More Giro crashes ripple peloton in Italy, with Millar losing pink jersey
Riders ok, with Tom-Jelte Slagter off the worst, suffering a broken eye socket The fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia hit the famous Strade Bianche, which are unpaved roads that also feature in the Monte Paschi Eroica race. The rough […]
Video: Giro d'Italia stage 4 clips
A pair of video clips from today’s fourth stage, which was run off in memory of Wouter Weylandt Note: due to geo-restrictions, readers outside the US might not be able to view these videos.
Wouter Weylandt dies in serious crash during Giro d'Italia's stage three
VeloNation is deeply saddend to report that Wouter Weylandt (Leopard-Trek) has died as a result of a serious crash during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia today. The Belgian hit the pavement hard on the descent of the Passo […]
Cavendish admits he’s not in top condition, but will chase stages regardless
Briton has two wins to his name this season, compared to eight before 2009 Giro Setting wearing the Maglia Rosa and sprint wins as his goals for the race, British rider Mark Cavendish has admitted that he’s not in his […]
Tour of California: New look for stage 5 due to rockslides
Four categorised climbs lie in wait for riders What was laid out as being a stunning coastal stage from Seaside to Paso Robles has had to be rerouted at this year’s Tour of California, although the organisers have assured that […]
Swift says his stage win in Tour of Romandie was ‘victory for the whole team’
Sky Procycling rider takes win number four of 2011 season British sprinter Ben Swift has praised his Sky Procycling team-mates, crediting them as playing a vital role in yesterday’s stage win at the Tour de Romandie. There had been signs […]
Statute of limitations means that Landis is unlikely to face legal action from Armstrong
He’s known for taking many of his critics to court in the past, but Lance Armstrong and his legal team appear to have declined to take action against Floyd Landis, his former team-mate and current chief accuser. One year ago, […]
Team time trial training pays off for HTC Highroad
Squad takes victory yesterday evening in Luxembourg TTT Showing the benefits of specific training at the discipline carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the HTC Highroad women raced to victory yesterday night in the City Trophy Elsy […]
Tour de Romandie: Zabriskie takes TT, Evans seizes race lead
Australian BMC Racing Team rider looking good for final win With just one day remaining in the Tour de Romandie, Cadel Evans looks poised to repeat his 2006 victory in the race. The BMC Racing Team leader was best of […]
No Giro d’Italia for Guardini after all
Long-term development of rider emphasised over short-term targets Although his team told him that he’d be selected for the Giro d’Italia if he won two stages in this week’s Presidential Tour of Turkey, Andrea Guardini has said that he will […]
