Gilbert foils the two sprinters in Tours
Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) repeated his victory in Paris-Tours in a tactical three-up sprint on the famous Avenue de Grammont, used for the last time in history. Gilbert timed his jump perfectly to leave his two breakaway companions, Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) […]
Sevilla takes Chihuahua – Benítez the final stage
Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) took the overall victory in the Vuelta a Chihuahua on Sunday. He kept his six-second lead on the final flat stage into Chihuahua over Gregorio Ladino (Tecos Trek) and Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne). Javier Benítez (Contentpolis-Ampo) […]
Alexander, Wellington repeat in Ironman
Craig Alexander won the Ironman Hawaii for the second year running in the men’s category, while Chrissie Wellington stormed to victory the third consecutive year in the women’s race. 3.8km of ocean swimming, 180km of bike racing and a marathon […]
Greipel gunning for number 21
Team Columbia HTC’s Andre Greipel has clocked up 20 victories this season and netted the green jersey in the Vuelta a España. He’s undoubtedly one of the best sprinters in cycling but has been overshadowed somewhat by his team-mate Mark […]
Uncertainty persists over Contador’s future
Alberto Contador’s brother and agent Fran may have stated in recent days that the rider has had talks with Team Sky, prompting a flurry of speculation that he might be heading there, but there is still considerable uncertainty about where […]
Kohl implicates team doctor in doping process
Former professional cyclist Bernard Kohl has uncovered more about his doping escapades in the 2008 Tour de France in part three of an interview with Kurier.at In the interview he revealed that one of the problems he faced was that […]
Team Sky in talks with Contador
It looks like the new British Team Sky is throwing their hat into the ring in a bid for reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. Contador’s brother, who also manages the two-time Tour winner, told the Guardian that they […]
Milram readies for Paris-Tours
Tomorrow the German Milram team will look for sprint success in the French Classic Paris-Tours. The team is under considerable pressure to find a sponsor to take over for Milram, and will rest their hopes on Gerald Ciolek for the […]
Gesink wins Emilia
Rabobank’s Robert Gesink proved to be the fastest of a small breakaway in the Giro dell’Emilia, Italy. He beat Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) and Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia-HTC) in the three-up sprint on the climb of San Luca. The fourth rider […]
Albert takes GvA opener
Niels Albert continues his cyclocross domination in Belgium, taking the GvA Trophy opener in a solo victory. Second-placed Sven Nys showed improved form and celebrated along the finish line near the citadel of Namur. Zdenek Stybar completed the podium, fighting […]