Rochelle Gilmore sprints to first Qatar stage
Commonwealth champion beats World champion as peloton splits in the wind Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto Honda Team) has followed on from her successful Australian season by winning the first stage of the Tour of Qatar between Camel Race Track and Dukhan. […]
Michael Boogerd responds to Floyd Landis’ accusations
“Bruises were due to anti-doping tests,” says retired Dutch champion Retired Dutch rider Michael Boogerd has responded to accusations made by Floyd Landis that the former Dutch champion engaged in blood-doping during the Tour, according to wielerflits.nl. In an interview […]
Movistar presented in Madrid with no definite leader
Team presents a new sponsor and aims to reinvent itself The Movistar team was presented to the press in the Spanish capital Madrid today with an intention to reinvent the team, as well as an entirely new jersey. The team, […]
Bart Wellens bemoans the lack of Belgian under-23 talent
Former World champion sees little quality in the next generation of his country’s riders Following Belgium’s second successive rainbow-free World Championships in St Wendel, Germany this weekend, two-time World champion Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) has spoken out about what he sees […]
Paris-Nice route presented with something for everyone
Race to the Sun course breaks with the past: no prologue and longest time trial in many years Race organiser ASO has announced the route for this year’s Paris-Nice, the first major European stage race of the year and the […]
Robert Förster flying high in Tour de Langkawi
German sprinter finds success again at UnitedHealthcare as teamwork pays off With his victory on stage 8, second place on stage 7, and third on stage 9, Robert Förster’s Tour de Langkawi has almost surpassed his entire 2010 season. The […]
Movistar door not closed to Franco Pellizotti
Spanish team willing to sign in-limbo Italian should he be cleared to race Franco Pellizotti has been out of racing action since a few days before last year’s Giro d’Italia, when he was withdrawn from competition due to apparent abnormal […]
HTC-Highroad women prepared for a windy Tour of Qatar
US-registered team ready to apply Dutch know-how to season opener HTC-Highroad has announced its six rider roster for the Ladies Tour of Qatar, which begins in the Gulf peninsular this coming Wednesday. The US-registered team is hoping to apply the […]
Belgium shut out of World Cyclocross Championships for second straight year
No rainbows again for Cyclocross’ biggest nation For the second successive year Belgium, the most dominant nation in cyclocross has gone home without a single rainbow jersey from the World Championships. Just like last year, the Belgians occupied the bottom […]
Nederland Bloeit reveals new clothing for 2011
Marianne Vos’ team now outfitted by Giessegi The Nederland Bloeit team has revealed its new clothing design for 2011, just two days before beginning its competitive road season in the Tour of Qatar. The new clothing, made by Italian company […]