The Grand Départ of the 97th edition of the Tour de France is set for July 3rd in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, but despite its location, there will be one less Dutch team present than the previous year.  In 2009 Rabobank, […]

Last week Quick Step’s Stijn Devolder was called out in the press by team manager Patrick Levfevere for his lack of results so far this season. The Belgian’s best finish in 2010 has been his 40th place in this past […]

Former Tour de France King of the Mountains Michael Rasmussen has called on Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis to take him back onto the team, saying that he can help the squad win the Tour de France. “If Bjarne […]

Disgraced former professional Manuel Beltran has been told that he must pay financial compensation to the Liquigas team, with the Spaniard losing an appeal to the Aribitration Committee of the FCI (Federazione Ciclistica Italiana, or Italian Cycling Federation). The veteran […]

Stepping away from the sport after suffering a frustrating injury, Olympic champion Jamie Staff has announced that he is retiring from cycling. The 36 year old was an important part of the British track scene for eight years, winning three […]

Rabobank classics specialist Nick Nuyens has had a spring full of ups and downs so far this season, and he’s now on a down trend again with his participation in the Tour of Flanders this weekend in doubt. Nuyens opened […]

RadioShack’s team captain Lance Armstrong wasn’t impressed with Tour de France favorite Alberto Contador’s performance in this weekend’s Critérium International, and said that if the Spaniard’s aim was to provoke him, it failed. “If it was a provocation [against me], […]

RadioShack’s manager Johan Bruyneel was impressed with new recruit Tiago Machado’s performance at this weekend’s Critérium International, but doesn’t see him as being a part of the Tour de France team this year. The promising young Portuguese rider leapt away […]

Samuel Dumoulin continued the French Cofidis team’s hot streak in Barcelona today, by winning the hilly sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Frenchman’s teammate Rein Taaramäe finished just behind the sprinter, with overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) placing […]

ISD-Neri’s Bartosz Huzarski took the victory today in the 170 kilometer fifth and final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali from Fiorano Modenese to Sassuolo. The Polish rider came in with a 45 second lead over Stefano […]