Rival team boss quashes rumours that team’s old co-sponsor is set to return Amid the announcement that Omega Pharma and Lotto are to part ways as team sponsors at the end of the year have been rumours that the pharmaceutical […]

Belgian lottery to begin new project “to create maximum opportunities for Belgian cycling” Despite its position as the top team in Belgium, largely thanks to the wins of Philippe Gilbert, the two sponsors of Omega Pharma-Lotto are to go their […]

German specialist takes second stage victory in as many days Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) cemented his lead in the Vuelta a Asturias with victory in the 14km time trial, the second part of the split second stage, in Piedras Blancas. The […]

Alexandr Efimkin takes the lead as Tom Peterson loses time André Greipel took what turned out to be an easy victory in the sixth stage of the Tour of Turkey, between Fethiye and Finike, at the head of a peloton […]

Peloton misdirected and Rubén Jiménez crosses first as the only one to go the right way Robert Förster (UnitedHealthcare) was awarded a controversial victory in the first part of the second stage of the Vuelta a Asturias between Gijón and […]

Kazakh moves off line in final charge but result stands Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie between Thierrrens and Neuchâtel in slightly controversial fashion. The Kazak was sprinting side by side with breakaway companion […]

Belgian champion scored a disastrous blank in the classics Spring was a very disappointing season for Vacansoleil’DCM’s Stijn Devolder. For a Belgian champion, especially one who has won two consecutive editions of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Classics are probably […]

Movistar Costa Rican injured in Vuelta a Asturias crash Disaster struck for Andrey Amador (Movistar) in the closing stages of the first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias: the Costa Rican crashed with two of his teammates as he took […]

First win after suspension for German former-doper Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) took his first victory since returning from a two-year doping suspension, taking the first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias between Oviedo and Gijón. The German outsprinted a group of […]

Breakaway caught in final metres; Pavel Brutt clings on to race lead Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) showed flashes of his old self as he took the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, which started and finished in Romont as the […]