French champion on form but long time trial will likely spoil his chances overall French champion Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) has had a successful start to 2011, but is now looking forward to his first WorldTour race: Paris-Nice. Last year’s […]

Team Europcar misses out on Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège invitations On the same day it announced the teams invited to Paris-Roubaix, race organiser ASO has released the list of invitees for the Ardennes classics of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]

Rabobank’s super-season continues with young Aussie star’s first European victory Michael Matthews (Rabobank) won the opening stage of the Vuelta a la Region de Murcia between San Pedro del Pinatar and Alhama de Murcia in a bunch sprint. The Australian […]

HTC-Highroad heading to the Race to the Sun with stage and overall ambitions With six victories so far, Matt Goss has been the most successful HTC-Highroad rider of 2011, and he is heading for the start of Paris-Nice on Sunday […]

Two-time winner misses his friend who tragically died in the 2003 race Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) is set to start the final Paris-Nice of his career this coming Sunday. As a two-time winner of the race, as well as a five-time […]

Progressive ban on communications will continue but UCI promises to listen to safety concerns International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid met with a delegation from the International Association of Professional Cycling Teams (AIGCP), made up of Harold Knebel (Rabobank), […]

Gert Steegmans also hoping to recapture previous form in the Race to the Sun Sylvain Chavanel will lead Quick Step to Paris-Nice, which starts with a 154.5km stage in the town of Houdan, to the west of the French capital […]

Most of the peloton abandons as Colombian outsprints Pavel Brutt Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) won the 33rd edition of the Giro del Friuli between Pordenone and Gorizia, in the north western Italian province, close to the border with Slovenia. The […]

Champion loaded men’s and women’s teams share common sponsors The Professional Continental Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli and UCI women’s MCipollini-Giambenini teams were presented together at a joint event at the Villa Quaranta Park Hotel, between Verona and Lake Garda in northern […]

Britain’s biggest race returns to the heart of London The Tour of Britain will return to Westminster, London for its final stage this year, and the circuit around Whitehall and the Victoria Embankment beside the River Thames. The race finished […]