Leif Hoste being treated for a tear in his brain
Katusha rider hoping that blood injections will cure problem Struck by severe headaches ever since a bad crash in the Three Days of De Panne at the end of March, Leif Hoste has had the cause of the pain diagnosed; […]
Joaquim Rodriguez confident heading into the Vuelta a España
Katusha rider determined to make amends after time trial implosion cost him 2010 victory Perhaps unfairly, Joaquim Rodriguez’s Vuelta a España performance last year is remembered as much for his meltdown in the final trial as he is for his […]
Taylor Phinney targeting medal in world championship time trial
First year American pro ambitious about career, rules out Tour de France contention Fresh from his prologue win and fine fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour, Taylor Phinney has laid out some big goals for the final part of […]
Movistar to start Vuelta without sprinters and with no defined leader
Team manager Unzué says road will decide who leads squad Having raced solidly this season but appearing to lack an out-and-out leader, the Movistar team will head to the Vuelta a España with a ‘wait and see’ approach, in terms […]
Mark Cavendish wins Olympic Test Event in London
Modolo and Dumoulin second and third, Farrar crashes Just as he hopes to do a year from now, Mark Cavendish thundered to victory on the streets of London today, taking success in the Olympic test event. Riding in Great Britain […]
Liquigas finalising 2012 lineup, extends contracts of six riders
Basso, Sagan and Nibali will again lead team Set to be once again captained by Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali and Peter Sagan, who all have existing contracts, the Liquigas Cannondale team has announced that six riders will have their current […]
Tour of Utah: Acevedo wins stage four, Leipheimer maintains lead in overall
Overall battle set for tomorrow’s Queen Stage Janier Acevedo Calle (Gobernacion Indeportes Antioquia) rode away from a lead group of 17 riders to take today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Utah. The Colombian made his move in the final […]
Ben Hermans to move from RadioShack to Leopard Trek
Belgian rider gets nod after several strong results Former Belgian junior national time trial champion Ben Hermans will end his tenure with Team Radioshack and move to Leopard Trek at the end of the current season. The 25 year old […]
Allan Peiper to take up Director of Competition role with Garmin-Cervélo in 2012
Former pro moves across from HTC Highroad team Seven months after the departure of Matt White from Garmin-Cervélo, the team has announced that it has signed up fellow Australian Allan Peiper to play a similar role with the team next […]
Renshaw’s links to Rabobank could spell end to Cavendish partnership
Duo have been highly impressive in recent years HTC Highroad sprinter Mark Renshaw looks like he could be heading to a different squad than his team-mate Mark Cavendish, thus ending what has been a very successful partnership in recent seasons. […]
