Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevre might have his sights set on bringing a Tour de France win to his Belgian team by signing 2009 champion Alberto Contador. Contador and his manager Fran, who is also Contador’s brother, sat down with Lefevre […]

According to the Dutch press, classics specialist Juan Antonio Flecha is looking for a change of pace from his current Rabobank team. The Spaniard has been a solid rider in the Spring Classics, notching three top ten finishes in Paris-Roubaix […]

It seems that British rider Bradley Wiggins, who rides for the Garmin-Slipstream team, surprised more than just cycling fans and fellow competitors with his fourth place finish in this year’s Tour de France. The track specialist turned Grand Tour hopefuls […]

Now that the Tour de France is over, race organizers the Amaury Sports Organisation, are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Why, one might ask? Because this is the first Tour in years that has not been mired in a […]

Make it two days in a row for Columbia-HTC’s star sprinter Mark Cavendish winning the stage over Thor Hushovd and Cyril Lemoine in the 196.5 kilometer wind swept ride from Marseille to La Grande-Motte. With a gesture of appreciation to […]

Columbia-HTC’s Mark Cavendish has taken his fifth stage victory in the Tour de France today with no challenge from second placed Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) who was several bike lengths back followed by a charging Romain Feillu of Agritubel who closed […]

Just like he did in 2004 and 2007 Swiss rider and Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara of team Saxo Bank took the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France during the opening test against the clock in Monaco, besting […]

The French AG2r La Mondiale team will go into the 2009 Tour de France with Russian Vladimir Efimkin and Frenchman Cyril Dessel as their leaders for the race. Efimkin, 27, won the 9th Stage in last year’s edition, and Dessel […]

Astana has revealed the remaining riders for their Tour de France roster in July. Notably off the list is Benjamin Noval, the roommate and close friend of the Spaniard Alberto Contador. Team manager Johan Bruyneel said, “We need to keep […]

Columbia-High Road managed to win another stage in the Tour de Suisse today, this time with German Tony Martin. And if winning six of the eight stages isn’t impressive enough, they have managed to accomplish this feat with five riders […]