Chaos in Catalunya as snow temporarily hems in five teams
Start continues as planned, riders facing another tough day Following yesterday’s shortened stage in the Volta a Catalunya, which saw ten breakaway riders gain minutes on the peloton, fight for the win when the finish was moved to kilometre 155, […]
Volta a Catalunya: Brajkovic wins shortened third stage
Snow leads to route being slashed and prompts many riders to withdraw Astana rider Janez Brajkovic won today’s third stage of the Volta a Catalunya, coping best with the freezing conditions which led to a large number of riders withdrawing […]
Volta a Catalunya: Dan Martin says ‘epic day’ is in store
Irishman in strong form, but allergies provoke caution With two first cat ascents followed by the hors categorie climbs of the Port del Canto and the 1947 metre summit finish of Port Ainé, overall contender Dan Martin is clear that […]
Valverde withdraws from Volta a Catalunya
Injury forces Movistar leader out of race Body bruised and morale dented after yesterday’s second stage of the race, Alejandro Valverde has withdrawn prior to today’s toughest leg of the Volta a Catalunya, thus giving up on his aim of […]
Settimana Coppi e Bartali: Palini triumphs after long day in break
Bunch miscalculates in finale Team Idea’s Andrea Palini triumphed on the first day of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy, being the quickest out of a breakaway group which finished just ahead of the main bunch. He beat Cesare […]
Interview: Pozzato takes confidence from Sanremo, is ambitious for Classics ahead
Farnese Vini Selle Italia rider speaks about fresh outlook and new team Taking confidence from a good sixth place finish in Milan Sanremo, a result that came despite breaking his collarbone just over a month before, Filippo Pozzato has spoken […]
Kelly sees merit in one of proposed changes to Milan-Sanremo route
Says finishing line closer to Poggio could boost safety and drama Twenty years after his stirring 1992 victory in Milan-Sanremo, Sean Kelly has agreed that one of the proposed tweaks to the route could be beneficial to the early-season Classic. […]
Roche uncertain about expectations for Volta a Catalunya
Irishman likely overtrained for Paris-Nice, became sick afterwards While he finished towards the fore on today’s opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, placing seventeenth, Nicolas Roche has said that he isn’t sure what to expect of himself in the […]
Colombian doctor Beltrán Niño arrested with AICAR and TB-500 doping products
Previously worked with several cycling teams Reports that the doping substances AICAR and TB-500 are being used by some in the peloton have gained weight with the news that a doctor linked to cycling was arrested earlier this month with […]
Simon Gerrans retakes lead in UCI WorldTour rankings
Radioshack stays on top of team list, Italy now leads countries’ table Previous series leader Simon Gerrans has vaulted back to the top of the UCI’s WorldTour ranking as a result of yesterday’s victory in Milan-Sanremo, going from fourth to […]
