Patrik Sinkewitz says cycling has changed in a good way
German praises UCI for anti-doping efforts Patrik Sinkewitz says cycling has changed in a good way. The rider who has suspended for testosterone doping has returned to the sport and joined the Italian ISD Neri team. The 29-year-old hopes to […]
Pozzato and friends race and remember Ballerini
Italian champion honored Cyclists, friends and fans remembered former Italian national coach Franco Ballerini with a race yesterday in his hometown of Cantagrillo: “Franco Ballerini Day”. “This race meant a lot to me,” Filippo Pozzato told La Gazzetta dello Sport. […]
Giovanni Visconti, the other Sicilian
Fresh off success in Luxembourg Vincenzo Nibali won a stage, spent three days in the leader’s jersey and helped his team-mate Ivan Basso win the Giro d’Italia last month. At 25 years old, he’s Italy’s brightest star and best hope […]
Mount Hood: For McCarty the stage, De Maar defends overall lead in queen stage
Hard battle in the mountains Marc de Maar of the United Healthcare squad used the queen stage in the mount Hood Cycling Classic to extend his overall lead. The stage win went to Patrick Mc Carty – the former ProTour […]
HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers hopeful ahead of Tour de France
Aiming for Top Five overall in Paris It has only been two weeks since Michael Rogers took the first ever non-American win at the Tour of California. Rogers wasted no time following his victory and got back to training almost […]
Contador out to test his legs in the Dauphiné, but victory would be nice
Tour favourite is honing his form for July, but would be happy to take his first Dauphiné win Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana) is the outstanding favourite for this year’s race and starts the Critérium du Dauphiné tomorrow […]
US teams out for first ever Liberty home win
Americans out to end German dominance of their biggest domestic race A slightly less international field than usual will take the start of this weekend’s Liberty Classic in Philadelphia, as the USA seeks its first winner in the race. A […]
Rampaging driver hits four cyclists in San Francisco
Suspect arrested and charged with 12 felonies In a display of utter disregard for human life and malicious intent to kill, a motorist in San Francisco mowed down four cyclists in a frightening rampage that spanned six minutes Wednesday night […]
Filippo Pozzato wins Franco Ballerini memorial race
Italian coach remembered with special event Filippo Pozzato won the Franco Ballerini Day criterium, held in memory of Franco Ballerini. Pozzato won a two-up sprint against Francesco Ginanni after 75km. Ballerini died in a rally car accident in February, at […]
Gallopin wins Luxembourg stage 3 gallop
Impressive return from injury Tony Gallopin (Cofidis) won the third stage of the Tour de Luxembourg between Eschwweiler and Diekirch in a bunch sprint. The Frenchman beat stage 1 winner Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) and Alexandre Geniez (Skil-Shimano) into second and […]
