Bos and Bennati third and fourth, Kwiatkowski takes over race leadAidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEdge) got his first WorldTour win in his first season with the Australian team, grabbing stage four of the Tour of Poland ahead of stage two winner Ben [...]
British rider outsprints Jean-Christophe Péraud on the 45th anniversary of the death of Tom SimpsonDavid Millar (Garmin-Sharp) salvaged his team’s Tour de France, with victory in a two-man breakaway sprint at the end of the twelfth stage, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and [...]
"If I felt I had to take drugs, I would rather stop tomorrow, go and ride club 10-mile time trials”Tour de France race leader Bradley Wiggins has made his clearest statement yet this year on the subject of doping, asserting [...]
Van Garderen holds white jersey and shows more signs he could be a future Tour contender Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans had a tough day on yesterday’s 11th stage of the race, being unable to maintain a gap [...]
Dutchman has third year of misfortune in cycling’s biggest raceRabobank’s Robert Gesink has been forced to look towards the Vuelta a España to salvage his Grand Tour ambitions for this season, with his Tour campaign being blighted for the third [...]
Chris Anker Sorensen and Saxo Bank proud of effort on stage 11When Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) broke away to win stage eight of the Tour de France, he had his director sportif Marc Madiot alongside him in the final kilometer, shouting [...]
Kiryienka and Valverde combative, Cobo finally finding his legsIn the thrilling day of racing in stage eleven of the Tour de France, Movistar was one of the teams in the thick of the battle, as the Spanish team had one [...]
Agency said doctor and his wife received hand-delivered copy of chargesTwo days after he was handed a lifetime ban from sport, controversial doctor Michele Ferrari has claimed that he didn’t receive any official notification from the US Anti Doping Agency [...]
Russian rider can’t understand failure, will ride on for best possible resultFifth starting stage 11 and, in being three minutes and two seconds back, still in the possible hunt for the yellow jersey, Denis Menchov’s Tour goals crumbled on the [...]
peloton foils breakaway duo of Henao and Rutkiewicz in final hundred metersZdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his biggest career win on the road in stage three of the Tour of Poland, outlasting the field in a grueling sprint. [...]
La Toussuire win for Frenchman after Alpe d’Huez last yearOn the most decisive day of the Tour de France so far, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) took his second career win in the Tour de France. It followed last year's success on [...]
Vuelta uncertain for 2010 Tour winner? The prospect of a showdown between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck at the Vuelta a España remains uncertain, with the latter admitting that he is still suffering from the effects of the fracture he [...]
“I have incredible pedigree since I was in my teens”Bradley Wiggins has responded to questions about his rise to the top of world cycling, saying that his background in the sport makes his progress logical and that he deserved to [...]
Double Giro d’Italia champion to ride race for first timeCurrently backing GC contender Vincenzo Nibali and Maillot Vert wearer Peter Sagan in the Tour de France, two-time Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso has been confirmed as leading the Liquigas-Cannondale team [...]
Swiss will return for London Olympic title defence Tour de France Prologue winner Fabian Cancellara has called a halt to his participation in the race, deciding to return to Switzerland to be with his wife as she nears the birth [...]
Bradley Wiggins under pressure from Vincenzo Nibali on Grand Colombier descentThomas Voeckler (Europcar) bounced back from the knee problem that has dogged the first week of his Tour de France to take victory on the tenth stage between Mâcon and [...]
Bernaudeau believes team is turning things around Having had two standout riders last year in longtime Maillot Jaune Thomas Voeckler (4th overall) and best young rider plus Alpe d’Huez stage winner Pierre Rolland (10th), this year’s Tour de France has [...]
Says team has nothing to hide; Leinders’ Rabobank past being studiedTeam Sky principal Dave Brailsford has admitted there is a ‘reputational risk’ to the squad over its appointment of former Rabobank doctor Geert Leinders, and has said that the team [...]
