Dutchman outsprints ProTour rivals Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) won the opening stage of the Tour de Picardie between Boué and Doullens. He beat Ben Swift (Team Sky) and Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) in a bunch sprint at the end of 181km, […]

Aussie secures his biggest win Matthew Lloyd (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the 173km sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Fidenza and Marina di Carrara, as a breakaway was successful for a second successive day. The Australian escaped his escape companion Rubens […]

Sky performs well despite bad luck Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford and his riders have experienced a topsy-turvy first few days of the Giro d’Italia, with a stage one time trial win, one day in the Maglia Rosa and second […]

Milram out to prove themselves to secure a new team sponsor. Milram’s Paul Voss went with today’s breakaway for one reason, and one reason only: to win more points and secure his grip on the maglia verde mountains competition. The […]

Decision process over, will succeed close friend. It’s been predicted, and now it has been confirmed: double world champion Paolo Bettini will take over from the late Franco Ballerini as Italy’s national coach, overseeing the male teams which will aim […]

Further clashes with the UCI? Although the UCI has said that it will no longer work with the AFLD, the French anti-doping agency has said that it wants to conduct additional tests of its own during this year’s Tour de […]

Cervelo’s Classics star talks to VeloNation Emma Pooley emerged on the international scene in 2007, but 2008 was the year that the World was really made to sit up and take notice. She won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the first […]

Dangerous riding still evident World champion Cadel Evans finished 30th on today’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line as part of the main bunch which was four seconds adrift of the stage winner Jerome Pineau (Quick Step). […]

Unexpected finale ensures drama On a day dedicated to the cyclist Fausto Coppi 50 years after his death, Italy’s “Champion of Champions” has a couple of reasons to be smiling down on the race that he won on five occasions.  […]

Break defies the sprinters Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) won stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia between Novara and Novi Ligure from a breakaway that managed to hold off the sprinters’ teams right to the line. Quick Step’s “other Frenchman” took […]