Stresses need to prevent Belgian from using his explosive strength Many will regard his brother Andy as a more likely contender, due to the fact that he took the race in 2009, but Franck Schleck’s palmares and strong 2011 form […]

Dutchman talks team strategy, will protect Gesink and one other Rabobank directeur sportif Erik Dekker has said that the team will rely on Robert Gesink plus one other unnamed rider in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with both working together to try to […]

Pollen affected him on Wednesday Leopard Trek co-leader Andy Schleck believes that allergies hampered his form in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne and, despite the pollen count remaining far higher than usual, expects to be strong in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Ardennes region […]

American rider continuing to make good progress Top US talent Tejay Van Garderen underlined his ability last season with an unexpected third place overall in the Criterium du Dauphiné. The HTC Highroad rider took second in the prologue, conceding just […]

‘Solid case’ reportedly being built by investigators Recent days have seen a surge in news relating to a doping investigation in Italy, and its reported connection to the infamous doctor Michele Ferrari. La Gazzetta dello Sport has said that his […]

Canadian aiming for good ride in Liège-Bastogne-Liège Garmin-Cervélo rider Ryder Hesjedal finished seventh in last year’s Tour de France, stepping up to a leadership role after Christian Vande Velde crashed out of the race. The Canadian is aiming to go […]

German GC rider turns his attention towards Classic goal HTC Highroad rider Tony Martin rode Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne to loosen up for this weekend; the gloves are off in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where he will go all out for a big result. […]

Footage from today’s Leopard Trek press conference in Francorchamps, Belgium Speaking to the press two days before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Leopard Trek team was in confident mood. While recognising that Philippe Gilbert’s victories in the Amstel Gold Race […]

Riders explain tactics in Flèche Wallonne Team HTC Highroad had one of the strongest line-ups in the peloton in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, and sought to make the most of that in the way that it tackled the race. It threw […]

Two year ban for Slovenian After a long battle against doping charges, Slovenian rider Tadej Valjavec has confirmed that he has lost his case in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. “We lost,” he told Bicikel.com. “I just […]