The director of the Giro d’Italia, Angelo Zomegnan, was put on the hot seat yesterday when the peloton refused to race on what they considered a dangerous course that had disregard for their safety. Granted this isn’t the first time […]

Former classics hard man now team boss for the brand new Katusha team, Andrei Tchmil, spoke out this weekend at the Giro d’Italia about his concerns for their Belgian rider Gert Steegmans. Steegmans developed a health problem earlier this year […]

On a day that marked the 100 year anniversary for Italy’s Grand Tour, the celebratory circuit designed in the race’s birthplace of Milan ended up playing out differently then race organizers had planned. Instead of seeing the peloton honor the […]

Quick-Step manager Patrick Lefevere feels that not only strict monitoring and therapy sessions will help his Belgian star recover from his cocaine problem, but so will getting back to doing what he loves most – racing his bike. For the […]

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia – High Road) repeated his explosive sprint of yesterday’s stage, but this time it earned him victory in stage seven of the Giro d’Italia, a stage that took the race from Innsbruk to Chiavenna over 240km. Oddly enough, the […]

Michele Scarponi (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) won stage six of the Giro d’Italia after detaching himself from the day’s main breakaway that formed 50km into the stage, 30 seconds after he crossed the line Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia – High […]

The Belga News Agency has reported that Jan Ullrich’s long-time mentor Rudy Pevenage will not testify in the case involving his former protege. Pevenage was called to be a witness in a Hamburg court on May 22nd so he could […]

UCI Professional Continental Team LPR Brakes – Farense Vini, the home of Italian Stars Alessandro Petacchi and Danilo Di Luca, have said they are going to try to raise the team’s profile by applying for a ProTour license. Currently the […]

Yesterday reports were released from the independent commission appointed to investigate the involvement of Freiburg University doctors Lothar Heinrich and Andreas in systematic doping that occurred on Team Telkom from 1995-2004. During their investigation, the commission said there existed strong […]

Former Vuelta champion Denis Menchov (Rabobank) climbed to his first Giro d’Italia stage win today after launching a searing attack over top of a bid by reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam), separating the Russian and yesterday’s […]