Team Sky ready for decisive stages in Tirreno-Adriatico
Thus far, Tirreno-Adriatico has been a race chiefly determined by sprint finishes, but today’s longest stage features an uphill drag to the line and should start to shake up the general classification. The final kilometre features a section of road […]
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team takes charge in Murietta
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis continued its preparations ahead of the first NRC race later this month in the opening time trial stage of the Tour of Murietta. The team got off to a dominant start, taking […]
Di Luca now says he has no contract with Lampre-Farnese Vini
Earlier today Italian Danilo Di Luca told Alessandra De Stefano on his RaiSport show that he was expecting to return to cycling soon, and had already signed a contract with one of Italy’s largest teams. “There’s a good chance that […]
Biver admits a new team with the Schlecks could materialize
VeloNation reported more than a week ago the possibility of Saxo Bank stars Andy and Frank Schleck parting ways with Bjarne Riis in 2011. This was based on reports from the Gazzetta dello Sport which indicated the brothers intend to […]
Petacchi faces tax evasion charges
Italian Alessandro Petacchi has more than recovering from a crash earlier this week on his mind, with the il Giornale reporting that he is at the center of an investigation for tax evasion by the Guardia di Finanza in Milan. […]
Bennati confirms form, takes Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3
Liquigas sprinter Daniele Bennati confirmed his return to form today by winning the 159 kilometer third stage of Tirenno-Adriatico in Monsummano Terme ahead of compatriot Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Austrian Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Columbia). Thanks to the time bonuses on […]
Sagan attacks to take his second Paris-Nice stage
Slovakia’s Peter Sagan (Liquigas) took another incredible victory in stage five of Paris-Nice today, launching a well timed attack in the final kilometers to take the stage in Aix-en-Provence ahead of Mirco Lorenzetto (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne). […]
Contador’s rivals vow that Paris-Nice isn’t over yet
Despite his stage win and yellow jersey, Alberto Contador has a hard fight on his hands before he wins Paris-Nice, insist some of his main rivals. The Spaniard dropped the peloton on yesterday’s fourth stage, soloing clear on the finishing […]
Cancellara on track for the Cobbled Classics
With Fabian Cancellara’s strong end to the 2009 season, it’s easy to forget that last year at this time the reigning time trial World Champion was struggling to find any semblance of form. He began his season at the Tour […]
Schleck calls Pozzato 'Metrosexual' with mixed reaction, clarifies meaning
Luxembourger Andy Schleck had made a blog post this week that referred to Team Katusha’s Filippo Pozzato as a “metrosexual”, which initially, the Italian champion didn’t find terribly amusing. He wasn’t completely sure of the meaning of the word and […]
