Pellizotti out of Giro d'Italia for suspicious UCI Biological Passport values
In a blow to Italian cycling, Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti has been axed from the Giro d’Italia roster due to suspicious parameters under the Biological Passport system, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport. He was one of the big favourites […]
UCI names Pellizotti, Valjavec and Rosendo as having Biological Passport anomalies
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has named Italian Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas-Doimo), Spaniard Jesús Rosendo Prado (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Slovenian Tadej Valjavec (Ag2r-La Mondiale) as three of the riders that have had irregularities show up on their Biological Passport. According to the […]
Menchov pleased with form in Romandie, on course for Tour de France
Last year Denis Menchov was making final preparation for what would be a winning ride in the Giro d’Italia; twelve months on, he’s just finished third overall in the Tour de Romandie and feels happy with his condition. He’s going […]
Pinotti and Greipel lead HTC-Columbia's Giro d'Italia charge
The American HTC-Columbia team will be looking to Marco Pinotti for the general classification and sprinter André Greipel for the 2010 Giro d’Italia. The race kicks off next Saturday May 8th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pinotti won the opening prologue […]
BMC Racing's Thomas Frei would have continued to dope
The 25-year-old Thomas Frei was caught for EPO doping last week. The then BMC Rider was immediately fired from the team following his admission. He recently gave an open interview to the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, in which he talked […]
Stephen Roche Insight: Assessing the Classics season
With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about […]
Quick Step: Will there be a big shake up for 2011?
This season will be a busy one for Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere. At the end of 2010 contracts for 18 of the riders on Belgium’s top team run out, leaving him with a lot to consider over the next […]
Vande Velde's form on the up prior to Giro
Following a fairly quiet start to the season, Garmin Transitions’ leader Christian Vande Velde is starting to show signs of improving form in the Tour de Romandie. The 33 year old placed fifteenth in yesterday’s 23.4 kilometre time trial at […]
Phinney sprints to victory in Tour of the Gila stage four, Leipheimer maintains lead
Taylor Phinney made it two in a row for his Trek Livestrong team with a win in stage four of the Tour of the Gila. The 19 year old out-kicked veteran sprinters Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home) and Charles Dionne (Fly […]
Pooley comes out on top in GP Elsy Jacobs
Cervélo TestTeam’s Emma Pooley extended her winning streak today at the GP Elsy Jacobs in Garnich, Luxembourg. Monia Baccaille (ITA- Team Valdarno Umbria) finished the race in second and Andrea Bosman (NED- Leontien.nl) rounded out the podium in third. “We […]
