Second Spanish rider tests positive in Tour de France
Spanish rider Moises Duenas of the Barloworld team has tested positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO) during the Tour de France and banned products have been found in his room during a search, his team revealed on Wednesday. […]
Barloworld lose third rider from Tour roster
British-registered Tour de France team Barloworld lost their third rider from the race Wednesday after Italian Paolo Longo crashed out during the 11th stage from Lannemezan to here. According to official race radio Longo sustained a fractured collarbone in the […]
Barloworld lose fourth rider from Tour roster
British-registered Tour de France team Barloworld lost their fourth rider from the race Wednesday after Colombian Felix Cardenas pulled out during the 11th stage with a leg injury. Earlier in the stage Italian Paolo Longo crashed out. According to official […]
Cavendish looks to history-making Tour stage
If team Columbia deliver their ‘train’ on time again for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, sprint rivals Oscar Freire and Robbie McEwen are likely to be left on the Tour de France platform. After 10 stages on this year’s race both Freire, […]
'End of the Pro Tour' as top teams to ditch license
Seventeen of the world’s top cycling teams said on Tuesday they would not be seeking a Pro Tour licence for 2009, according to a statement released here at the Tour de France. The Pro Tour was launched by the International […]
Russian 'super-team' looking to shake up cycling
A Russian-financed cycling team is set to muscle its way into the professional peloton in 2009, with ambitious plans to radically transform the sport in the country. Katoucha, presented here on Tuesday by former champion Andre Tchmil, will aim to […]
Evans bathes in yellow, but on rocky road to Paris
Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star – although there was at least one vital ingredient missing. “I don’t see any screaming girls here!” said the Australian, after […]
Top teams to ditch 2009 Pro Tour license
Seventeen of the world’s top cycling teams said Tuesday they would not be seeking a Pro Tour license for 2009, according to a statement released here at the Tour de France. The Pro Tour was launched by the International Cycling […]
CSC prepare for show of power in the Alps
CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend. But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov who […]
Silence may not be golden for Evans, says Valverde
Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his Silence team, according to Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Valverde virtually dropped out of the running for the race’s […]
