Emma Pooley clings onto overall lead in Basque stage raceLinda Villumsen (Orica-GreenEdge) won the third stage time trial of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira, in Orduña, north west Spain. The Danish-born New Zealander completed the undulating 13.4km course in a time [...]
Belgian Cobble king explains his decision to miss the Tour de France and looks ahead to the World championshipsTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) announced recently that he will be missing this summer’s Tour de France in order to concentrate on [...]
“Andy’s situation is not a good sign for his Tour preparation”Reacting to today’s withdrawal from the Critérium du Dauphiné, both Andy Schleck and team manager Johan Bruyneel have conceded the forced retirement is a setback, but differ in how they [...]
Can Australian clock up a fifth runner-up slot in the general classification?Four times second overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Cadel Evans is nudging closer to a fifth such result after he attacked strongly towards the end of today’s stage [...]
Slovakian road champion beats local favourite Fabian Cancellara in short hilly testPeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied the Swiss crowds a home victory as he took the opening 7.3km stage one time trial of the Tour de Suisse, in the city of [...]
Team Sky totally dominates Queen stage; Cadel Evans attacks on the descent againNairo Quintana (Movistar) took his debut victory in the WorldTour in the Queen stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, after attacking the yellow jersey [...]
Team Type 1-Sanofi looking to make noise in next big showcaseWith just two riders normally capable of placing in the top ten of the general classification of a stage race, and both currently racing the Critérium du Dauphiné, Lotto-Belisol will [...]
Basque veteran embraces role as ‘domestique extraordinaire’Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) showed that his condition heading into the Tour de France is where it needs to be, as the Basque rider took part in his second breakaway of the Critérium du Dauphiné. [...]
Season of woe continues for Luxembourg star with the Tour de France just weeks awayAndy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) pulled out of the Critérium du Dauphiné after just 64km of today’s mountain stage between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, suffering from the injuries he [...]
Abandon is precautionary measure for time trialist with future goals in mindThe Critérium du Dauphiné for Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) came to a premature end yesterday before the start of stage 5, the first true mountain stage of the week, from [...]
Difficult season thus far for 2011 Vuelta a España winnerHaving already had a very quiet season until this point, Juan Jose Cobo’s push for a place on the Movistar team for the Tour de France had a major setback today [...]
Martin, Roche and McCann first choice for selectorsFollowing on from Friday’s news that a rider has appealed Cycling Ireland’s three-man selection for the men’s Olympic road race, details have emerged of the competitors who are involved. The Irish federation confirmed [...]
Stage and race lead for British climber on hilly Basque stageEmma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) won the second stage of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in Lekeitio, in typical solo fashion. The former British champion escaped her two breakaway companions, AA Drink-Leontien.nl [...]
Governing body says work is being done to further enhance testingHolding a press conference today in Paris to speak about the modified application of the Biological Passport, the UCI has repeated previous assertions that the setup has changed the sport [...]
Rider to target Vuelta a España and world championships Currently enjoying the best season of his career thus far, Amstel Gold winner Enrico Gasparotto has secured his future by inking a two-year deal with his Astana team. The 30 year [...]
Frenchman escapes lead group in the final ten kilometres; Bradley Wiggins defends lead in the mountainsArthur Vichot (FDJ-BigMat) took the biggest victory of his career to date in the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans and Rumilly. [...]
Spaniard returns to RiisFollowing a spate of rumours about where he might be competing after his suspension ends on August 5th, Alberto Contador and the Saxo Bank team have confirmed that he has inked a three and a half year [...]
World’s top riders to compete in Glasgow after Olympic GamesSeveral of the medallists from the upcoming London Olympics will likely line out in the Chris Hoy velodrome in Glasgow after it was confirmed today that the UCI had decided to [...]
