Rogers raring to go, but faces big TT test
Australian cyclist Michael Rogers is looking forward to putting his skills back on the international stage after what has proved to be a trying year for the Columbia Team pro. Rogers crashed out of the Tour de France last year […]
Petacchi returns at Tour of Britain
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, suspended until the end of August for doping, will make his return to competition in the Tour of Brtiain from September 7-14, according to reports here on Tuesday. The 34-year-old has been listed among the riders […]
Menchov to replace Gusev in Olympics
Top cyclist Vladimir Gusev has been omitted from the Russian Olympic squad by his country’s federation following his recent sacking from the professional road team Astana. Kazakhstan-backed Astana sacked Gusev last week after their internal doping controls, run by Dr […]
Horner out of Vuelta
US rider Chris Horner’s team announced Tuesday that he has pulled out of the Tour of Spain later this month after breaking his collarbone. The 36-year-old Astana rider was injured while competing at the Tour of Elk Grove that takes […]
Valverde: Kirchen a threat for gold
Racing in hot, humid conditions which could be made worse by pollution levels is not the only thing worrying Spain’s big favourite for the Olympic cycling road race this Saturday. Alejandro Valverde comes into the 248.5km race – said to […]
Wiggins taking triple gold aims in his stride
The thought of putting his impressive endurance skills to the test on the world’s biggest stage is just another day’s work for Bradley Wiggins. Britain’s reigning individual pursuit champion, who at the Olympics will also bid for gold in the […]
Rabobank to appeal Rasmussen decision
Team Rabobank is going to appeal the decision made against them in July by the Dutch courts. In the decision the Dutch cycling team was ordered to pay Rasmussen damages of 700,000 euros. Rabobank disagrees with the court decision claiming […]
Rabobank's Dekker wins Draai van de Kaai
Thomas Dekker of Rabobank won the 29th edition of the Draai van de Kaai. The Dutchman rode away from a group containing Italian Danilo di Luca, and Austrian Bernhard Kohl this years Tour de France King of the Mountains winner. […]
Athens silver medallist Paulinho out
Portuguese cyclist Sergio Paulinho, a silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Games, on Monday pulled out of the road race at the Beijing Olympics because of health problems. “Sergio won’t be leaving for Beijing because of his health,” Portuguese cycling […]
Brits on gold track, Valverde eyeing Bettini
A ten-year work in progress will be expected to come to fruition in glorious fashion next week when Great Britain’s team of track cycling stars prepare to burn up the boards of the Laoshan velodrome. A total of 54 medals […]
