The doping controls during this year’s Tour de France will be implemented without the help of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), said International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid Saturday. The two agencies had a falling out which erupted last […]

Bbox Bouygues-Telecom rider Yohann Gene won the field sprint to claim the fifth stage of the of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) ahead of teammate Giovanni Bernaudeu. The day’s 147.5km stage featured a break of three riders from the Africa […]

The Saxo Bank team headed into the Tour Down Under fully focussed on chasing a stage win or high overall placing with new signing Baden Cooke. With one day remaining, neither goal has been achieved, yet directeur sportif Bradley McGee […]

Former world road race champion Tom Boonen is set to put greater emphasis on this year’s Classics campaign rather than the Tour de France, saying that netting a sixth big Classic success would elevate him into the pantheon of great […]

Sven Nys dominated the Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke and won ahead of Dieter Vanthourenhout and Bart Wellens. Some of his toughest rivals skipped the race, including Niels Albert, who is still suffering from his rib injury that he received after he […]

Along with the rest of the Garmin Transition riders, David Millar is currently at the team training camp in eastern Spain. He has outlined his first races, but isn’t saying much about either how his current form is or what […]

Santiago Botero has decided to end his cycling career after fourteen years in the professional peloton. The Colombian raced in Europe for the famous Kelme, Telekom and Phonak team until 2006, when his name was linked to the Spanish Operación […]

Tour de France KOM runner-up Egoi Martinez is focussed on once again shining in a Grand Tour this year, and he and his Euskaltel-Euskadi team have carefully structured his racing programme to ensure he hits peak form at the right […]

For a rider who initially wasn’t even sure if he would compete in the Santos Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans has proved to be one of the key figures in the race. He’s also delighted the home fans in the […]

The Belgian Quick Step team has said that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be part of its squad in 2011, enabling it to expand its goals and chase success in cycling’s biggest race. Speaking at the team presentation […]