Australian fully committed after tough TourFollowing some uncertainty about whether a fatigued Cadel Evans will compete in the Olympic road race, the Australian has said that he is in no doubts about taking part in the event this Saturday. The [...]
Canadian Giro d’Italia champion wins Roeselare critérium ahead of travel to LondonRyder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) has declared himself fit for the Olympic Games road race in London on Saturday, following his ‘victory’ in the post-Tour critérium in Roeselare, Belgium. The Canadian [...]
Organiser explains motivation for testing, plans bigger event in 2013The CEO of Gran Fondo New York, Ulrich Fluhme, has spoken about the two riders who tested positive for EPO in the event, saying that doping controls cost a lot but [...]
Best Belgian in a generation just misses out on the podium again but hopes for more climbing in 2013With a second fourth place overall, Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) confirmed his status as the best Belgian Tour de France rider [...]
“There is a lot more potential there, by the look of things”Winner of three stage victories in the Tour de France and the second youngest victor of the green jersey ever, Peter Sagan had a superb debut in this year’s [...]
Belgian Classic specialist set for top summer targetFollowing a recent injury scare, Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen has today confirmed that he will indeed be able to take part in the Olympic Games road race in London [...]
Marginal gains, plus a massive chequebook, deliver the first ever British winnerWhen Team Sky was first presented in January 2010, team principle Dave Brailsford predicted that the team would have a clean British winner within five years. Many laughed at [...]
Dutchman ramping up training as body healsHaving been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France due to the injuries that he suffered in the big crash on July 6th, Robert Gesink has said that his condition is improving and [...]
Time bonuses see the yellow jersey move on again in crash-marred finaleGiacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) became the third leader of the 2012 Tour de Wallonie in as many days, after his victory in stage three between Marche en Famenne and Beaufays. [...]
Argos-Shimano, Euskaltel-Euskadi directors grade their diminished squadsDenis Menchov (Katusha) finished the Tour de France in 15th place overall, but given his good start to the race, his Katusha team management ended up disappointed in the Russian’s final result. Menchov began [...]
Spain remains atop WorldTour nations’ rankings, Sky head teams’ listHaving sealed the first-ever British victory in the Tour de France yesterday, Bradley Wiggins has an additional reason for satisfaction after being confirmed as the new leader of the UCI’s WorldTour [...]
Saur-Sojasun riders leaving Paris with modest regretsIn Paris on Sunday, Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) became the first Frenchman to earn the Lanterne Rouge in the Tour de France since Jimmy Casper in 2004. Casper took last place in the Tour on [...]
Says several possibilities open, decision about 2013 will be made before Vuelta Two days after Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank sponsor Oleg Tinkoff said that Roman Kreuziger would join the team next year, the Czech rider has denied that anything is [...]
Final decision to come today or tomorrow Unsuccessful in his Tour defence and finishing back in seventh place after becoming ill during the race, Cadel Evans is yet to decide if he will definitely take place in the Olympic Games. [...]
Danish rider battled through hand injury, rewarded with three-year deal; Kreuziger reported to have signed as wellAfter battling incessantly through the mountain stages of the Tour de France, breaking away from the main field for portions of many, Chris Anker [...]
hopes to be better in Tour’s 100th edition, pays tribute to HincapieIf there was any question, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) provided the answer to whether or not he would be back in a featured role within his team in the [...]
Accepts that sprinter will have limited opportunities alongside Wiggins and FroomeIn the wake of a suggestion by his former directeur sportif and current friend Brian Holm that Mark Cavendish has been frustrated by a lack of opportunity at Sky, the [...]
“It was a great battle against opponents with great talent”Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) took to the podium in Paris on Sunday to collect his trophy for finishing third overall in the Tour de France, in what was a very emotional moment [...]
