Outgoing British champion philosophical over losing his title, while sprinter Ben Swift looks back on a battling seventh place Sunday’s Great Britain championship road race was, as expected, just like the 2010 edition, totally dominated by the Sky Procycling team. […]

Former champion should have attacked before Gilbert did Tom Boonen (Quick Step) made a mistake in Sunday’s Belgian championships race, he has admitted to Het Nieuwsblad, by not attacking before Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto). The hesitation cost the 2009 champion […]

Europe and North America decide their road jerseys, while Italy contests the time trial This weekend saw the majority of Europe and North America decide its 2011 women’s road race championships. Many went to defending champions, most went to form […]

Yellow and green jerseys both in Italian team’s sights Lampre-ISD will go to next month’s Tour de France with the dual objectives of defending the green jersey with Alessandro Petacchi, and taking the yellow on with Damiano Cunego. The blue […]

Vendée-based team sure to be aggressive in race’s early stages Since its 22-man roster only includes two riders from outside ‘the Hexagon’, it’s hardly surprising that Europcar will be fielding an entirely French team at the Tour de France, which […]

Belgian rider still suffers from the after effects of Driedaagse De Panne crash It’s been almost three months since Leif Hoste (Katusha) crashed out of the first stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, but the Belgian Classics specialist is still […]

Disease could end Norwegian’s Tour hopes Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) has been struck down with a case of shingles, according to Procycling.no. The Norwegian rider was named in Team Sky’s nine-man Tour roster yesterday, but the diagnosis of the […]

Italian green and blue team behind Ivan Basso but also chasing stages The Liquigas-Cannondale team has announced the nine-man line up that will hope to guide Ivan Basso to the Tour de France podium next month. The two-time Giro d’Italia […]

Young British sprinter can’t wait to take on the World’s best Included in Team Sky’s nine-man Tour de France line-up, announced this morning, is young British sprinter Ben Swift. Although he rode the 2009 Giro d’Italia for previous team Katusha, […]

Race debut for Ben Swift as the team goes green again The Sky Procycling Team has announced its nine-man roster for the upcoming Tour de France, which starts on July 2nd on the Passage du Gois on the country’s Vendée […]