Rabobank disappointed with Luis León Sánchez time trial performance in Paris-Nice
Spaniard had higher expectations himself Luis León Sánchez lost 1’40 to stage winner Tony Martin in the stage six time trial of Paris-Nice. The Spaniard was one place and two seconds behind his teammate Bauke Mollema, with whom the Rabobank […]
USA Cycling lifts radio ban in National Racing Calendar races
Decision comes after evaluation of one-year test period USA Cycling (USAC), the body governing cycling races in the United States, decided to lift the radio ban for National Racing Calendar (NRC) races. The ban was imposed last year, following international […]
Rémy Di Gregorio holds on for solo win on stage seven of Paris-Nice
Astana rider has massive scare in final kilometers on wet roads Rémy Di Gregorio (Astana) finished off a well-timed move with 13km to go in stage seven of Paris-Nice. The 215 kilometers between Brignoles Biot – Sophia Antipolis were held […]
ASO chief Christian Prudhomme weighs in on radio controversy
Wants to have compromise with only security info relayed to the riders ASO Director Christian Prudhomme has weighed in on the radio fight between the International Cycling Union and many of the racers and team managers. Prudhomme wants to have […]
Scarponi wins stage four of Tirreno-Adriatico, while Gesink becomes overall leader
Cunego second, Evans third in tough stage In the fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Michele Scarponi took the day’s glory, besting by one second Lampre teammate Damiano Cunego and BMC’s Cadel Evans. Ivan Basso (Liquigas) was fourth, Danilo Di Luca (Katusha) […]
London 2012 announces Cycling Time Trial route
Men to race 44 kilometers, women 29 kilometers The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced the route for the Olympic Games Cycling Time Trial, which will start and finish at Hampton Court Palace […]
Boonen recovers from flu in the nick of time
Belgian able to start Tirreno-Adriatico Tom Boonen caught the flu over the weekend, but recovered just in time for Tirreno-Adriatico. The Belgian was able to start today’s team time trial with his Quick Step teammates. The squad has already amassed […]
Langeveld notes strong team performance as key to Tirreno opening win
Dutchman happy with his own performance The Rabobank team was the first to start the 2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, the first to finish and the team to climb on the highest podium spot after the opening team trial. The warm-up at 48 […]
HTC movie "Chasing Legends" premieres in California on Thursday
Portion of proceeds go to Carla’s Circle Fund, dedicated to traffic collision victim Carla Swart On Thursday, the movie “Chasing Legends” will premiere during San Luis Obispo’s annual film festival. The movie follows the HTC team through the 2009 Tour […]
Grischa Niermann: "Mr. McQuaid, please contact us cyclists"
German Rabobank rider publishes open letter about radio affair Grischa Niermann, who rides for the Rabobank team, this week published an open letter to Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union UCI. Niermann, like many of his colleagues, is […]