Giro d'Italia: Key teammates abandon for Evans and Vinokourov
Bad news with only one mountain stage in the books The rain-battered eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia has seen more riders abandon on the teams of pre-race favorites Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), leaving less horsepower […]
Roche back training, still on course for Tour de France
Irish champion likely to return in Tour de Suisse Nicolas Roche’s chances of riding this year’s Tour de France got back on track yesterday when he was given the green light to resume training and prepare for the Tour of […]
VeloNation Interview: Hincapie psyched for stage win in Tour of California
Hopes to bounce back from stage one crash As the Amgen Tour of California heads deeper into the mountains, one rider who will hope for improving fortunes is BMC Racing’s George Hincapie. The 36 year old is instantly recognisable to […]
Co-operation between WADA and pharmaceutical companies could boost anti-doping fight
Hopes that agreement will be reached soon The World Anti-Doping Agency plans to step up the fight against doping through co-operation with major pharmaceutical companies who produce EPO and other performance-enhancing substances. WADA is currently in talks with several big […]
Pellizotti goes before CONI for Biological Passport case
Granted 15 days by prosecutor to assemble case Liquigas-Doimo rider Franco Pellizotti went before the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor today at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. He was questioned about the irregularities that the International Cycling Union (UCI) […]
Tour of California: Lancaster powers to stage two win and race lead
Former Maglia Rosa wearer shines in America Australian Brett Lancaster took the stage and overall lead in the Tour of California today by winning the sprint from a select group of around 20 riders at the end of stage two. […]
Euskatel-Euskadi support Astarloza following UCI sanction
Basque team believes he is innocent Spaniard Mikel Astarloza was suspended for two years by the International Cycling Union (UCI) last week following a positive test for the banned blood-booster EPO. He has maintained his innocence in the case and […]
Giro d'Italia: Milram team loses Wegmann to injury
Recurring injury takes out two-time German champion Team Milram’s Fabian Wegmann was forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia early on Sunday due to a recurring injury. The German, who came back from a collarbone fracture in Tirreno-Adriatico to win the […]
Tour of California: Cavendish cruises to stage win and race lead
The Manxman is back on form HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of California today, easily beating Saxo Bank’s J.J. Haedo to the line in Sacramento. The Argentinian made a valiant effort to come around […]
Alexandre Vinokourov: 'The Giro started today'
Will fight to hold Maglia Rosa Astana leader Alexandre Vinokourov managed to take the overall lead for the second time in this year’s Giro d’Italia following a strong performance in stage seven. The Kazakh finished third, 2 seconds behind the […]
