Despite strong form, no national championship plansAlthough he has been up against full time professional and international riders in this year’s An Post Rás, Irish amateur Roger Aiken has shown himself to be every bit as strong as them over [...]
First time winners triumph in men’s and women’s eventsPrevailing in hard-fought battles against their closest rivals, Tom Zirbel and Carmen Small grabbed the stars and stripes national champions’ jerseys yesterday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies rider Zirbel scorched around [...]
Bialoblocki still in driving seat as race heads towards bigger climbs today Coping with a succession of steep climbs inside the final 50 kllometres of the race, Australian fastman Rico Rogers blasted home to victory on stage six of the [...]
World time trial champion set to defend his 2012 race titleTony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) put himself into pole position to defend his race title in the 2013 Tour of Belgium with an imperious victory in a wet stage three [...]
Tappa e Giro for Astana captain with devastating final climb attackVincenzo Nibali (Astana) once again underlined his overall superiority over the rest of the 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton with a stunning victory on the 20th and penultimate stage, between Silandro [...]
Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds leadMaxim Iglinskiy (Astana) managed to hold off the sprinters, as the last survivor of a seven-man breakaway group, to win the third stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium [...]
Talented young climber believes he has matured, chasing An Post Rás yellow jersey todayHaving taken the unusual step of voluntarily walking away from a contract with the top HTC Highroad team in October 2010, Rasmus Guldhammer has said that he [...]
Final big mountain stage less decisive than anticipatedEnding the stage in a furious three-man sprint to the line, Tomas Okrouhlicky (Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha) just edged out Roger Aiken (Louth Prague Charter Team) into Naas, taking the win by [...]
Bad luck for Australian on penultimate day of racePreviously sitting in second place overall in the race, Cadel Evans’ likely chance of a runner-up slot in this year’s Giro d’Italia was lost in the final two kilometres of Saturday’s stage [...]
Costalunga, San Pellegrino and Giau all removed but Tre Cime finish remainsThe snow in the mountains of northern Italy continues to wreak havoc on the Giro d’Italia route as, following the cancellation of today’s 19th stage, organiser RCS Sport has [...]
Köln, Germany, lab used to catch “the Killer of Spoltore”The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed this morning’s report from la Gazzetta dello Sport that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) did indeed return a positive sample for EPO, and [...]
Life ban beckons for the “Killer of Spoltore”The 2013 Giro d’Italia suffers another blow today as Gazzetta dello Sport announces that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) has tested positive for EPO. The 37-year-old self-styled “Killer of Spoltore” was reportedly [...]
McCann talks about Irishman’s chances plus new Synergy Baku teamGoing close to nabbing the leader’s jersey in the An Post Rás with a late attack at the end of yesterday’s fifth stage, Connor McConvey has pledged that he will keep [...]
Team says rider was imposed on them and they didn’t want him to come on board Following today’s news that Danilo Di Luca has provided a positive A sample for EPO, the chief sponsor of the Vini Fantini Selle Italia [...]
Fresh snowfalls even on alternative route means a third rest day for the pelotonThe 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton will be treated to a second rest day today as organiser RCS Sport has announced that the 19th stage will be cancelled. [...]
British rider wins three years after final Tour de l’Aude despite continued problemsAfter looking like it was to be cancelled for the second year in a row, on the day before the race, the inaugural edition of the women’s Tour [...]
Video: Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same timeLaunching an attack in the final four kilometres of an otherwise tightly controlled stage, Irishman Connor McConvey (Synergy Baku) and the Dane [...]
Astana rider now four minutes clear after Cadel Evans suffers a bad dayVincenzo Nibali (Astana) tightened his grip on the Maglia Rosa of the 2013 Giro d’Italia with a dominant victory in the mountain time trial, between Mori and Polsa. [...]
