KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, June 29, 2008 Belgian Jurgen Roelandts, of the Silence team, was on Sunday crowned Belgium road race champion here, beating Sven Vanthourenhout and Nico Eeckhout in a sprint finish. Grev Van Avermaet took fourth in front of reigning […]

Filippo Simeoni of the Flaminia-Bossini team has won the Italian road race title in Bergamo. Most famous for his off-the-bike court battle with Lance Armstrong, the 36 year old rider made the decisive break with just four kilometres left in the 254km race and sealed […]

Alejandro Valverde showed today that he is still on form approaching this years Tour de France by winning Spain’s road national championship title.  He recently won this years edition of the Dauphiné Libéré, often thought of as a proving ground for would be Tour […]

Lars Boom, of the Rabobank team, was on Sunday crowned Dutch road race champion after finishing two seconds ahead of teammate Koos Moerenhout and Steven de Jongh here. Boom, 22, of the Netherlands, is the reigning world cyclo-cross champion. Marianne […]

Fabian Wegmann of team Gerolsteiner successfully defended his German national road race title coming in just two seconds ahead of team Milram’s veteran Erik Zabel. Evergreen Zabel has been the German national champion twice in his career, 1998 and 2003, and now Wegmann […]

Reigning World Time Trial champion Fabian Cancellara is rumored to have been at the top of Rabbobank’s recruitment list, but as reported by De Telegraaf the purported 1.5 million euro offer wasn’t enough. Harold Knebl, Rabbobank’s team manager, is on the hunt […]

French outfit Cofidis on Saturday announced that Sylvain Chavanel would lead its team, which includes four Tour novices, at next month’s Tour de France. Cofidis has placed its faith in the four Tour new boys – including last-minute call-up Herve […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced in a press release that it expects to reach a decision in the Floyd Landis case on Monday June 30th.  The CAS, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is Landis’ last chance to keep the […]

Rene Mandri’s condition is improving after his crash in the Giro d’Italia that left him hospitalized for several days with multiple fractures. The Estonian rider is back in France now, and his recent medical examinations have brought good news. He […]

In a press release from the Quick Step team it was confirmed that Tom Boonen will not be on the start list of the 2008 Tour de France. The decision was taken in agreement with the athlete. “Although we continue […]