Eeckhout out for a month, lucky to be walking
Belgian hardman Niko Eeckhout of the An Post-Sean Kelly Team recieved some bad news from his doctors which will delay his return to competition. The 39 year old rode both the Brabantse Pijl and the GP Denain with a broken […]
Alberto Contador: A man for the Classics
One of the biggest criticisms of Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) over the years has been his solitary focus on one event, the Tour de France. Not many people can argue with his success in La Grande Boucle, with seven victories in […]
Kroon wants to return for the Tour of California
BMC Racing’s Karsten Kroon is looking to the Tour of California for his return to racing following a crash in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne. With 70 kilometers left to race, the Dutchman was involved in a pile-up and came away with […]
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Can Devolder salvage his spring?
Already in hot water with Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere, two-time Tour of Flanders winner Stijn Devolder will be looking for a good performance in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège to help relive some pressure. The Belgian failed to win his third successive […]
Garmin's Dan Martin optimistic for Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Having taken eighteenth place in Flèche Wallonne despite feeling the effects of allergies, Irish professional Daniel Martin is psyched to ride strongly in this Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 23 year old Garmin Transitions rider told VeloNation that he was looking forward […]
Juraj Sagan could join younger brother Peter at Liquigas-Doimo
Juraj Sagan, the elder brother of Liquigas-Doimo prodigy Peter Sagan, is rumored to be moving over to the Italian team this year. According to Cyclismag, Juraj, who rode for the Continental Dukla Trencin-Merida team until this season, could be making […]
Gerdemann returns for Milram in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Team Milram captain Linus Gerdemann will return to racing this Sunday in the most important of the Ardennes Classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The German has now recovered from a bout with bronchitis two weeks after having to abandon the Vuelta al Pais […]
RadioShack's Fuyu Li provisionally suspended for Clenbuterol
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has provisionally suspended RadioShack rider Fuyu Li following a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Ghent indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of Clenbuterol. The doping control was done during an in-competition test at the […]
Mattia Gavazzi provisionally suspended for cocaine
Earlier today, the International Cycling Union (UCI) advised Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) that he has been provisionally suspended from racing. The decision was made after the WADA accredited laboratory in Lausanne reported an Adverse Analytical Finding of cocaine in a […]
BMC Racing's Thomas Frei tests postive for EPO
BMC Racing has announced that Thomas Frei has tested positive for EPO. The team said that they are pulling him from competition immediately, so he won’t be on the start line for tomorrow’s stage of the Giro del Trentino in […]
