Tour de Langkawi: Nino Corredor retains yellow, Guardini nets his third sprint victory of the race
Fast, mainly flat stage leads to a new wearer of the points jersey One day after the big showdown on Genting Highlands and two after the first mountain stage took place, the sprinters had their say again in the Tour […]
Alberto Contador won’t retire from cycling over sanction
Rider plans to appeal whatever sanction is handed to him Although he originally said that he would retire from the sport if he was sanctioned for his Clenbuterol positive at the Tour de France, Alberto Contador is now thought certain […]
An Post Sean Kelly team ambitious heading into new season
Team will face strong competition in France, Qatar and Oman The Irish sponsored, Belgium-registered An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnnelly Sean Kelly team will get its 2011 campaign underway this Sunday in the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise in southern […]
Tour de Langkawi: Monsalve wins second mountain stage, Nino Corredor in yellow
Plenty of racing left over next five days Any concerns that the general classification of the 2011 Tour de Langkawi could essentially be settled a full five days from the end of the race were put to rest today, when […]
Schleck says that for him, Contador remains winner of the 2010 Tour
RFEC president says sanction length not determined yet, but Tour title almost certainly gone One day after the news leaked that Alberto Contador would be handed a one year suspension for testing positive for Clenbuterol, the rider who looks set […]
Tour de Langkawi: Ayabe seizes stage win and yellow jersey at Cameron Highlands
First big mountain stage blows field apart After three days of domination by the European riders, Asian cycling jumped centre stage today when the Japanese rider Takeaki Ayabe scooped victory on the first of two mountain stages in this year’s […]
Slipstream/Garmin-Cervélo states Lowe visited Del Moral's clinic for blood tests
Dispute ramps up with claims of money demands and acceptance of team error Three days after the Slipstream Sports management company which runs the Garmin-Cervélo team said that it was firing head directeur sportif Matt White, more details have been […]
RFEC denies Contador decision is due this week
Reports of one year suspension appear to be premature Reports yesterday suggesting Alberto Contador will get a one year suspension from the Spanish cycling federation RFEC, but lacking any clear source for that information, appear to be misleading. According to […]
Tour de Langkawi: Kittel triumphs on stage 3, Guardini holds onto yellow for one more day
Bunch sprint comes one day before high mountains Skil-Shimano got the Tour de Langkawi stage win it was chasing today, but the rider who won a bunch gallop into Sitiawan wasn’t its usual speedster Kenny Van Hummel. Instead, it was […]
Spanish media speculates that Contador could soon receive one year ban for Clenbuterol case
RFEC likely to convey its decision very soon As the announcement of the Alberto Contador verdict draws ever-closer, Spanish media is today reporting that the multiple Tour de France winner looks set to be given a year’s ban for his […]
