Organiser explains motivation for testing, plans bigger event in 2013The CEO of Gran Fondo New York, Ulrich Fluhme, has spoken about the two riders who tested positive for EPO in the event, saying that doping controls cost a lot but [...]
Canadian Giro d’Italia champion wins Roeselare critérium ahead of travel to LondonRyder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) has declared himself fit for the Olympic Games road race in London on Saturday, following his ‘victory’ in the post-Tour critérium in Roeselare, Belgium. The Canadian [...]
Giacomo Nizzolo holds onto overall lead after another attacking day in the ArdennesDanilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) took his second victory in the 2012 Tour de Wallonie, as he outsrprinted the peloton at the end of the fourth stage between [...]
World time trial champion seeking to add Olympic title to rainbow bandsForced to withdraw from the Tour de France after the stage nine time trial due to the lingering consequences of a bad crash on stage one, world TT champion [...]
The importance of getting the third rider home can lead to the abandonment of the team’s overall contenderIn this year’s Tour de France, Team Sky took the yellow jersey and second place overall, as well as six stage wins. The [...]
Australian fully committed after tough TourFollowing some uncertainty about whether a fatigued Cadel Evans will compete in the Olympic road race, the Australian has said that he is in no doubts about taking part in the event this Saturday. The [...]
Core of team stays the same, new signings being madeRetaining its top riders Samuel Sánchez and Igor Antón, details of plans for the Euskaltel Euskadi team post-2012 have emerged at a press conference held today in the Zamudio Technology Park. [...]
Amaury welcomes Wiggins’ victoryTour de France owners ASO have said that Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France success is a big boost to the race, with the popularity of the sport amongst English speakers seen as a positive for business.Jean-Etienne Amaury, [...]
Argos-Shimano, Euskaltel-Euskadi directors grade their diminished squadsDenis Menchov (Katusha) finished the Tour de France in 15th place overall, but given his good start to the race, his Katusha team management ended up disappointed in the Russian’s final result. Menchov began [...]
Saur-Sojasun riders leaving Paris with modest regretsIn Paris on Sunday, Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) became the first Frenchman to earn the Lanterne Rouge in the Tour de France since Jimmy Casper in 2004. Casper took last place in the Tour on [...]
Time bonuses see the yellow jersey move on again in crash-marred finaleGiacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) became the third leader of the 2012 Tour de Wallonie in as many days, after his victory in stage three between Marche en Famenne and Beaufays. [...]
Best Belgian in a generation just misses out on the podium again but hopes for more climbing in 2013With a second fourth place overall, Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) confirmed his status as the best Belgian Tour de France rider [...]
Marginal gains, plus a massive chequebook, deliver the first ever British winnerWhen Team Sky was first presented in January 2010, team principle Dave Brailsford predicted that the team would have a clean British winner within five years. Many laughed at [...]
Belgian Classic specialist set for top summer targetFollowing a recent injury scare, Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen has today confirmed that he will indeed be able to take part in the Olympic Games road race in London [...]
“There is a lot more potential there, by the look of things”Winner of three stage victories in the Tour de France and the second youngest victor of the green jersey ever, Peter Sagan had a superb debut in this year’s [...]
Dutchman ramping up training as body healsHaving been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France due to the injuries that he suffered in the big crash on July 6th, Robert Gesink has said that his condition is improving and [...]
Spain remains atop WorldTour nations’ rankings, Sky head teams’ listHaving sealed the first-ever British victory in the Tour de France yesterday, Bradley Wiggins has an additional reason for satisfaction after being confirmed as the new leader of the UCI’s WorldTour [...]
Says several possibilities open, decision about 2013 will be made before Vuelta Two days after Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank sponsor Oleg Tinkoff said that Roman Kreuziger would join the team next year, the Czech rider has denied that anything is [...]
