Cycling loses another friend The cycling world suffered another tough blow this morning with the news that Movistar rider Xavier Tondo was tragically killed in a freak accident where he was crushed between his car and a garage door as […]

Boonen makes his return following the Classics The Quick Step team will be sending a strong team to the start of the Tour of Belgium in Buggenhout on May 25th, with team captain Tom Boonen making his first appearance since […]

Remains ambitious despite not meeting California goals HTC Highroad rider Tejay Van Garderen’s solid showing in the Tour of California has increased the likelihood that he will be selected for his first Tour de France this year. “It sounds like […]

VeloNation had a chance to catch up with 2009, 2010 Swiss time trial champion Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1-sanofi aventis) following the Amgen Tour of California’s stage six yesterday.  Going into the race he said the course was one that […]

Maglia Rosa shows no weakness, Nibali puts in a bold effort Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Igor Anton conquered the Monte Zoncalon in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia today, riding away from race leader Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) on […]

According to the CBS show “60 Minutes”, at least four of Lance Armstrong’s former teammates, including his close friend George Hincapie, have told federal authorities that they have used banned substances.  All three have said they saw Armstrong also used […]

Leipheimer unable to remain undefeated Garmin-Cervelo’s David Zabriskie notched up his second time trial win of the season in stage six of the Amgen Tour of California, knocking previously undefeated Solvang king Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) off his thrown into second […]

Triple world champion’s fate sealed with a flat tire Stage five of the Amgen Tour of California saw Rabobank’s Oscar Freire out on the attack on a day that looked on paper like it would end in a sprint finish.  […]

Will require an operation before returning to the peloton Leopard Trek rider Jens Voigt won’t be starting stage six of the Amgen Tour of California today due to a broken wrist.  The injury was likely caused when the likeable German […]

The French continue to dominate on home soil Vacansoleil’s Thomas de Gendt won today’s 206 kilometer third stage of the Circuit de Lorraine, beating Saur Sojasun’s Julien Simon to the line.  Following two days for the sprinters, the stage between […]