Saxo Bank's Sørensen breaks collarbone, Giro d'Italia in doubt
During stage six of the Vuelta a Catalunya, Chris Anker Sørensen’s opportunity to contest the Giro d’ Italia overall for his Saxo Bank team literally came crashing to a halt. Sørensen said on his blog that he found himself sitting […]
Rasmussen accuses Hushovd of 2 warnings from anti-doping agency
In an interview with Weekendavisen magazine, two-time Tour de France King of the Mountains winner Michael Rasmussen pointed the finger at Norweigian Thor Hushovd for also failing to report his whereabouts prior to the 2007 Tour de France. Hushovd currently […]
Tour of Missouri suffers another blow
The possibility of the Tour of Missouri returning for 2010 took another hit as the Missouri Division of Tourism has decided to not allocate state money to fund the seven-day stage race. The majority of the race’s funding came through […]
United States hits a rough patch at track worlds
After a strong start to the UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United States has hit a rough patch on the track. Wednesday Sarah Hammer returned to competition for the first time this year and won the individual […]
German coach feeling the heat for poor performances
The German track squad is not having an easy time at this year’s UCI World Track Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Currently the Germans are in fifth position out of thirteen countries in the medal count and the Deutschland coach is […]
Hammer wins individual pursuit in Copenhagen
Today was the first day of the UCI track world championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, where American Sarah Hammer rode to her first rainbow stripes of the competition by beating Britain’s Wendy Houvenaghel in the 3000 meter individual pursuit. It has […]
Freire leads Rabobank at Gent-Wevelgem
Team Rabobank is lining up at this Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem with both of their sprinters: triple world champion Oscar Freire and Australian Graeme Brown. The Belgian race is known as the sprinter’s classic due to its flat terrain, however the riders […]
Germany wins team sprint at track worlds
Day one of the UCI track world championships in Copenhagen, Denmark saw Germany unseat France in the team sprint competition with the time of 43.433 seconds. France have been the team sprint champions since 2006, so the defeat is a […]
Sastre returns to racing at Catalunya
Carlos Sastre of the Cervélo TestTeam lined up for the first time this season today at the Volta a Catalunya. This marked his first competitive appearance since the 2009 Tour de France. The seven-day Spanish race kicked off with a […]
Kirchen contemplates team's options at Milan- Sanremo
With Milan-Sanremo tomorrow, Luxembourg rider Kim Kirchen of Team Katusha weighed in on his team’s chances at Italy’s most important one-day classic, Milan-Sanremo. On a team with some potential La Primevera winners, Kirchen confirmed who their favorite is: “A guy […]
