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 [...]
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, [...]
East European teams chasing repeat successes in the races of the NorthAstana and Katusha are both sending ambitious teams to the Tour of Belgium - Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique - which starts in Mechelen tomorrow, May 23rd. Both teams [...]
Two-time winner speaks on Giro rest day; insists Liquigas-Cannondale tactics will pay off in the long runIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has declared himself happy with his race so far, as he seeks to join the exalted list of three-time winners. At [...]
Aggressive racing on final stage doesn’t prevent bunch sprintRobert Gesink completed his comeback from a bad leg fracture suffered last September when he rounded out as final overall winner in the Tour of California. The Rabobank rider had grabbed the [...]
Video interviews with stage winner, plus best young rider LaveryVictorious last year in Tramore, Marcin Bialoblocki (Britain Node4 Girodana) clocked up the second An Post Rás victory of his career when he was best on Sunday’s opening stage of the [...]
Luxembourg champion has “let the team down” says RadioShack-Nissan manager; no one is guaranteed a Tour spotThe uneasy alliance between RadioShack-Nissan team manager Johan Bruyneel, and the Schleck brothers showed itself this weekend, after Fränk Schleck quit the Giro d’Italia [...]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol teams plus Philippe Gilbert preparing to do battle in their home raceThe Belgian teams are readying themselves for the biggest stage race in their home country, the Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique, which starts on Wednesday, [...]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider and management have been aiming at such a stage since the winterMatteo Rabottini’s dramatic stage victory on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, after a 150km breakaway through the mountains of Lombardy, came as a surprise [...]
German champion takes Canadian victory in her first road race since AprilFollowing on from Specialized-lululemon teammate Clara Hughes’ victory in Saturday’s time trial, Ina Teutenberg sprinted to victory in the the GP Cycliste Gatineau road race. The German champion, in [...]
Video interview after long distance break succeeds in reaching finishRacing clear in an eight man group approximately 40 kilometres into the stage then, 118 kilometres later, going up against all but one of those riders in the final gallop to [...]
Specialized-lululemon dominates Canadian time trial with four in the top fiveClara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon) emphasised her credentials as one of the riders to beat in this summer’s Olympic Games time trial with a successful defence of her Chrono Gatineau title. The [...]
Pain too much for Luxembourg champion despite strong finish on Cervinia mountaintopFränk Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) has withdrawn form the Giro d’Italia, suffering from a shoulder injury, just 28km into the 15th stage between Busto Arsizio and the Pian dei Resinelli. The [...]
Analysis of tough mountain stageFollowing on from today’s first big summit finish, another such ending is in store for the riders on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. This stage is regarded as being tougher, though, with a very lumpy [...]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia caught in final metres by Joaquim Rodríguez but wins sprint ahead of new Maglia RosaMatteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) won a heroic victory at the top of the Pian dei Resinelli at the end of stage 15, [...]
American race likely to have second non-American winner after Gesink takes stage and overall lead Robert Gesink (Rabobank) marked his return to good form with a sparkling performance on the steep summit finish on Mount Baldy. The Dutchman took stage [...]
Rivals emphasise importance of recovery prior to Tour, but Cavendish will keep goingAlready dominating the sprints in the Giro d’Italia and clocking up his third win yesterday, Mark Cavendish’s competition has diminished by three today as his former HTC Highroad [...]
Italian climber warns that tomorrow’s finish will be even better for himHe’s already won a stage and is being spoken of as a potential winner of the race; climbing specialist Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago CSF Bardiani) has one week to gain [...]
