Lampre-ISD tried everything to beat Cadel Evans but failed
Blue-fuchsia team unable to dislodge race leader on the steep climb to Macerata The Lampre-ISD team started the sixth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, between Ussita and Macerata, with its two captains poised threateningly just behind race leader Cadel Evans (BMC Racing). […]
Ivan Basso: “I’m not afraid of Contador or Schleck”
Giro d’Italia champion feels he can take on anyone in his bid for a first Tour de France Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has started 2011 in an entirely different way to 2010. Last season he barely registered a result before arriving […]
Tom Boonen: “Not finishing in Meerbeke would be like removing the track from Paris-Roubaix”
Two-time Ronde van Vlaanderen winner professes to have no opinion on the possible changing of the race’s finish, but admits it would be strange This April will see the Ronde van Vlaanderen finish at the top of the Halsesteenweg in […]
Diadora-Pasta Zara team presented with two previous Giro Donne champions
Italian-American superteam “Dedicated to Marina Romoli” The Diadora-Pasta Zara team was presented at the headquarters of Diadora in Caerano San Marco, just outside Montebelluna in the Treviso province of Italy. The team boasts the winners of the two latest editions […]
Cadel Evans stamps his authority on Tirreno Adriatico stage 6
Former World champion tightens grip on race lead atop steep uphill finish Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the sixth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico between Ussita and Macerata after outsprinting the rest of the race’s top riders at the top of the […]
Great Britain sending team of “challengers” to Track World Championships
Apeldoorn a “stepping stone” towards London Olympics in 2012 British Cycling has announced the 17-rider squad that will be representing Great Britain at the Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, which take place between March 23rd and 27th. Reigning World […]
Paris-Nice victory puts Tony Martin on top of UCI World Ranking
HTC-Highroad rider nudges Cameron Meyer off the top spot Overall victory in last week’s Paris-Nice has lifted Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) straight to the top of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. The German’s win, plus his victory in the […]
Geraint Thomas to host end of season training camp
British champion invites paying guests to weekend in West Wales Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) is to host a training camp, open to the paying public, at the Bluestone National Park Resort in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The three-day camp, between September […]
Juan Jose Haedo sprints to third Tirreno-Adriatico stage
Saxo Bank-SunGard sprinter comes around Tyler Farrar as Garmin-Cervélo mis-times lead out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico between Terranuova Bracciolini and Perugia at the head of a sprint royale. The Argentinean sprinter came […]
Lars Boom losing Tirreno lead could be good for Robert Gesink, says Nico Verhoeven
Rabobank can now put all its efforts in support of overall team leader Although he finished in the front part of the peloton in today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Rabobank’s Lars Boom saw his pale blue leader’s jersey slip off […]
