Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Tony Martin grabs final stage while Klöden wins overall
Rodriguez struggles in time trial and drops out of top ten As anticipated, overnight race leader Joaquim Rodriguez struggled in the final time trial in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing out on the yellow jersey plus the overall classification […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Gavazzi wins, Freire disqualified, Rodriguez holds yellow prior to time trial
Attacks by rivals unsuccessful, Katusha rider stays on top Triple world champion Oscar Freire was first to the line but subsequently disqualified from victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing out in a large group […]
UCI moves ahead with plans to regulate rider agents
Examination to be held in September, regulation comes into force on January 1st 2012 The UCI is to press ahead with its plans to regulate the agents involved in cycling, stating that it will hold an exam on September 3rd […]
Rui Costa says he’s happy to be back in the peloton, not sure yet of racing programme
Brother Mario also gets a contract; will debut with Loule team this Sunday Following yesterday’s confirmation that he has signed a deal with the Movistar team until the end of 2013, Portuguese rider Rui Costa has said that he is […]
Hincapie getting over Scheldeprijs injuries, more optimistic for Paris-Roubaix
American rider hoping for top result on Sunday US Paris-Roubaix contender George Hincapie appears to be recovering solidly after his bad crash in Wednesday’s Scheldeprijs, allaying any fears that he might have to cancel his participation in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. […]
Sinkewitz facing lifetime ban after B sample confirms HGH doping positive
Second result backs up human growth hormone doping claims Farnese Vini-ISD rider Patrik Sinkewitz has been notified that his B sample is also positive for human growth hormone, and has said that he could end his career. The German rider […]
Sanchez beats Klöden to win stage 4 in Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Rodriguez holds lead
Plenty of attacks, but mountain stage not as decisive as expected One month after the German rider out-sprinted him in Paris-Nice, Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez got revenge over Andreas Klöden (RadioShack) on today’s queen stage of the Vuelta al Pais […]
Van Impe states that De Wilde has ‘very minimal’ risk of paralysis
Belgian rider keen to return to racing as soon as possible Following concerns yesterday that Belgian rider Sjef De Wilde could face the risk of paralysis after his crash at the end of the Scheldeprijs yesterday, team manager Lucien Van […]
Three year contract with Team Movistar officially confirmed for Costa
Portuguese rider back in action Two weeks after it was first reported by Portuguese media that Rui Costa had signed a deal to race with Team Movistar in 2011, the Spanish team has officially confirmed that the rider will be […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Vinokourov grabs first win of season, Rodriguez back in yellow
Team RadioShack’s Klöden drops to second overall, but remains locked on time Team Astana leader Alexandre Vinokourov raced to a characteristic solo win on today’s third stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, showing that his form is ramping up […]
