French star’s Cortisol levels recovered after low recording at Critérium du DauphinéPierre Rolland (Europcar) has been cleared to race by the French Cycling Federation (FFC), and will be able to start the Tour de France, rcmsport.fr reports. The French climbing [...]
UCI presidential candidate states claims will be properly investigatedCommenting in the wake of reports of what has been termed a ‘damning dossier’ on current UCI president Pat McQuaid, the latter’s rival for the September elections has written about his concerns [...]
Improving form for 2010 Tour de France winner He’s still some way off the form he showed in other years but Andy Schleck has reported himself satisfied with the level he showed in the Tour de Suisse. His performance in [...]
Fuglsang ‘sore all over’ after Astana crash but will ride national championships and TourAlthough doubt was raised yesterday over the Tour de France participation chances of two of the three Astana riders involved in a high speed crash in Tenerife, [...]
Belgian squad motivated to clock up several stage winsThe fastest sprinter in cycling, Mark Cavendish, and the world time trial champion Tony Martin has been confirmed as heading the Omega Pharma Quick Step team in the upcoming Tour de France, [...]
French hero recovered from Amstel collarbone break but Pierre Rolland will be Tour leaderThomas Voeckler (Europcar) is declared ready for the Tour de France, following his victory in last week’s four-day Route du Sud. The former French champion won the [...]
Australian escapes the breakaway to win on hilly circuitShara Gillow (Orica-AIS) soloed away from a four-rider breakaway to win the second and final stage of the 2013 Giro del Trentino Donne, between Sanzeno and Sarnonico, to take her first European [...]
Time spent in yellow jersey has Swiss rider competing with added confidenceMathias Frank (BMC Racing) was unable to put up the fight that he would have liked in his defense of the leader’s jersey in the Tour de Suisse, and [...]
Dutchman jumps from fifth to second on final stageBauke Mollema (Blanco) showed the best pre-Tour de France form of his career at the recently completed Tour de Suisse, moving from fifth to second overall on Sunday’s final time trial. Mollema [...]
Bazayev out of Tour, Grivko may also have to miss raceJakob Fuglsang’s good buildup to the Tour de France has been interrupted by a high speed training crash which also took down two Astana team-mates, although the Danish rider is [...]
Neo-pro Luxembourger takes second pro win as time gap gives German victoryBob Jungels (RadioShack-Leopard) took a victory for the home nation in the final stage of Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, between Mersch and Luxembourg, as the peloton split on the [...]
Portuguese rider takes final victory in mountain time trialRui Costa (Movistar) took a final overall victory in the 2013 Tour de Suisse with an emphatic win in the final stage nine time trial, between Bad Ragaz and the Flumserberg. The [...]
First win of 2013 for Vacansoleil-DCM rider as he just holds off the pelotonPim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM) took his first victory of the 2013 season in the fifth and final stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, between Gerwen and Boxtel, as [...]
Swiss rider determined to hold onto yellow in final time trial Although he wasn’t one of the main favourites heading into the race, Mathias Frank has said that he is feeling increasingly good about his chances of taking the final [...]
Variety of arguments used for and against UCI president in crucial Cycling Ireland meetingFor some of those who lobbied against Cycling Ireland’s proposed nomination of Pat McQuaid for the UCI presidency, the period before the vote at yesterday’s extraordinary general [...]
Mathias Frank holds his lead as a late climb shrinks the peloton Peter Sagan (Cannondale) took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de Suisse as he won what turned out to be a simple sprint at the end of [...]
Former cyclocross champion takes back yellow for Blanco Pro CyclingLars Boom took back the overall lead in the 2013 Ster ZLM Toer with victory in the fourth stage, between Verviers and La Gileppe, as the Dutch race visited the Belgian [...]
Jonathan Hivert holds lead after another bunch sprintGiacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Leopard) sprinted to his second victory in two days as he outpaced the rest of the peloton at the end of the third stage of the 2013 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, [...]
