Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck might have to miss a start in the Vuelta after a crash in Saturday’s Clasica San Sebastian. The crash injured the Luxembourger’s knee and back, with his back being the worst hit. It is […]

Reigning world champion Alessandro Ballan looked like he was set to shine in 2009 with early season with podium placings at the Giro di Sardegna, but a virus interrupted his build-up to the Spring Classics and seems to have derailed […]

The Spanish press is reporting that after the positive doping control of Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Mikel Astarloza, the future of the team is in serious doubt. Fifteen years after the team was founded by Miguel Madariaga, the team, which is funded in […]

Rabobank riders Juan Manuel Garate and Oscar Freire fell on the final descent of the Clasica San Sebastian today. Garate, who lives near the base of the Jaizkibel climb, ended up getting the worst of the crash with a broken […]

The positive doping test for Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Mikel Astarloza means that, again, there will likely be some significant changes to the history books of the Tour de France. Chief beneficiary of the Basque cyclist’s wrong doing is set to be Frenchman […]

Bissell Pro Cycling has removed Kirk O’Bee from the team today, immediately after learning that the rider has violated its no-tolerance policy agreed to under his contract. The rider’s actions are an isolated incident that occurred independently and without the […]

Alejandro Valverde will have something to prove when the Clásica de San Sebastián, one of the top one-day events on the UCI ProTour, takes places on Saturday in northern Spain. The 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider was recently banned from competing […]

2009 Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador, will not stay with team Astana despite a four-year contract rumored to be worth 16 million euros. Contador’s brother Fran, who also acts as the Spaniard’s agent, told French newspaper L’Equipe, “The future […]

It looks like Dane Micheal Rasmussen will not make his re-appearance in the peloton in this year’s Vuelta a España as once thought. According to Ductch newspapers, the UCI have prohibited the rider from signing a contract with Ceramica Flaminia […]

After a disasterous 2009 Tour de France, Australian Cadel Evans will look to Spain’s Grand Tour to build his form for Worlds. This year’s World Championships take place in Mendrisio, Switzerland, which is just a few kilometers from his home. […]