Milram’s Niki Terpstra has taken over the overall lead in the Dauphiné Libéré with his win in the third stage. The Dutchman won the 182 kilometre race from Tournus to St. Etienne beating Ludovich Turpin (AG2r) and Yuri Trofimov (Bbox-Bouygues […]

Lampre’s Angelo Furlan won the 228km stage two of the Dauphine Libere between Nancy and Dijon. Marcus Zberg (BMC) finished second in the sprint, followed by Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) in third. There was no change on general classification meaning Cadel […]

It is true, two of the most tenacious competitors in Tour de France history never had the chance to race against each other. But the fact that Bernard Hinault and Lance Armstrong raced at different times was no reason for […]

Fränk Schleck of the Saxo-Bank team took the honors in his home tour today, sealing up the overall by just 10 seconds over Team Astana’s Andreas Klöden. This was Schleck’s first victory in the Tour of Luxembourg. To add icing […]

Silence-Lotto’s Cadel Evans scorched the opening 12.10 km prologue of the Dauphiné Libéré today in Nancy, France besting fellow Tour de France contender Alberto Contador in the process.  Defending race winner Alejandro Valverde followed just behind in third place carrying […]

Three prominent members of the Katusha cycling team are refusing to comply with new anti-doping rules imposed by the Russian-backed outfit, a team official said on Sunday. The trio who are refusing to sign contracts including the new conditions are […]

Continuing financial issues for the Astana team mean that they will also ride the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, which starts tomorrow, with the names of their sponsors removed. While the required bank guarantee by the UCI has been replenished, all […]

The newest member of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis took exactly three stages to get his first win for his new team. Chris Baldwin powered through gusty, 30 mph winds in the Hood River Gorge to win […]

Spain’s Alberto Contador on Friday said that he considers Astana team-mate and Tour de France rival Lance Armstrong as “just another member of the team”. Armstrong, 37, has returned to the sport after a three-and-a-half-year absence in a bid to […]

Astana, the team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Spanish star Alberto Contador, have yet to pay a bank guarantee on which their racing future depends, manager Johan Bruyneel said Friday. “The problem has not yet been […]