Italian Alberto Loddo (Androni-Giocattoli) won the seventh and final stage of the Tour de San Luis today in a sprint finish over compatriot Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Spaniard Francisco Pacheco (Xacobeo-Galicia), who finished second and third respectively. As expected, there […]

The doping controls during this year’s Tour de France will be implemented without the help of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), said International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid Saturday. The two agencies had a falling out which erupted last […]

Bbox Bouygues-Telecom rider Yohann Gene won the field sprint to claim the fifth stage of the of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) ahead of teammate Giovanni Bernaudeu. The day’s 147.5km stage featured a break of three riders from the Africa […]

Santiago Botero has decided to end his cycling career after fourteen years in the professional peloton. The Colombian raced in Europe for the famous Kelme, Telekom and Phonak team until 2006, when his name was linked to the Spanish Operación […]

After an off-season full of mind numbing transfer speculation, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has decided it is time to tighten up the regulations with respect to rider transfers between teams. The two most significant transfers this past winter were […]

According to Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) cyclo-cross coordinator Peter Van den Abeele has confirmed the possibility of the Cyclo-cross World Championships being held in the United States in 2013. The decision on a venue […]

Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli) climbed his way to a stage win in stage five of the Tour de San Luis today. The Venezuelan’s victory wasn’t enough to unseat Italian Vincenzo Nibal (Liquigas-Doimo) from the top of the general classification, but […]

HTC-Columbia leader Mark Cavendish has been forced to delay his season start in 2010 due to an ongoing dental problem. Initially the sprint king intended to take part in the inaugural Tour of Oman from February 14 to 19, as well […]

Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) won stage four’s 19.8 kilometer time trail in the Tour de San Luis today, which also proved enough to take away overall race lead from 22-year-old Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto-Fuji). The day wasn’t all bad for the […]

Spanish rider David Cañada announced today that he would retire from professional cycling after an unsuccessful search for a new team. The 34-year-old had a career that spanned over 14 years and rode for some of the biggest teams in […]