Tuscan looks ahead to the Tour de France after 8 days in yellow last year Rinaldo Nocentini successfully made his return to racing at the Tour de Suisse yesterday in Lugano. The Italian of team AG2R La Mondiale fought back […]

Armstrong’s team directors questioned in France Johan Bruyneel and Alain Gallopin, according to today’s L’Equipe, were both questioned in France concerning prohibited medical supplies that French police found during last year’s Tour de France. The two former Astana sports directors […]

Positive test helped to get his life back on track Mattia Gavazzi faces a two-year stop if the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) rules against him based on his positive test for cocaine in April. “The positive set me free in […]

Will fight for podium in mountains Brit David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) dreams of conquering France’s Critérium du Dauphiné over the next four days. Yesterday, he made progress towards the overall victory thanks to a second place in the race’s time trial. […]

Fresh off success in Luxembourg Vincenzo Nibali won a stage, spent three days in the leader’s jersey and helped his team-mate Ivan Basso win the Giro d’Italia last month. At 25 years old, he’s Italy’s brightest star and best hope […]

Big surprises in store following UCI announcement Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara and the Schleck brothers are all switching teams at the end of this season, according to Italian newspaper Tuttosport. The daily sports newspaper says teams will likely make deals […]

Italian champion honored Cyclists, friends and fans remembered former Italian national coach Franco Ballerini with a race yesterday in his hometown of Cantagrillo: “Franco Ballerini Day”. “This race meant a lot to me,” Filippo Pozzato told La Gazzetta dello Sport. […]

Rejects all insinuations and accusations Denmark’s Saxo Bank team issued a statement today denying its riders used motorised bikes. Its statement follows rumours that its star rider Fabian Cancellara used a motorised bike and today’s news that the International Cycling […]

Franco Ballerini and Frank Vandenbroucke memories will both be honoured this weekend in their home countries. Italian cycling will remember former national coach Ballerini Saturday at his home town of Cantagrillo with the Franco Ballerini Day criterium. After a service […]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) will meet at its headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, Monday to discuss the possibility that some professionals are using motorised bikes. The idea that there are some professionals using bikes with battery-powered motors surfaced during the […]