23-year-old Diadora-Pasta Zara rider escapes Silvia Valsecchi in final lap to win tricolore aloneGiada Borgato (Diadora-Pasta Zara) took the Italian road race title alone after escaping breakaway companion Silvia Valsecchi (Be Pink) in the final lap of a hot, hilly [...]
Three more Italians accused of working with Michele Ferrari as heat increases for doctorAfter interviewing Filippo Pozzato yesterday, the anti-doping prosecutor of Italian Olympic Committee CONI has summoned three prominent Italians to also answer questions relating to Michele Ferrari. According [...]
Omega Pharma Quick Step manager confirms 2012 Tour lineup, evaluates ridersAlthough he was hit by a car and suffered a fractured fibula just two and a half months ago, Levi Leipheimer is on course for a strong Tour de France. [...]
Training and nutritional advice, but at €40,000 charge per year? Seven years after he was fined €3000 for intimidating Filippo Simeoni in the 2004 Tour de France over the latter’s criticism of Michele Ferrari, Filippo Pozzato is facing a possible [...]
South African amongst Orica GreenEdge’s most successful riders this seasonHe’s already ridden a Grand Tour this year but Daryl Impey is hoping that his strong form and stage win last Friday in the Tour of Slovenia could be enough to [...]
Frenchman hoping to emulate Jeremy Roy’s heroic efforts of a year agoHis French team has not announced its full line-up for the Tour de France as of yet, but Mikael Chérel (AG2R-La Mondiale) learned a week ago that he will [...]
Standings updated prior to start of Tour de FranceWith the Tour de France next on the WorldTour calendar, Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez remains on top of the UCI’s rankings but stands to lose points in the weeks ahead. The Catalan [...]
Returning King of the Mountains will skip Spanish nationals, recovering from Dauphiné crashThough it won’t officially announce its roster for the Tour de France until after the Spanish national championships, multiple sources are listing the nine men set to represent [...]
Danish rider seeking further compensation for 2007 Tour de France dismissalThe case between Dutch team Rabobank and Danish rider Michael Rasmussen hit yet another delay as an Arnhem, Netherlands, court failed to reach a verdict, de Telegraaf reports. Rasmussen is [...]
Grabsch, Brammeier and Chavanel defending; Chavanel going for fourth TT jersey; Boonen aiming for a second road oneOmega Pharma-Quick Step will be sending a number of riders to the various national championship races in Europe this week. Some riders will [...]
Belgian team hunting success on all fronts in sprints, breaks and the general classificationLotto-Belisol has named its nine-man line up for the Tour de France, which begins with a prologue in Liège, Belgium, on June 30th. The Belgian team will [...]
Rider says that it’s not for him to judge if he will be blocked from competing in the London OlympicsWith his participation in the Olympic Games potentially in the balance, as well as the possibility of a ban from cycling, [...]
Hincapie, Gilbert and Cummings part of squadWith the days counting down until he begins the defence of his Tour de France title, Cadel Evans’ lieutenants for the race have been confirmed by the BMC Racing Team. As previously stated, George [...]
Former runner-up joins forces with Oscar Freire on solid Katusha selection Winner of the Vuelta a Espana in 2005 and 2007 plus the 2009 Giro d’Italia, Denis Menchov has confirmed that he is determined to try to add the Tour [...]
The Dane breaks down the different responsibilities of the ridersWith thirty victories so far this season, Omega Pharma-QuickStep can be very happy with how the year has gone. Sports Director Brian Holm has spoken about his first six months of [...]
German rider set to be sprint stage contender in upcoming Tour de FranceIn what is a big boost for his Argos-Shimano team’s chances of securing a ProTeam licence for 2013, Marcel Kittel has announced that he will remain part of [...]
Gesink, Mollema and Kruijswijk to ride for overall while Renshaw will chase sprint gloryHeading towards the race with Robert Gesink, Bauke Mollema and Steven Kruijswijk as its protected riders, Rabobank has outlined its target for what it hopes will be [...]
“It does not take a genius to see that the team is not running as it should.”While Chris Horner celebrates his call-up yesterday to the Tour de France team, Jakob Fuglsang is experiencing the opposite emotions today after being told [...]
