Milram looks to Roberts and Rohregger in Murcia
The German Milram team will be setting their sites on the Tour of Murcia this week with Luke Roberts and Thomas Rohregger set to lead their Spanish campaign. Both riders had a successful Tour Down Under in January, with Rohregger […]
Saxo Bank's Fuglsang hoping to ride into form
Saxo Bank rider Jakob Fuglsang is having problems finding form this year after coming off a strong 2009 season. Last year the young Dane won the Tour of Slovenia and Denmark, found himself on the podium in three stages of […]
McQuaid reacts to Italian ban in Murcia
President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Pat McQuaid has called on Tour of Murcia organizer Paco Guzmán to apologize for not allowing Italian teams to participate in his event as a response to Alejandro Valverde’s ban on racing in […]
Suspects acquitted in Vandenbroucke case
The three Senegalese suspected of stealing from Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke were acquitted Tuesday in a court in Thies, 70 kilometres east of Dakar. Vandenbroucke died last October in Senegal of a pulmonary embolism. The three, which include a woman, […]
McCann wants to build slowly, Langkawi chances unclear
Multiple Irish road race and time trial champion David McCann is taking part in the Tour de Langkawi and is the second-oldest rider in the race. A solid climber and time trialist, he’d normally be a reliable bet for a […]
Rujano wants to win Tour de Langkawi prior to successful Giro campaign
Tiny Venezuelan climber Jose Rujano has returned to his old stomping ground of the Tour de Langkawi, and is planning to use the race as a psychological and physiological springboard to major success this spring. The 28 year old ISD-Neri […]
Armstrong leads RadioShack in Murcia
Team RadioShack’s seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will be leading his team in the Tour of Murcia, which takes place from March 3rd to the 7th. Riding alongside Armstrong will be German Andreas Klöden and Spaniard Haimar Zubeldia, […]
Quick Step's Lefevere wants to 'forget very quickly'
With the opening weekend on the Belgian calendar behind him, Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere said he’s ready to move on and forget about what happened to his team. Since 2003 Lefevere’s riders have taken a win in the critical […]
Victory for Matthews on stage one of Tour de Langkawi
A hot, humid opening day of the Tour de Langkawi saw very strong performances from the Australian and Malaysian riders in particular, with nineteen year old Aussie Michael Matthews grabbing the first professional victory of his career The Team Jayco […]
Alejandro Valverde: 'Good feelings before Paris-Nice'
Two weeks after winning the Tour of the Mediterranean in his first participation, Alejandro Valverde returned from a planned break in his racing this Sunday at the Clásica of Almeria. Valverde sealed up his win in the French race two […]
