Matt Brammeier Interview: Moving on up with HTC Highroad, impressing in Qatar
Irish road race champion clocks up encouraging ProTeam debut Netting a superb tenth in Sunday’s prologue of the Tour de Qatar is an important moment in the career of the Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier. Aside from being one […]
Merckx: Tours of Qatar and Oman are perfect spring preparation
Belgian believes race is wide open The world’s most successful cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx, has underlined the importance of the Tours of Qatar and Oman, saying that he believes they are perfect in helping riders build form for […]
Contador claims doping rules are stuck in the 1960s
Rider reiterates changes need to be made and thresholds set Calling on thresholds to be established for banned substances in light of advancement in testing sensitivities, Alberto Contador has reiterated that he believes he is being unfairly treated. He is […]
Di Luca psyched on eve of fresh start with Team Katusha
Italian rider returning in Mallorca Challenge Recently signed to Team Katusha, Danilo Di Luca will make his return to competition in the Challenge a Mallorca races, which begins on the Spanish island on Sunday. The 35 year old Italian rider […]
McRae gives thumbs up to Chipotle Development Team’s Tour de Langkawi performance
Young riders performed with distinction in prestigious 2.HC-ranked Malaysian event Chipotle Development Team directeur sportif Chann McRae has hailed the team’s performance in the Tour de Langkawi, saying that it performed above the expectations of many. The youngest rider in […]
Roche back training, will start racing in Volta ao Algarve
Irish rider over knee problem Having been hampered by a knee injury since last month, Nicolas Roche will finally start racing in the upcoming Volta ao Algarve. The 26 year old Irishman was due to start the Etoile de Besseges […]
Injured Australian rider Amber Halliday making decent progress
Former Australian TT champion had suffered severe injuries on January 17th Over two weeks after a bad crash in the Rendition Homes Cup event at Victoria Park left her with serious head injuries, 2010 Australian time trial champion Amber Halliday […]
Schumacher escapes criminal prosecution
German Team Miche rider performing solidly thus far in 2011 Over two years after being named as using EPO-Cera in the 2008 Tour de France, German rider Stefan Schumacher has learned that he will not face criminal prosecution for his […]
Petacchi to miss Tour of Qatar, but Boonen is raring to go
Three time winner heading back aiming for more success Sprint rivals Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Boonen both intended getting their seasons underway in the Tour of Qatar, but the Italian rider has had a setback and must now miss the […]
Morton pleased with recovery rate during the Tour de Langkawi
Young Australian able to keep racing aggressively towards end of ten day event As much as his sixth overall impressed, Lachlan Morton’s ability to cope with the volume of racing at the Tour de Langkawi was equally notable. Having just […]