Horner gets green light for Tour de France
American rider successful in push for selection Originally a surprise omission from the shortlist for the Tour de France, the RadioShack Nissan team has confirmed today that Chris Horner will indeed form part of the nine-man squad for the race, […]
Andersen issues peculiar denial that Frank Schleck can be a contender in the Tour
Is directeur sportif simply trying to take pressure off? Although Frank Schleck stated at the time that the extremely short notice he was given about his participation in the Giro meant that he wasn’t in the shape to contend, RadioShack […]
Tour de Suisse: Costa scoops overall while Tangert beats Roy for stage
All-out attack by Schleck brought back before final climb Battling hard to come back from a big attack by closest rival Frank Schleck, Portuguese rider Rui Costa scooped the biggest win of his career today when he took the overall […]
Epic Gavia win puts Dombrowski on course for historic GiroBio success
Climbing specialist poised to become first American ever to win Baby Giro Emulating Andy Hampsten after the American seized pink on the Passo di Gavia stage in the 1988 Giro d’Italia, Joe Dombrowski did the same on yesterday’s stage of […]
Voeckler could be forced to miss Tour de France
Knee problem rears up again, Europcar rider won’t start French championships Wearer of the maillot jaune for much of last year’s race, Thomas Voeckler is facing real uncertainty about his chances for this year’s Tour after withdrawing from his second […]
USA Cycling states key riders asked not to be considered for Olympic team
Lineup confirmed for Games, 21 riders announced across various disciplines On Friday USA Cycling released the names of the riders who will represent the country in the upcoming Olympic Games, with all bar three of the 24 slots being filled […]
Martin, Roche and McCann confirmed for Irish Olympic road race squad
Appeal doesn’t lead to change in original selection Following last week’s appeal in relation to the Irish road race team for the Olympic road race, Cycling Ireland has finalized the three-man selection for the event. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Barracuda), Nicolas Roche […]
Tour de Suisse: Albasini scoops mountain stage win, Costa under pressure
Race leader loses time but narrowly holds on to race lead Race leader Rui Costa (Movistar) came under big pressure on today’s penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse, losing fifty seconds to rival Frank Schleck (RadioShack Nissan) but managing […]
Italian investigators reported as tracing $465,000 payment from Armstrong to Ferrari in 2006
Money movements may be part of USADA’s move against US Postal Service team Although witness statements are expected to form a large part of USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others connected to the US Postal Service […]
Bruyneel protests USADA investigation, claims innocence
Belgian says he’s being pursued ‘from court to court’ After two days of silence on the matter, former US Postal Service manager Johan Bruyneel has protested his innocence of the doping allegations that the US Anti Doping Service has made […]