The first stage of the Tour of Ireland was held today under overcast skies. Home favorite and Irish National Champion Daniel Martin of Team Garmin-Chipotle began the day with his own personal battle with a touch of food poisoning. Thankfully […]

Italian Danilo Di Luca will try to earn a spot on Italy’s World Championship team when he takes the start at the Giro del Veneto on Sunday, according to news agency Ansa. Di Luca won the race back iin 2002 […]

According to professor Ronald M. Evans, PhD, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in La Jolla, California, it may be possible to make a pill that reproduces the endurance-boosting effects of exercise, as […]

“We have the responsibility once again to to give a medal to Italy.” Strong words from an AP interview with reigning Olympic and World Champion Paolo Bettini. While he’s not content with his performance yesterday at Clásica San Sebastian, he’s […]

After his surprise doping confession to the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), professional cyclist Riccardo Ricco named controversial doctor Carlo Santuccione as his supplier for the performance enhancing drug Cera, the latest flavor of EPO. Ricco won two stages in the […]

Today’s third stage of the Tour de France was disrupted by demonstrators around the 58k to go mark. Tour director Christian Prudhomme thought quickly and stopped to negotiate with the trade union leaders in front of a television camera to […]

Judging by the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, Thomas Voeckler is determined to make his mark on this years race. The Frenchman that hails from the Alsace region showed his grit in a battle for the polka dot […]

The Tour de France has been battered with doping controversy the last couple of years. Enough so, that it seems any conversation about cyclings most important race will broach the subject of non-cycling followers. Much to the delight of Amaury […]

Rather than attempt a war of words with the Amaury Sports Organization, organizers of the Tour de France, team Astana chooses to keep the dialog going with their legs. In just three days team Astana has racked up six national […]

Reigning World Time Trial champion Fabian Cancellara is rumored to have been at the top of Rabbobank’s recruitment list, but as reported by De Telegraaf the purported 1.5 million euro offer wasn’t enough. Harold Knebl, Rabbobank’s team manager, is on the hunt […]