British team puts time into Bradley Wiggins’ overall rivals in technical 17.4km test Team Sky powered to victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia’s second stage team time trial, between Ischia and Forio, to put 23-year-old Italian Salvatore Puccio into the Maglia [...]
Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final metresArnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, despite missing out on the sprint at the end of the final stage, between Estaires and [...]
‘It is going to be difficult to control Froome if he sees again that he is in a position where he could win the Tour’Having competed during the era when Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault had their infamous tussle over [...]
Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds leadArnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth straight [...]
Young Italian avoids final crash and takes fourth on the stageThough there is a 15-year age different between them, Radioshack-Leopard lead-out man Danilo Hondo and sprinter Giacomo Nizzolo were quickly on the same page in the finale of stage one [...]
Doctor visits required, though Bouhanni soothes the pain sprinting to thirdWith a typically nervous peloton on stage one of any Grand Tour – in this case the Giro d’Italia – a number of small crashes dusted up the peloton in [...]
Complex finish to race scuppers chances Winner of five stages in last year’s Vuelta a España, John Degenkolb’s intention to square up against Mark Cavendish and others in the hunt for the first pink jersey of this year’s Giro was [...]
Strong at the start of the season, disappointing in the Classics but appearing to be in better condition in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, Filippo Pozzato began his Giro d’Italia campaign today determined to chase a stage victory or two. [...]
A tight run-in causes a crash and field split; Cav tops Viviani and five others Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) zips up the first Maglia Rosa after sprinting to victory in stage one of the Giro d’Italia, winning by nearly [...]
Those involved in current dispute speak at length, but what happens next? Last Saturday should have been a memorable day for Paul Kimmage. He was in studio with the well-known radio presenter Marian Finucane, was profiled on her weekly programme [...]
Belgian national lottery to up its investment in WorldTour team, Soudal comes on board during Tour Following the recent signature of memoranda of understanding with Andre Greipel, Jurgen Roelandts, Adam Hansen, Marcel Sieberg and Greg Henderson saying that they intended [...]
Complex finish to race scuppers chancesWinner of five stages in last year’s Vuelta a España, John Degenkolb’s intention to square up against Mark Cavendish and others in the hunt for the first pink jersey of this year’s Giro was frustrated [...]
Strong at the start of the season, disappointing in the Classics but appearing to be in better condition in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, Filippo Pozzato began his Giro d’Italia campaign today determined to chase a stage victory or two. [...]
A tight run-in causes a crash and field split; Cav tops Viviani and five othersMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) zips up the first Maglia Rosa after sprinting to victory in stage one of the Giro d’Italia, winning by nearly a [...]
Those involved in current dispute speak at length, but what happens next?Last Saturday should have been a memorable day for Paul Kimmage. He was in studio with the well-known radio presenter Marian Finucane, was profiled on her weekly programme and [...]
FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprint Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his third victory in three days in the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he sprinted to his simplest win to [...]
Colombian rider provisionally suspended dopingFormer Pan American Games road race champion and past Colombian TT champion Marlon Perez has become the latest rider to be linked to the banned substance GW501516. The 37 year old has been provisionally suspended after [...]
Reputation restored after battle Former Tour de France rider Christophe Bassons, who came to prominence when he was essentially bullied out of the 1999 Tour de France after writing about ongoing doping in the sport, has won his battle against [...]
