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 […]

HTC-Highroad sprinter will ride all three Grand Tours in 2011 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has confirmed his participation in this year’s Giro d’Italia, where he will target stage wins and hopes to take the iconic maglia rosa in the race’s first […]

Iljo Keisse getting season’s first road start in 2011 After a disappointing start to the Flemish season, the Quick Step team is sending a team that it hopes will do better at the start of the Walloon one. The team […]

BMC director John Lelangue believes that the Australian can win the Tour at 34 Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) will have a much lighter race programme on the lead up to the Tour de France this year compared to last, the […]

No Belgian winner at Het Nieuwsblad or Kuurne for second straight year For the second year in succession the Belgians have found themselves shut out of their “Openingsweekend” of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. The host nation had to […]

Text messages between riders and directors might be the way forward With the International Cycling Union (UCI) apparently standing firm on its decision to outlaw the use of two-way radios, some teams may be working on a way around it, […]

Successful defence for Swedish champion in Belgian season opener Emma Johansson (Hitec Products-UCK) won the women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, taking her second successive victory in the Belgian season opener, and her first race for the Norwegian team. Just as in […]

Court orders Italian legend to be disturbed An Italian court has ordered that the body of the late Franco Ballerini is to be exhumed in order to help with some insurance companies’ investigations, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport. The […]

Flemish Ardennes city wants the race when Meerbeke’s contract expires The city of Oudenaarde officially launched its bid for the finish of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, when the contract current with Meerbeke expires after this year’s race. The bid was […]

Three out of four for Slovak as he tightens his grip on the race lead Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) between Lanusei and Oristano, taking his third victory out of […]