Alexandre Vinokourov: An open letter to the cycling community
Team Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov has responded to negative reactions after his victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege yesterday in an open letter to the cycling community. The Kazakh returned from a two-year doping suspension last year, and is hopeful about moving on from […]
Kroon will have surgery on Monday, California out
BMC Racing’s Karsten Kroon is scheduled to have surgery Monday morning to repair facial injuries he sustained during a crash on Wednesday during the Fléche Wallonne. With 70 kilometers remaining in the race, Kroon and several other riders collided with […]
Team Sky's Froome discusses his lead up to Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The Ardennes Classics didn’t start off as well as Team Sky’s Chris Froome would have liked. The British rider was in Italy expecting to fly north to The Netherlands for the start of the Amstel Gold Race, but like so […]
Prudhomme says no problems with Vinokourov in the Tour de France
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has laid rest to any doubts as to whether Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov will be welcome at the event this coming July. He returned to racing last year after a two-year suspension for blood doping […]
Vinokourov leaves no doubts with Liège-Bastogne-Liège win
Team Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov took his second win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège today, marking his biggest win since returning from a doping suspension last year, while erasing all doubts as to whether he could still perform at the top level of the […]
Valverde ready to go for his third Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Following his eighth place finish in Flèche Wallonne this past Wednesday, Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde says he’s ready to try bring home his third win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Spaniard missed out on the Amstel Gold Race a week ago due […]
Wild scores hat trick in Omloop van Borsele
Cervélo TestTeam’s Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Omloop van Borsele title today by winning the race for the third consecutive time. Wild won the 121 kilometer event in a sprint finish over Rochelle Gillmore (AUS-Lotto) and Kirsty Broun (AUS-National Australia […]
HTC-Columbia's Cavendish and Renshaw reunite in Romandie
The American HTC-Columbia team will be looking to Marco Pinotti for the overall in the Tour of Romandie, while they will have a fit Mark Cavendish ready to take on the sprints. The race begins Tuesday with a short prologue […]
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: HTC-Columbia confident in Tony Martin
The American HTC-Columbia team will be hanging its hopes in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Tony Martin this Sunday. The German has had a rough start to the season after having trouble with his knee, but the team is confident he will be […]
Giro del Trentino: Vinokourov secures overall, Pozzovivo the stage
Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) successfully defended his overall lead in the Giro de Trentino today, winning the event by just hundredths of a second over Italian Riccardo Riccó of the Ceramica Flaminia team. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the final stage […]
