Astana leader pledges to keep trying in final Tour It was probably his final chance to take a stage win in what is his last Tour de France, but instead Alexandre Vinokourov had to be satisfied with the most aggressive [...]
Judith Arndt moves into overall lead with second place in rolling 20.7km testTrixi Worrack matched her Specialized-lululemon teammate Ina Teutenberg as she took her own second stage in the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt in the stage four Rund um Altenberg time trial. [...]
Double stage winner wears full polka-dot outfit, meets his President, and looks ahead to Paris podiumEuropcar’s Thomas Voeckler is certainly no shrinking violet, and not one to hide out in the peloton at the best of times. The 33-year-old Frenchman [...]
“We are currently studying in minute detail what I have eaten and drank prior to the inspection on July 14.”Frank Schleck is facing a battle on his hands after the B sample of a urine sample on July 14th has [...]
World champion takes his 22nd career Tour stage as the break is caught in the finishing straightMark Cavendish (Team Sky) matched the career total of the great André Darrigade as he took his 22nd stage victory in the Tour de [...]
Australian feeling better as race finish approachesHis Tour de France hasn’t worked out as he had hoped and his GreenEdge team is still looking for its first stage win, but Matt Goss hasn’t given up hope that he can hit [...]
Agency clarifies and rejects thirty claims made by Armstrong to Texas courtNine days after Lance Armstrong’s lawyers filed a suit in a federal court in his hometown of Austin, Texas, seeking to prevent the US Anti-Doping Agency’s charges against him, [...]
Garmin-Sharp rider previously finished third and fourth in races Recovering from the injuries he suffered at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal has been confirmed as taking part in the two Canadian WorldTour races to be held [...]
Emma Johansson holds onto overall lead as Specialized-lululemon dominates stage winsTrixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) won the third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, the Rund um Greiz, the fastest of a thirty-rider breakaway, as her team - and the German riders in it [...]
No title defence for Beijing champion as fractured metacarpal prevents proper brakingEuskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez will not defend his Olympic road race title on July 28th, the Spanish rider has confirmed. The 34-year-old, who won the gold medal in Beijing, China, [...]
“All the way up the last climb I almost had tears in my eyes”There are still three stages to go, including Saturday’s 53.5 kilometre time trial, but Bradley Wiggins has said that the end of the mountains means that he [...]
Danish attacker rushed to Toulouse and may not start tomorrow’s stageMany riders had a bad day on today’s short, sharp 17th stage of the Tour de France, between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Peyragudes, but few can have come off worse than Saxo [...]
Jason Kenny selected over 2008 gold medallist for individual sprintChris Hoy’s ambition of trying to repeat the historic three gold medals he won in Beijing 2008 has been dashed following confirmation that British selectors have opted for the younger Jason [...]
Movistar rider escapes the breakaway over the Port de Balès; Wiggins and Froome respond to pressure Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) salvaged a disappointing Tour de France, with a prestigious stage victory on the new summit finish at Peyragudes on stage 17. [...]
Final decision will be taken after he resumes racing in the Tour de WallonieFears that Tom Boonen might miss the Olympic Games through injury are abating somewhat, with the Belgian training for 100 kilometres today without experiencing any real issues. [...]
Irishman in final year of contract with Ag2r La MondialeHaving moved up to eleventh place yesterday and currently sitting just four seconds off the top ten place of Thibaut Pinot (FDJ BigMat), Ireland’s Nicolas Roche is seeking a strong performance [...]
Andy Schleck defends his elder brother Much is riding on Frank Schleck’s ability to battle his positive A test for the diuretic Xipamide, with a place on the Olympic Games plus a rumoured contract with the Astana team both threatened [...]
Irishman went into red with aggressive racing on TourmaletOne of the strongest riders on the Tourmalet yesterday but arguably putting in too much oomph there and putting himself into the red zone, Daniel Martin will try for a Tour stage [...]
