Hansen to keep racing after completing all three Grand Tours this season
No let-up yet for Australian hardman after ‘stupid hard’ feat He succeeded in his goal yesterday of becoming the only rider this year to finish all three Grand Tours, has amassed over 15,000 kilometres and has completed almost 100 days […]
Rowe salvages Tour of Britain stage win for Sky after Cavendish crashes
World champion ends up with torn rainbow rather than gold jersey Swiftly moving to Plan B after world road race champion Mark Cavendish went down inside the final two kilometres, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) powered home to take stage one […]
More details emerge of Marco Pantani cinema documentary
Producer of hit ‘Senna’ film also involved in major project Fifteen years after his victory in the Tour de France and nine after his tragic passing in an Italian hotel room, a feature documentary about Marco Pantani will appear in […]
USADA ’looking forward’ to answering questions on its role after state senators request review
Agency responds to complaint about due process The US Anti-Doping Agency has come out with a strong response to a letter from twenty-three California state senators calling for a comprehensive review of the agency, the anti-doping organisation saying that it […]
Andy Schleck forced to again postpone return to racing
No GP Fourmies due to ongoing pain from Dauphiné injury Andy Schleck’s hopes of bouncing back from the most frustrating period of his career have been foiled yet again, with the residual after-effects of his crash in June’s Critérium du […]
Heart rhythm problems won’t halt Walker’s career again
Drapac Racing rider gets crucial medical green light Last month Australian rider Will Walker had a reoccurrence of heart arrhythmia issues, forcing him out of the Tour of the Great South Coast, but his team has confirmed that this won’t […]
Hamilton says Armstrong’s lawyers tried to get him not to testify against Texan
Suggestions Floyd Fairness Fund received money from Tailwind Sports investors Former US Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton has said that legal representatives of Lance Armstrong sought to influence him prior to his giving evidence, with last-minute representation made to his […]
Contador praying for rain to help break Rodriguez’s grip on Vuelta
Two opportunities left to overcome toughest opponent He attacked multiple times on yesterday’s stage in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to break race leader Joaquim Rodriguez; with time running out, Alberto Contador has said that he is now hoping […]
McQuaid says UCI will sanction Armstrong if necessary
Governing body waiting for evidence; ‘not afraid’ to punish big names UCI President Pat McQuaid has rejected the notion that the governing body might not be willing to act against a major name such as Lance Armstrong, the Irishman saying […]
Vuelta a España: Piedra rock-solid in taking top career win
Engineering student scoops life-changing win at Lagos de la Covadonga It was the stuff of dreams: a rider on one of the smallest teams in the race clocking up the biggest success of his career in his country’s national Tour. […]
