Johan Vansummeren extends with Garmin-Cervélo
Three more years with American team for Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Cervélo) has signed a new three-year deal with the American team, which will take him through to the end of 2014. The winner of this year’s Paris-Roubaix has been […]
Romain Feillu extends with Vacansoleil-DCM
Two more years at Dutch team for French sprinter Romain Feillu has extended his contract with Vacansoleil-DCM team for two more years; the new contract will see the 27-year-old French sprinter stay with the Dutch ProTeam through 2013. “My career […]
Quick Step aiming to be aggressive on all fronts in the Tour de France
Belgian team chasing stage wins over every terrain Quick Step has become the latest team to announce its nine-rider line up for next month’s Tour de France, aiming to challenge in all areas of the race. Although the Belgian team […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi announces Tour de France line up
Basque team to practice team time trial this week The Euskaltel-Euskadi team has announced the nine men that it is to send to next month’s Tour de France. This will be the eleventh successive Grand Boucle for the orange Basque […]
Tour de Suisse victory sees Leipheimer rise in World Ranking
Top ten virtually untouched as most sit out Swiss race Victory in last week’s Tour de Suisse makes Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) the big mover in this week’s International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. 106 points for the overall title, and […]
Giro del Trentino Donne: Teutenberg takes first stage in bunch sprint
Adrie Visser gets second in HTC-Highroad 1-2 Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino Donne, between Dimaro and Arco, as the early climbs failed to prevent a bunch sprint. Teutenberg’s teammate Adrie Visser managed to […]
Ster ZLM Toer: Juan Jose Haedo on top as stage three goes to the sprinters
Hilly, Amstel Gold style stage sees constant attacks from Philippe Gilbert Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, starting and finishing in the village of Schimmert, as the race finished in a bunch […]
Tour de Suisse: Thomas De Gendt holds off Andy Schleck to take stage seven
Damiano Cunego rides out numerous attacks to hold on to race lead Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse between Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and Serfaus, Austria, after escaping the rest of a large breakaway group […]
No panic for Andy Schleck despite poor Tour de Suisse performance
2010 Tour runner up loses 14 minutes on big mountain stage but insists he’s still on track for July Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) was an early casualty of the pace set by his own team on the climb to the […]
UCI acknowledges Alberto Contador’s right to ride the Tour de France
Management Committee regrets “circumstances of uncertainty” but asks rider to be respected The International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee, meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands, has issued a statement regarding the participation of Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) in the upcoming Tour de […]








