Great Britain women’s Olympic road team announced
Nicole Cooke to defend her Beijing title; Sharon Laws misses out on second games The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the names of the four women that will make up the Great Britain women’s road race team in London […]
MCipollini-Giambenini taking aim at the Giro Donne
Italian superteam aiming to match Corsa Rosa performance of “brother team” Farnese Vini-Selle Italia MCipollini-Giambenini has announced its line up for the upcoming Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Donne – which starts in the southern city of Napoli on […]
Alexandre Vinokourov to support Janez Brajkovič in Astana’s Tour de France team
Both riders aiming to make up for crashing out of 2011 race Team Astana has announced its roster for next month’s Tour de France, with Alexander Vinokourov at its head once more. The Kazakh veteran will not be the sole […]
Team Sky announces powerful team to help Bradley Wiggins win the Tour de France
Mark Cavendish to be the first British road rainbow in the race since 1966 Team Sky has announced the eight men that will ride alongside Bradley Wiggins in his bid to become first Briton to win the Tour de France. […]
Lieuwe Westra and Ellen van Dijk scoop Netherlands time trial titles
First ever title for men’s winner as van Dijk regains former jersey Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) took victory in the Netherlands elite men’s and women’s time trial championships in Emmen, Drenthe, yesterday. The result was a […]
Giorgia Bronzini interview: “The Olympic course is not so hard”
Two-time World champion aiming for Olympic gold after a strange day in the Italian championships Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora-Pasta Zara) spent a somewhat strange day in the peloton during the Italian elite women’s road race championships. The World champion, racing for […]
Giada Borgato solos to a surprise Italian road race title
23-year-old Diadora-Pasta Zara rider escapes Silvia Valsecchi in final lap to win tricolore alone Giada Borgato (Diadora-Pasta Zara) took the Italian road race title alone after escaping breakaway companion Silvia Valsecchi (Be Pink) in the final lap of a hot, […]
Dutch court postpones Michael Rasmussen vs Rabobank decision
Danish rider seeking further compensation for 2007 Tour de France dismissal The case between Dutch team Rabobank and Danish rider Michael Rasmussen hit yet another delay as an Arnhem, Netherlands, court failed to reach a verdict, de Telegraaf reports. Rasmussen […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders chasing national championship titles all over Europe
Grabsch, Brammeier and Chavanel defending; Chavanel going for fourth TT jersey; Boonen aiming for a second road one Omega Pharma-Quick Step will be sending a number of riders to the various national championship races in Europe this week. Some riders […]
Jurgen Van Den Broeck and André Greipel lead Lotto-Belisol to the Tour de France
Belgian team hunting success on all fronts in sprints, breaks and the general classification Lotto-Belisol has named its nine-man line up for the Tour de France, which begins with a prologue in Liège, Belgium, on June 30th. The Belgian team […]