GB awaits Cavendish decision for Worlds
Selectors for the British national team are delaying their final selection for the World Championship road race team until Thursday morning with hopes that Mark Cavendish will be able to participate. Cavendish won an incredible six stages at this year’s […]
Valverde wins first Grand Tour amidst controversy
Two months after Alberto Contador left Lance Armstrong trailing in the Tour de France, Alejandro Valverde has joined his Spanish compatriot in stepping on to the top step of the podium at the Tour of Spain. But far from being […]
Visconti wins the GP Prato
Italian Giovanni Visconti won the 64th edition of GP Industria & Commercio di Prato (178.6 km) on Sunday. The rider from the ISD-Neri team beat his two compatriots Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre) and Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) in a sprint […]
Moncoutié postpones retirement
Frenchman David Moncoutié (Cofidis) has reconsidered putting an end to his cycling career this year. The 34-year-old climbing specialist has had an incredible run in this years Vuelta a Espana, winning the stage finishing atop theSierra Nevada climb, and sealing […]
Greipel takes Madrid, Valverde the Vuelta
André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) sprinted to a dominating victory in Madrid in the final stage of the 64th Vuelta a España, ahead of Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) and Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil). Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde rode home with the bunch to take […]
U-23 British cyclist Bellis condition 'stable'
British cyclist Jonny Bellis was in a stable condition after a scooter accident in Italy near the British training base in Tuscany for next week’s world championships. The 21-year-old from the Isle of Man, who was on the shortlist for […]
Cyclists take to the streets of London
For the third consecutive year London’s city streets became home to tens of thousands of cyclists. In what is now called the Mayor of London’s Skyride (formerly the London Freewheel), a 15 kilometer route was closed starting at Buckingham Palace, […]
Machado to 'The Shack'?
Portugal’s Tiago Machado (Madeinox-boavista) is close to a deal with Team RadioShack, possibly joining fellow countryman Sergio Paulinho (Astana), while Jose Azevedo will change gears and sit behind the wheel as a Director Sportif. Machado’s manager, Juan Campos, told Cyclismag […]
Brandle Austrian TT champ
Matthias Brändle (ELK Haus) has won the Austrian Time Trial Championships. The barely 19 year old rider, who scored bronze last year, finished five seconds ahead of Andreas Graf (RC Arbö – Wels) and 17 seconds ahead of teammate Michael […]
Boom’s tank on low
Lars Boom (Rabobank) is running on an empty tank in Vuelta A Espana, his first ever grand tour. After putting in a remarkable ride to win stage 15 to Cordoba the former u23 Time Trial World Champion was aiming for […]