Zabel weighs in on Cavendish Greipel feud, favors both in the Tour
HTC-Columbia’s sprint coach, Erik Zabel, was one of the most prolific sprinters in the sport of cycling. The German ended his career in 2008 with more than 200 victories to his name, including a record six green jerseys in world’s […]
Liquigas-Doimo looks to Kreuziger and Nibali for Ardennes Classics
The Liquigas-Doimo team is going with young talents Roman Kreuziger and Vincenzo Nibali for the Ardennes trio of the Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The team is giving veteran Franco Pellizotti a chance to test his form after […]
RadioShack will ride the Tour of the Gila again, Armstrong start likely
RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that he will bring a team to this year’s Tour of the Gila in New Mexico. Last year while riding for the Astana team seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, along with teammates […]
Tour of California announces Palmdale start for Big Bear stage
Organizers for the Tour of California, AEG, have announced Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley of Los Angeles, as the replacement for Pasadena as the host city start for stage six of the event. The May 21 stage start had to […]
Boom will have his Tour de France debut in Rotterdam
Dutchman Lars Boom has been named as one of five Rabobank riders that will line up at the start of the Tour de France this July in Rotterdam. The cyclo-crosser turned roadie showed his continued progression earlier this year by […]
Minard rides away with Paris-Camembert win
Cofidis rider Sébastien Minard won the French semi-Classic Paris-Camembert today, the third race in the Coupe de France series. The Frenchman took his win out of a breakaway over compatriot Maxime Médérel (BigMat-Auber 93). The duo made their decisive move […]
Knaven will move into sports director role for Milram
Servais Knaven, who announced his retirement earlier this week, has confirmed that he will be staying with the Milram team as a sports director. His last race will be the Etten-Leur on August 15th, which takes place near his home […]
Knaven announces retirement following Paris-Roubaix record
Fresh off equaling the record for Paris-Roubaix finishes, Milram’s Servais Knaven has decided to announce his retirement from the sport. The 39-year-old said that his last race will be the Etten-Leur on August 15th, at home in The Netherlands. Knaven […]
ACCPI criticizes BMC Racing over Ballan and Santambrogio
The Italian Professional Cyclists Association (ACCPI) has criticized the American BMC Racing team for suspending former Lampre riders Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio in the wake of the “via col doping” investigation, which is currently underway in Padua, Italy. Current […]
Servais Knaven writes Paris-Roubaix history
While Team Miram wasn’t able to make a difference on the podium in yesterday’s Paris-Roubax, the German team was still able to help write history in the “Queen of the Classics” with veteran Servais Knaven. The Dutchman started in Compiegne […]
