“The Devil awaits” this weekend’s Tour of the Catskills
United States’ biggest Pro/Am stage race returns to steep Devil’s Kitchen climb The fourth annual Tour of the Catskills is all set to start this weekend (August 5th-7th) as part of the Great American Cycling Series. With almost 800 entries, […]
Amgen commits to two more years as Tour of California sponsor
Future of the race assured through 2013 with support from biotech company Amgen, the California based biotech company, has committed to a further two years as title sponsor to the Tour of California, according to Sports Business Daily. The company, […]
Vuelta a Burgos: Revenge for Joaquim Rodriguez in uphill stage two finish
Stage and race lead for WorldTour champion Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has bounced back from being beaten into second place the previous day with victory in stage two in the city of Burgos. The WorldTour champion, who returned to racing last […]
Tour of Denmark: Matti Breschel takes race lead with second straight runner up spot
Remy Cusin outsprints local rider in late two-man breakaway Remy Cusin (Cofidis) took his first ever professional victory in the second stage of the Tour of Denmark, between Strandvejen and Århus. Beaten into second place for a second successive day […]
Tour of Poland: Second straight win for Peter Sagan in stage five sprint
Race leader pounces on early jump from Romain Feillu to confirm race lead Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) has re-emphasised the fact that he is the rider to beat in the Tour de Pologne, the Tour of Poland, with his second straight […]
Tony Gallopin to join uncle Alain at RadioShack
French rider leaves Cofidis for American team on two-year contract Tony Gallopin will be leaving his current Cofidis team at the end of the season and joining RadioShack on a two-year contract, the French Cycling Federation (FFC) reports. The 23-year-old […]
Stijn Vandenbergh and Martin and Peter Velits to Quick Step for 2012
Slovakian twins become the latest riders to leave HTC-Highroad The Quick Step team has announced the acquisition of three more riders for the next two seasons, in the shape of Belgian Stijn Vandenbergh, and Slovakian twins Martin and Peter Velits, […]
Tour of Poland: Triple-Kittel as German sprinter takes stage three
Skil-Shimano sprinter unbeatable on third successive day to hold race lead Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) is proving unbeatable in the sprint in this year’s Tou of Poland, taking his third stage in a row, between Będzin and Katowice, by a similar […]
Patrick Gretsch to Skil-Shimano for two years
German time trial specialist adds strength to Dutch Pro-Continental squad Dutch Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano has strengthened its 2012 line-up with the acquisition of Patrick Gretsch on a two-year contract. The 24-year-old German time trial specialist has spent the last […]
Sylvain Chavanel extends with Quick Step for two years
French champion to stay with Belgian team through 2013 Sylvain Chavanel has signed a two-year extension to his contract with Quick Step, meaning that the Frenchman will be with the Belgian team – which will merge with Omega Pharma next […]
