Gesink has perfect Tour de France start, sits close to yellow jersey
Dutchman poised to strike in mountains, must remain vigilant in days ahead With many pinpointing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck as the big pre-Tour favourites, other riders have flown a little under the radar. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) is one of […]
Thomas and Wiggins philosophical about missing TTT win and yellow jersey
Sky Procycling riders see bigger picture Although Sky Procycling was extremely motivated to win today’s team time trial and to hand the Maillot Jaune to talented young Welshman Geraint Thomas, the squad had to be satisfied with third on the […]
Tour of Austria: RadioShack's Robbie Hunter sprints to stage one win
RadioShack’s Robbie Hunter started the Tour of Austria off perfectly for the American team by sprinting to victory in the race’s opening stage. The South African powered to the finish line in Götzis ahead of Team Sky’s Christopher Sutton and […]
Tour de France: Horner believes having four RadioShack leaders could prove decisive
American rider believes collective strength is a major advantage Many are tipping Garmin-Cervélo, Team Sky and HTC Highroad for today’s team time trial, but another squad which will be in the hunt for a stage win and the yellow jersey […]
Tour de France: Bad luck for Alberto Contador, but motivation is still high
A bad team time trial could make things complicated Alberto Contador, the number one favorite for the 2011 Tour de France, lost 1 minute and 20 seconds on the race’s opening stage today, conceding more than twice his margin of […]
Armstrong heading back to Tour de France
Texan will also ride part of RAGBRAI Although he previously indicated that he had no plans to go to this year’s Tour de France, multiple winner Lance Armstrong now intends to attend the race towards the end of the month. […]
Tour de France start list
Start numbers for the 2011 edition of the race SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 001 CONTADOR Alberto 002 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 003 NAVARRO Daniel 004 NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin 005 PORTE Richie 006 SORENSEN Chris Anker 007 SORENSEN Nicki 008 TOSATTO Matteo […]
BMC Racing Team plays down links with soigneur implicated in EPO case
Team reactions contradicted by race rosters The BMC Racing Team is moving to distance itself from a part time soigneur referred to as Sven S. from Zonnebeke, following his arrest this week for possession of EPO. The case dates back […]
Omega Pharma Lotto denies any connection to Vansevenant doping case
Claims former rider ‘barely knows the team guys’ Following today’s news that former Omega Pharma-Lotto rider Wim Vansevenant is the subject of a doping investigation focusing on the illegal importation of ‘ultra-modern’ doping products, the team has denied all links […]
Will Alessandro Petacchi race for Kazakhstan in the future?
Ale-Jet wants to make the World Championships despite being excluded from Italian team The Italian cycling federation has recently announced that it will not take riders to World Championships if they had been suspended for doping in the past. Alessandro […]
