Frenchman needs to take a week’s complete rest but knee problem not too seriousThere’s some good news for supporters of Thomas Voeckler and aggressive racing in general who were disappointed by his fears that he might have to miss the [...]
Astana rider’s career on the up after big time trial result One of the big surprises of the Tour de Suisse was the defeat inflicted by Astana’s Swedish ex-mountain biker Fredrik Kessiakoff on Olympic time trial champion and current ‘Chrono [...]
American rider successful in push for selectionOriginally a surprise omission from the shortlist for the Tour de France, the RadioShack Nissan team has confirmed today that Chris Horner will indeed form part of the nine-man squad for the race, which [...]
Is directeur sportif simply trying to take pressure off? Although Frank Schleck stated at the time that the extremely short notice he was given about his participation in the Giro meant that he wasn’t in the shape to contend, RadioShack [...]
Ster ZLM Toer and Giro may reflect modified approachWith the major stage races now behind us, many riders take a relative break in the lead up to the most prestigious race of the year, the Tour de France. Some European [...]
Classics king climbed off early to catch his flight homeTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has declared himself ready for Sunday’s Belgian championships, despite climbing off his bike 80km from the finish of yesterday’s final Tour de Suisse stage. The Classics [...]
Return to a Dutch squad seen as top optionRadioshack Team Nissan rider Joost Posthuma has said in an interview with Dutch regional TV station RTV Oost that he would like to leave his current team and return to a team [...]
The World’s top ten, the Netherlands, and five Italian wildcards for the Italian women’s Grand TourThe organisation of the Giro d’Italia Femminile - the Giro Donne - has announced the list of sixteen teams that have been invited to this [...]
Swift, Dowsett and Hunt part of five man squadTeam Sky’s aim of fighting for the yellow and green jerseys in the Tour de France plus then riding as well as possible in the Olympic Games mean that a smaller than [...]
Slovenian crowd goes home happy with double victory on the final daySlovenian Kristjan Koren (Liquigas-Cannondale) confirmed his form for the Tour de France with a win in the final 17km time trial in the Tour de Slovenie on Sunday, while [...]
World champ gets first Ster Elektrotoer title, Boom and Roelandts round out podiumMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) took his second stage of the race, locking up the points jersey in the process, but it was Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) who took the [...]
All-out attack by Schleck brought back before final climbBattling hard to come back from a big attack by closest rival Frank Schleck, Portuguese rider Rui Costa scooped the biggest win of his career today when he took the overall honours [...]
Climbing specialist poised to become first American ever to win Baby GiroEmulating Andy Hampsten after the American seized pink on the Passo di Gavia stage in the 1988 Giro d’Italia, Joe Dombrowski did the same on yesterday’s stage of the [...]
Knee problem rears up again, Europcar rider won’t start French championships Wearer of the maillot jaune for much of last year’s race, Thomas Voeckler is facing real uncertainty about his chances for this year’s Tour after withdrawing from his second [...]
Lineup confirmed for Games, 21 riders announced across various disciplinesOn Friday USA Cycling released the names of the riders who will represent the country in the upcoming Olympic Games, with all bar three of the 24 slots being filled at [...]
Italian breaks away with Brajkovic and nips him on the lineDomenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) took a hard-fought win in stage three of the Tour de Slovenie, beating Janez Brajkovic (Astana) to the line in Skofja Loka. Pozzovivo also zips up [...]
British Sky rider retains overall leadLars Boom (Rabobank) got his first win of the season in impressive fashion, roaring to the uphill sprint victory in stage three of the Ster ZLM Toer. Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) was second yet again, [...]
Appeal doesn’t lead to change in original selectionFollowing last week’s appeal in relation to the Irish road race team for the Olympic road race, Cycling Ireland has finalized the three-man selection for the event. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Barracuda), Nicolas Roche (Ag2r [...]
