Astana cash not yet forthcoming – team manager
Astana, the team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Spanish star Alberto Contador, have yet to pay a bank guarantee on which their racing future depends, manager Johan Bruyneel said Friday. “The problem has not yet been […]
Armstrong's girlfriend gives birth to son
Cycling star Lance Armstrong, a testicular cancer survivor and Tour de France champ, announced he is the father of a newborn son on Friday. Armstrong announced via Twitter that Max — weighing seven pounds and five ounces — was born […]
Tour de France for convicts
Scores of prisoners and their guards set off Thursday on a unique Tour de France cycling race for convicts, aimed at preparing them for life on the outside. The prisoner cyclists have to stay in a pack and no “breakaways” […]
Boom wins overall in Belgium
Dutchman Lars Boom won the Tour of Belgium cycling race here on Sunday following the fifth and final stage, a 16.7km individual time-trial won by Belgium’s Sebastien Rosseler. Boom, who rides for the Rabobank team, took over the race leader’s […]
Menchov wins the Giro d'Italia, ending it with a twist
Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometre of the final stage, a 14.4km time-trial round. The Rabobank cyclist, who is the third Russian to win the […]
Giro result 'promising', says Armstrong
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d’Italia, which ended on Sunday, was “promising” ahead of this year’s French test. The 37-year-old American, who broke a collarbone in a crash on the Tour […]
De Waele wins stage, Boom leads overall
Belgium’s Bert De Waele won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish here Saturday, finishing ahead of compatriot Greg van Avermaet and Dutchman Lars Boom, the new overall leader. Boom took the black leader’s jersey […]
Gilbert wins stage, Menchov stays in pink
Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples to Anagni on Saturday as Russian Denis Menchov held onto the overall lead. Gilbert sprang away from the bunch in […]
McEwen has broken tibia, will miss Tour de France
Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen has ruled himself out of taking part in the Tour de France after undergoing surgery on a fractured tibia. The 36-year-old Katusha rider underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering a heavy fall on the second […]
Bozic wins again in Belgium
Bozic at the double to retain Tour of Belgium lead TEMSE, Belgium, May 29, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic, riding for Vacansoleil, won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Friday to retain the overall race lead. […]
