Boonen cancels participation in Tour of California due to ongoing injury
Tour of Belgium provisional date for his return to competition Forced to withdraw from his defence of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a crash in the former, Tom Boonen has also had to take the difficult decision […]
Sciandri to remain with BMC Racing Team after he declines Italian national coach position
“This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make” Former professional Max Sciandri has reluctantly decided to turn down what he terms the ‘opportunity of a lifetime,’ with the Italian born Briton saying no to a […]
Horner forced to scrap Tour of California participation
RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineup The 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th. The American rider started suffering […]
Elia Viviani extends with Cannondale Pro Cycling until end of 2015
Deal confirmed two days after sprinter took second on opening stage of Giro d’Italia Winner of stages in the Tours of Beijing and San Luis last season and runner-up on day one of the year’s Giro d’Italia, Elia Viviani has […]
Luca Scinto: “I really don’t understand why Team Sky used this strategy”
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it back Farnese Vini-Selle Italia general manager Luca Scinto was less than impressed with the race strategy of Team Sky in today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, […]
Giro d’Italia: Michele Scarponi rues lost time due to late stage three crash
Lampre-Merida captain attentive but unlucky in technical downhill finish Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was one of the unluckiest riders in the peloton at the end of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Sorrento and Marina di Ascea, as he […]
Giro d’Italia: Cadel Evans takes back time in technical stage three finish
Time bonus for Australian undoes some of the damage done in yesterday’s team time trial Having kept himself hidden for almost the entire length of the 212km route of today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) […]
Giro d’Italia: Luca Paolini attacks into the Maglia Rosa in technical stage three finish
Katusha’s Classics man escapes to take Milano-Sanremo style finish in Marina di Ascea Luca Paolini (Katusha) took his first victory in his ever appearance in the Giro d’Italia in the third stage of the 2013 race, between Sorrento and Marina […]
Brailsford confirms that Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky leader for Tour de France
“Our plan, as it has been since January is to have him lead the Tour de France team.” Bradley WigginsFollowing recent signs of tension between Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome over who will lead the Team Sky team at the […]
Evans on Giro TTT time loss: ‘That’s the way it is, we continue on from here’
Australian team leader believes course didn’t suit lineup of BMC Racing Team squad Hoping that his BMC Racing Team would perform better in the team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has giving a pragmatic reaction to the […]
