Spain’s Alejandro Valverde said Tuesday he has filed a court complaint for “irregular conduct” against the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part of his fight against an Italian doping ban. Earlier this month CONI’s […]

Last year’s Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam) won today’s stage of the Giro d’Italia, attacking the favorites on the final climb of the Monte Petrano and moving himself up the leader board.  He was followed by an attacking […]

Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl on Monday announced his retirement from competition at the age of 27 following a two-year suspension for doping. “I am announcing my retirement from professional sport,” Kohl told a press conference here. The Austrian last […]

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde vowed to put his doping worries behind him after winning the 89th edition of the Volta a Catalunya on Sunday. The 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider was recently banned from competing in Italy for two years by the […]

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde won the 89th edition of the Volta a Catalunya today, while Columbia High-Road’s sprinter Greg Henderson took out the sprint for the stage. The 110km between Sant Cugat and the motor racing circuit at Montmelo had no […]

Leonardo Bertagnolli of the Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni team won today’s 161km stage from Forlì to Faenza out of a breakaway that took the front of the race at the 18km mark. Belgian Serge Pauwels from the Cervelo TestTeam came in […]

Cervelo TestTeam sprinter Thor Hushovd made up for yesterday’s surprise loss to Nikolay Trusov (Katusha) by taking the sprint in today’s 150.5km stage from Torredembarra to Barcelona. Liquigas rider Fabio Sabatini took second with Greg Henderson (Columbia-High Road) rounding out […]

Simon Gerrans (Cervélo TestTeam) won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia as he attacked his breakaway companions on steepest section of the final climb to the finish giving himself his second stage win in a Grand Tour and the […]

Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who has won three of the 13 stages of the ongoing Tour of Italy, has pulled out of the race to focus on the Tour de France. Cavendish, who rides for the Columbia team, claimed his third […]

Russia’s Nicolai Trussov (Katusha) won the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between La Seu d’Urgell and Torredembarra in a sprint finish beating Norweigian Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam). Nobody expected the Russian to make such a showing over Hushovd […]