Thomas Voeckler tops European Tour standings despite non-inclusion of Tour performance
Ten days in yellow and fourth overall count for nothing in rankings for Continental rider Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) tops the International Cycling Union (UCI) European Tour ranking for a second successive month, despite not scoring any points in the intervening […]
Philippe Gilbert fatigued but still wants more
Belgian champion needs a rest after racing almost every day in July but racing to be World number one After yet another imperious victory in Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastian, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is feeling the accumulated fatigue of a […]
Tour of Poland: Marcel Kittel repeats as big crash disrupts stage two finish
German sprinter strengthens hold on race lead with second straight stage win Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) repeated his stage one triumph with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Pologne, the Tour of Poland, between Czestochowa and Dabrowa Gornicza. […]
World Ranking: Cadel Evans holds his lead but Philippe Gilbert gaining
Season long classification looks to be between top two with two-thirds of the season done Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) still leads the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour ranking as the season moves into its final phase. The Australian Tour winner […]
Andrey Kashechkin and Lampre-ISD part company
Kazakh rider and Italian team go their separate ways by mutual agreement Andrey Kashechkin and Lampre-ISD have agreed to go their separate ways with immediate effect, according to a statement from the team. The Kazakh rider signed for the blue-fuchsia […]
Cadel Evans and George Hincapie renew with BMC Racing Team
Tour de France winner and key lieutenant sign three- and one-year extensions respectively with Swiss-sponsored US team Cadel Evans and George Hincapie have both signed renewed contracts with the BMC Racing Team; Hincapie for one more year and Tour de […]
Annemiek van Vleuten holds off the peloton to take Vårgårda World Cup
Nederland Bloeit rider takes over World Cup lead from teammate Marianne Vos with one race to go Annemiek van Vleuten continued Nederland Bloeit’s almost total domination of the 2011 World Cup with victory in the Open de Suede Vårgårda. The […]
HTC-Highroad wins Vårgårda World Cup team time trial at last
Finally a victory for the American team after three consecutive second places The HTC-Highroad team of Judith Arndt, Charlotte Becker, Amber Neben, Ina Teutenberg, Ellen Van Dijk and Emilia Fahlin has finally won the World Cup team time trial in […]
HTC-Highroad aiming to put Peter Velits on San Sebastian podium
Form built in the final week of the Tour de France should see Slovakian well on Jaizkibel climb HTC-Highroad will go into tomorrow’s Clásica San Sebastian with the aim of getting Peter Velits in the podium, even though the team […]
Ivan Basso carrying Tour de France form to San Sebastian
Liquigas-Cannondale also confident in the condition of Kristjan Koren in the Basque Clásica Ivan Basso will lead the Liquigas-Cannondale team in tomorrow’s Clásica San Sebastian hoping to build on the form he has built up in finishing eighth in the […]








