Moncoutie takes Dauphine's stage seven while Valverde fights to keep overall
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde stayed in control of the overall in today’s stage seven of the Dauphine Libere today, while Frenchman David Moncoutie (Cofidis) put in an impressive ride coming in to win the stage alone. Forty seconds later Robert Gesink (Rabobank) crossed the […]
Cancellara back on top at home
Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has shown he is back to winning form again after taking honors on the first day of his home Tour. With the Tour de Suisse being an important build up race for Tour de […]
Cervélo TestTeam names 14 possible for Le Tour
In anticipation of the 96th edition of the Tour de France that starts on Saturday July 4 in Monaco, the Cervélo TestTeam has announced a list of 14 riders, of which 9 will take part in the team’s first Tour. […]
2009 Vuelta teams announced
The organizers for the Vuelta a España have announced the 21 teams that will take part in the last Grand Tour of the season. The list of those that will take the start on August 29th includes 16 ProTour teams […]
Basso out of Dauphine
Liquigas team leader Ivan Basso pulled out of the Dauphine Libere today with a fever, his team announced. Basso had struggled on Thursday’s stage up Mont Ventoux to finish the stage in 35th making him 30th in the overall standings. […]
Kohl says he was one of many CERA users
In an interview with French sports newspaper L’Equipe retired cyclist Bernhard Kohl gave a quick lesson on how to dope successfully within the pro peloton. Kohl was one of three riders found to have taken CERA, the latest form of […]
Bruyneel Confirms: 'First payments complete'
Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that the first installments have been paid by the sponsors of the Kazakh backed team. The team has been riding in the Dauphiné Libéré this week with the names of the sponsors faded […]
Terpstra takes Dauphiné lead with stage win
Milram’s Niki Terpstra has taken over the overall lead in the Dauphiné Libéré with his win in the third stage. The Dutchman won the 182 kilometre race from Tournus to St. Etienne beating Ludovich Turpin (AG2r) and Yuri Trofimov (Bbox-Bouygues […]
Furlan times it right in Dauphiné second stage
Lampre’s Angelo Furlan won the 228km stage two of the Dauphine Libere between Nancy and Dijon. Marcus Zberg (BMC) finished second in the sprint, followed by Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) in third. There was no change on general classification meaning Cadel […]
Hinault vs. Armstrong
It is true, two of the most tenacious competitors in Tour de France history never had the chance to race against each other. But the fact that Bernard Hinault and Lance Armstrong raced at different times was no reason for […]
