Nibali and Modolo likely leaders, Pinotti to do both road race and time trialPreviously tipped as one to watch in the Olympic Games, Filippo Pozzato will not now take part in the event, with the Italian confirmed as being left [...]
BMC Racing Team could be a factor in the finaleIt seems incredible given his dominance of last season but Philippe Gilbert is still hunting for his first win of 2012. He was close two days ago when he led in [...]
Cavendish says he believes German rival will win stages in this year’s raceToday’s third stage to Boulogne-sur-Mer will be undoubtedly too tough with a steep ramp in the finale, but André Greipel is determined to fight back from being edged [...]
Rumours continue that Alpecin could back a new setupRadioShack Nissan directeur sportif Kim Andersen has, like the Schleck brothers and others, been linked to rumours of a new German team backed by the hair loss treatment Alpecin. However the Dane [...]
Both individuals miss this year’s Tour, but appear eligible for other racesAlthough both RadioShack Nissan individuals were formally accused of serious doping charges by USADA on Friday, the UCI has stated that it has no plans at this point in [...]
Lead out man Tom Veelers turns sprinter and takes morale-boosting fourth place in TournaiStomach and intestinal problems for Argos-Shimano sprinter Marcel Kittel saw the Dutch Professional Continental team’s plans change mid-stage on the road between Visé and Tournai today. The [...]
Paris-Nice clash means French race takes lion’s share of TV revenue; RCS Sport’s monuments also losing moneyTirreno-Adriatico is in danger of disappearing from the calendar, according to De Telegraaf. The Italian “Race of the Two Seas” has been losing money [...]
Slovakian earns Maillot Vert for realAlthough he wore the green jersey on today’s stage, he was able to do so because the points classification leader Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan) was in the yellow jersey and couldn’t wear two. However Peter [...]
Third stage victory for World number one puts her into commanding overall leadAfter losing her Maglia Rosa to Evie Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) the day before, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) came out fighting in the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between [...]
Manx Missile beats former teammates Greipel and Goss despite doing without a lead outMark Cavendish (Team Sky) proved that he is still the fastest man in the World, with or without a dedicated lead out train, as he took victory [...]
“The first sprint in the Tour is always nervous”Winner of a stage in his debut Tour last year, Andre Greipel is in an ambitious frame of mind heading towards could well be the first bunch gallop of the Tour de [...]
Dutch GC hopes pleased after first stage, nothing broken for Sanchez after late stage crashThough it was an uphill finish, yesterday's stage one of the Tour de France put up a run-in that was a bit too flat and fast [...]
Garmin-Sharp rider pleased with start of debut TourIrish climber Dan Martin has had a very encouraging start to his first Tour de France, riding above his own expectations in Saturday’s time trial and then collecting a handy eighth place in [...]
Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Jerome Pineau also gets green lightA potentially disastrous day for Omega Pharma Quick Step has turned out to not be quite so serious, with both Tony Martin and Jerome Pineau able to continue today in [...]
bests Astana’s Francesco Gavazzi to net first leader’s jerseyAlessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1-Sanofi) has opened his account for the season after taking stage one of the Österreich-Rundfahrt – the Tour of Austria – in Innsbruck today. The 27-year-old outdueled Francesco [...]
Dane will try to hold onto polka dot jersey in the coming flatter daysMichael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) set off on stage one with a goal in mind and crossed the finish line in Seraing having accomplished that goal, as [...]
Evans prominent in finale, content with how team is functioning Six months into the new season, Philippe Gilbert went within a few bike lengths of clocking up his first victory of 2012, but fell just short of that target. Last [...]
“Next time I'll do it better – I won't put the joker on too early”Peter Sagan may have been first to the line, but Fabian Cancellara was arguably the most impressive on today’s first road stage of the Tour de [...]
