Tour de l'Avenir: Nairo Quintana solos to stage six win and race lead
Colombian has just the final time trial left to secure victory Colombian climber Nairo Quintana soloed his way to victory and the race lead in stage six of the Tour de l’Avenir today, after he took control on the day’s […]
Kim Kirchen back in training, has defibrillator implanted
Andrei Tchmil opposes Luxemburger’s return to racing Kim Kirchen is back in training, according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, and the Luxemburger is eager to get back to racing. He had a defibrillator implanted to avoid the risk of further […]
Transfer News: Milram's Robert Förster heads to UnitedHealthCare for 2011
Will ride for the US Continental team Milram sprinter Robert Förster is heading across the pond for the 2011 season to ride for the American UnitedHealthCare team, according to Belga. The German’s current team was unable to find a sponsor […]
Green Mountain Stage Race: Veilleux and Dillon prove strongest in stage three
Powers takes over lead in men’s race, McGrath maintains control David Veilleux made it two stages in a row for the Kelly Benefits Strategies team in stage three of the Green Mountain Stage Race, while Irish National Champion Olivia Dillon […]
Vuelta a España: Tejay van Garderen continues to ride well in his first Grand Tour
Young American would like to finish in the top fifteen American Tejay van Garderen passed another big test in yesterday’s Vuelta a España stage by minimizing his losses on the ascent of the category one Alto Xorret del Catí. The […]
Tour de l'Avenir: Taylor Phinney takes the prologue, Dowsett and Matthews round out podium
English speakers dominate the opening podium in the Tour of the Future American Taylor Phinney powered to victory in the prologue of the Tour de l’Avenir today, besting former Trek-Livestrong teammate Briton Alex Dowsett, with Australian Michael Matthews completing a […]
Green Mountain Stage Race: Mumford and Holcomb take stage two honors
Kelly Benefits Strategies goes 1-2, King and McGrath in control of the overall Kelly Benefits Strategies lit up stage two of the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont, with a 1-2 finish by Reid Mumford and David Veilleux in the […]
Transfer News: Katusha extends contracts for Brutt, Galimzyanov, Ignatiev and Trusov
Russian team holds on to homegrown talent Team Katusha extended contracts for four Russians that ride for their home ProTour squad. Pavel Brutt, Denis Galimzyanov, Mikhail Ignatiev and Nikolay Trusov have all been given the green light to ride for […]
US Justice Department considering joining investigations into Landis’ claims
Details emerge of lawsuit filed by Landis under whistleblower act Already dealing with a federal investigation, Lance Armstrong and several others may also become the subject of scrutiny by the US Justice Department. It is considering whether to become involved […]
Filippo Pozzato under investigation for tax fraud
Joins the likes of other high-profile Italian cyclists Filippo Pozzato is under investigation for tax fraud by the Guardia di Finanza di Vicenza. The Italian took up residence in the tax-free haven of Monaco after signing with the Katusha team, […]
