Martin Velits expects Tour de France selection to be tough
Slovakian hopes the team will find a sponsor and continue HTC Highroad domestique Martin Velits knows that making the final team selection for the Tour de France will be tough, but is ready to take his place as a workhorse […]
Holm: HTC Highroad would be sad to see Cavendish leave
Says riders often stop winning when they depart HTC-Highroad Sports Director Brian Holm this week told VeloNation that he would miss Mark Cavendish if he were to switch teams at the end of the season, but believes the team would […]
David Veilleux progresses steadily at Europcar, no Tour debut this year
Canadian to target national championships and strong end of season David Veilleux has had a steady debut in the professional ranks with Team Europcar. The Canadian was based in North America riding for Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team and Kelly […]
Greg Henderson Interview: Sky Procycling rider hoping to make Tour debut at 34
Kiwi could fight for stage victories in cycling’s biggest event It seems hard to believe but at 34 years of age, Greg Henderson is only in his fifth year as a professional cyclist. The New Zealander claims that because of […]
Tour de Suisse: Leopard Trek ready to defend Frank Schleck's title
Strong field lines out in pre-Tour de France event Four-time World Time Trial Champion Fabian Cancellara will be the favourite for the Tour de Suisse prologue today but the ultimate goal for Leopard Trek is to get Andy and Frank […]
Bittersweet start to the Delta Tour Zeeland for Rabobank
Strong performances counterbalanced by a freak prologue accident Rabobank’s start to the Delta Tour Zeeland yesterday was an interesting one. Last year the Dutch outfit made a clean sweep of the opening prologue, taking the first 3 positions. This year, […]
Basso not fixated on strong Critiérium du Dauphiné
Doesn’t want to put pressure on himself Ivan Basso (Liquigas – Cannondale) has been gradually building his form this season to peak in the summer with the hopes of winning the Tour de France. The Italian’s progression has been steady, […]
Big battle expected in TD Bank International Championship in Philadelphia
Howard, Rasmussen, Brammeier, Sagan and Bertogliati amongst riders lining out America’s oldest one-day race, the TD Bank International Championship, will be raced around the streets of Philadelphia tomorrow. It’s also the longest one-day race in the United States at 251 […]
Mountainous Critérium du Dauphiné attracts big names
Many of cycling’s top names to line out in prologue tomorrow The Criterium du Dauphine gets underway tomorrow with a star studded line up that mimics a mini Tour de France. Cadel Evans, Ivan Basso, Alexandre Vinokourov, Robert Gesink, Bradley […]
Damiano Cunego once again targets Tour de France
Is ambitious after specifically aiming for race Damiano Cunego has announced he is again focusing his attention on the overall classification at the Tour de France. The Lampre-ISD rider has many times in recent years seen himself as a contender […]
