Nothing broken for Joaquim Rodriguez after Vuelta crash
Double-stage winner will start stage seventeen despite suffering back and arm pain Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) suffered no broken bones as a result of a heavy crash towards the end of the Vuelta a España’s sixteen stage between Palencia and Haro. […]
Vuelta a España: Confusion strikes as Juan Jose Haedo cruises to maiden Grand Tour victory
Leopard Trek lead out disrupted by team car diversion; Juan José Cobo profits from split peloton Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) cruised to his first ever victory in a Grand Tour in what should have been a closely fought bunch […]
No surgery for Tom Boonen but the rest of the year is uncertain
Belgian star still undecided over Worlds participation and may put an end to 2011 season After crashing out of the Vuelta a España on Sunday’s stage to the Alto de l’Angliru, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has returned to Belgium, where […]
Dutch pair uncertain of future after announcement of Leopard Trek-RadioShack merger
Joost Posthuma and Tom Stamsnijder are under contract for 2012 but have not been mentioned in new team’s plans With the long-rumoured, yet sudden, announcement that the Leopard Trek and RadioShack teams are to merge in 2012, many of both […]
Tour de l’Avenir: Moreno Hofland wins stage one from seven-man break
Rohan Dennis moves into race lead as Michael Hepburn misses the move Moreno Hofland (Netherlands) took the opening stage of the Tour de l’Avenir between Yutz and Lunéville as he outsprinted the rest of a seven-rider group that had escaped […]
Juan José Cobo: “I knew that this weekend was crucial”
Vuelta leader leaps from eighth to first in two dramatic mountaintop finishes Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) spent the first two weeks of the Vuelta a España in the shadows. On the crucial mountaintop finishes to Sierra Nevada and La Covatilla […]
Vincenzo Nibali: “I want to honour this race until the last Kilometre”
Defending Vuelta champion concedes that his dream of a second straight victory is over In the space of two mountain stages the Vuelta a España defence of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) fell apart. The Sicilian lost 2’37” to stage winner – […]
Damiano Cunego added to Canadian WorldTour sick list
Bacterial infection keeping three-time Lombardia winner out of Québec and Montréal Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) added his name to those that are to miss the two Canadian WorldTour races, the GP Québec and GP Montréal, which are set to take place […]
Mark Cavendish confirmed for Tour of Britain
HTC-Highroad sprinter to ride home race after premature Vuelta withdrawal Mark Cavendish will be part of the HTC-Highroad team for the Tour of Britain, which starts this Sunday in Scotland, the race organiser has confirmed. The Manx sprinter was riding […]
Alex Dowsett wins British time trial championship
Wendy Houvenaghel takes women’s race as neither champion defends Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) took over the vacant British time trial champion’s jersey of teammate Bradley Wiggins, who was unable to defend his title due to the event’s clash with the […]
