Sastre seeking to recapture top form for Giro through intense racing
Spaniard approaches Grand Tour differently to last year Carlos Saste is planning a very different run-up to the Giro d’Italia this year, and will seek to be at his sharpest in the Italian event via some intensive racing beforehand. Twelve […]
Chiara Passerini: there are many cyclists who have never ever had anything to do with doping
Unhappy with Italian journalist’s generalised innuendo against professionals Cadel Evans’ wife Chiara Passerini has warned against assuming that all the big pro riders use banned substances, saying that her husband and many others have never broken rules and that it […]
Leipheimer was hospitalised Saturday night, more details emerge of illness
Team states old problem flared up again Having been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya due to stomach issues, more details have emerged of Levi Leipheimer’s condition. The RadioShack rider had been sitting second overall in the WorldTour race, […]
Ligthart is King of Mountains winner in Criterium International
Big success for Vacansoleil neo-pro The time trial is yet to be concluded but with no mountain points on offer, Vacansoleil rider Pim Ligthart is set to be crowed the final winner of the KOM classification at the Critérium International. […]
Taaramae believes he’s got a big fight ahead if he’s to win Critérium International
Believes time gaps could be hard to overcome in time trial Until the final four kilometres, Cofidis rider Rein Taaramäe looked like he was going to be Frank Schleck’s chief rival for stage one of the Critérium International and, with […]
Criterium International: Voigt speaks about his fight for stage victory
German said he had to attack far out on opening stage Jens Voigt started today’s first stage of the Critérium International determined to try to land a record sixth edition but, with the race taking place on hillier terrain than […]
E3 Prijs: Fabian Cancellara annihilates field in Harelbeke
Leopard-Trek Classics leader Fabian Cancellara rode all over the field at E3-Prijs today, leaving the entire race in his wake as he cruised to an easy win after coming back from a day marked by mechanical difficulties. Jürgen Roelandts (Omega […]
Phinney out of Volta a Catalunya with knee problems
Still hopes to ride Paris-Roubaix Taylor Phinney’s tough start to his debut pro season continued today when the rider was forced to withdraw from the Volta a Catalunya, his first WorldTour event. The 20 year old BMC Racing Team rider […]
Bruyneel slates UCI, doesn’t rule out rumours of a rival league
Says UCI treats people ‘like kids’ Team RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has criticised cycling’s world governing body, claiming that it doesn’t do anything to develop the sport and doesn’t allow new advances to be introduced. The Belgian has been […]
USA Cycling reintroduces radio ban after pressure from UCI
Suggestions that UCI-registered riders and teams would have been blocked at events Ten days after USA Cycling announced that it was lifting the radio ban for National Racing Calendar (NRC) races, the federation has decided to reverse the decision. It […]








