Columbia looks to Cavendish for stage wins
Team Columbia heads to the 2009 Giro d’Italia with their eye on unleashing the sprint power of team leader Mark Cavendish. After taking home two stage wins in last years race, he will look to better his performance this time […]
Fuji ready for the Giro
Based on his results in the Tour of Romandie, Fuji – Servetto will be riding for Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The 28-year-old Kessiakoff performed well in the mountains of Switzerland last week, taking fourth place on […]
Cavendish rejects Britain's Olympic fixation
Mark Cavendish, the only member of Britain’s successful track cycling team to fail to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics, has hit out at the nation’s obsession with the Games. Cavendish went to Beijing as the Madison world champion […]
Katusha rely on Pozzato for Giro
The new Russian team Katusha will be leaning on the talents of Italian Filippo Pozzato to win stages in the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia which starts next Saturday. Australian Robbie McEwen, normally good for stage victories in the […]
Simeoni hands back jersey after Giro snub
Reigning Italian road race champion Filippo Simeoni is angry at the Giro d’Italia organization for leaving his team off of the start list of the centennial edition. Simeoni points to two teams, ISD and Xacobeo Galicia, who have a lower […]
Armstrong heading to Italy ready to ride for Leipheimer
Lance Armstrong capped his return from injury with a second-place finish behind teammate Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of the Gila Sunday – a solid tuneup for the Giro d’Italia. Leipheimer and Armstrong finished one-two in the five-day race in […]
McEwen not heading to the Giro
Robbie McEwen’s Katuysha team has decided that the sprinter will not ride the upcoming 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia. In a message on the cyclist’s website, the decision to leave him off the roster was due to the course […]
Voeckler and Longo win Climbers' Trophies
Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) won the Trophée des Grimpeurs today marking a return to form after a bad collarbone break in Paris-Nice. The Frenchman attacked 30-kilometers from the finish and was able to hold onto his lead by just on […]
Romandie crowns Roman for overall, while Freire takes the stage
Three time world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) snagged his second victory of the year by winning the final stage of this year’s Tour of Romandie on Sunday ahead of Tyler Farrar (Garmin – Slipstream). 22-year-old Czech rider Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) […]
Team Milram takes first and third in Frankfurt
Milram’s Fabian Wegman won the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop today in Frankfort. The German attacked the leading group eight kilometers from the finish, and only last year’s winner Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank) could follow. In the end, Wegman was too strong […]