Frenchman hits the last corner first and holds off Matt Goss Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to his sixth and biggest victory of the 2013 season, as he took the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Innertkirchen and Buochs. [...]
Former USPS manager states he’s been demonised, says he can’t speak now due to legal adviceIn what may be a tacit acknowledgement that he was involved in the doping activities which took place on the US Postal Service and Discovery [...]
Blanco Pro Cycling narrows its squad down to thirteen riders, Mollema and Gesink includedAlthough four of the team’s nine riders remain to be selected, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has confirmed that Jean Christophe Péraud will be its leader in [...]
New race leader confident that his BMC Racing teammates can help him defend the jerseyMathias Frank (BMC Racing) took the overall race lead in today’s third Tour de Suisse stage, between Montreux and Meiringen, as the best-placed rider of the [...]
Two stage wins net Swedish champion her first stage race of the season Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) secured a dominant overall victory in the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in the Basque region of Spain, as wins in two of the four stages [...]
Garmin Sharp team hopes he can train ‘in a few days time’Ryder Hesjedal’s participation in this year’s Tour de France looks to remain on track, with the Canadian fortunately not suffering any fractures in the bad crash he had during [...]
Squad focusses on sprints and breakaways, final selection next weekNarrowing down its shortlist of riders who could do the Tour de France to thirteen, the Argos Shimano team has named two of the top sprinters in the sport, namely Marcel [...]
Mathias Frank takes yellow jersey over the final climb and descentPeter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to his 11th victory of the 2013 season as he was fastest of a four-man breakway royale in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse, [...]
Canadian had been second overall starting today’s stageThe Garmin Sharp team is facing a nervous time as it awaits a medical update on Ryder Hesjedal, who has crashed out of the Tour de Suisse. The American team is hoping that [...]
“This is completely false and incomprehensible”Armand Mégret, the doctor of the anti-doping group MPCC (Movement for a Credible Cycling) has strongly denied Europcar’s claim that he gave a green light to Pierre Roland to continue in the Critérium du Dauphiné [...]
Despite quiet Dauphiné, Spaniard insists he’s happy with his sensations and progressAlthough Alberto Contador had a muted showing in the Critérium du Dauphiné, finishing tenth overall after holding back to help his team-mate Michael Rogers on the last day, he [...]
Dauphiné winner now looks ahead to the Tour de France with teammate Richie Porte With his victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Chris Froome (Team Sky) has further emphasised his position as favourite for the upcoming Tour de France. The [...]
UEC honorary president claims McQuaid offered UCI position to Makarov in exchange for his supportResponding to a communication sent by Pat McQuaid to the national federations on June 5th which cast doubts over his ethics, European Cycling Union (UEC) honorary [...]
Reels in Hesjedal with 500m to go on punchy summit finishBauke Mollema (Blanco) bided his time on the final 16km climb in stage two of the Tour de Suisse, and his patience and timely attack resulted in the victory at [...]
Team Sky’s late acceleration pushes Michael Rogers off the podium Chris Froome (Team Sky) made the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné well and truly his own with a late acceleration on the final climb of the final stage, between Sisteron and [...]
Danish rider ‘very optimistic ahead of the Tour de France’Jakob Fuglsang may have appeared to be the strongest in the two man break which decided the victory on yesterday’s seventh stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, but the Dane has [...]
“Luck was not on my side, but I still feel confidence”Although he downplayed his chances somewhat before yesterday’s time trial, saying that he hadn’t done much specialist training this year and was thus unsure of his chances, Fabian Cancellara was [...]
German sprinter still trying to bounce back, future uncertain The effects of the head injury suffered by Ina Yoko Teutenberg three months ago continue to affect her 2013 season, with the Specialized lululemon rider now accepting that it would be [...]
