider Gediminas [...]
Michael Barry and Dan Lloyd talk route, tactics, descending and carbo-loadingWith three mountains stages left in the 2012 Giro d’Italia and the top eight riders less than two minutes apart, todays stage seventeen from Pfalzen to Cortina d’Ampezzo will be [...]
UCI president loses out to AIBA’s WuThe effort of UCI president Pat McQuaid to secure a place on the IOC executive board proved unsuccessful yesterday, with the Irishman being defeated in a vote held by the Association of Summer Olympic [...]
Swiss rider ready to return after bad collarbone breakAlmost two months after a bad crash gave him multiple fractures to his collarbone, Fabian Cancellara will return to competition tomorrow when the Bayern Rundfahrt begins in Germany. The Swiss rider was [...]
Stage 8 winner trying to recover time lost in second weekAfter suffering in the finale of stage 15 and losing two minutes to Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), and over a minute and a half to the rest of the primary favourites, [...]
Peloton switches off as ten men ride away on the day before the DolomitesStage sixteen of this year’s Giro d’Italia, between Limone sul Garda and Falzes/Pfalzen, was made for breakaways, coming as it did between the race’s second rest day [...]
Team manager and mountains leader give their thoughtsWith his chief sponsor also backing the race, An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts is feeling a little extra pressure and motivation this week in trying to ensure that [...]
Multiple crashes shake things up en route to WestportA year and a day after he first took a stage in the An Post Rás, Gediminas Bagdonas repeated the feat when he galloped home at the head of a reduced main [...]
Belgian attacker sits 12th overall heading into final weekThomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), a slashing attacker who sees himself in the mold of Jens Voigt, finds himself in 12th place overall heading into the final week of the Giro d’Italia. The [...]
2008 Olympic medallist takes up McEwen's slot on Australian teamAlthough he’s been racing with the Continental Pure Black Racing this season, former RadioShack rider Sam Bewley will return to the WorldTour with immediate effect, making the step back up to [...]
