Team Sky goes green during Tour of Britain to help protect the Amazon rainforest
Wiggins and other team members to sport modified kits The six Team Sky riders competing in the Tour of Britain will be clad in distinctive variations on the standard team kit, with this ‘Sky Rainforest Rescue kit’ to be worn […]
Breschel welcomes Sanchez’s Rabobank signing
Dane feels he and Spanish rider will complement each others’ racing styles Danish Classics specialist Matti Breschel has given the thumbs up to the signing of Luis León Sánchez by the Rabobank team, as announced yesterday. The two are set […]
Rabobank rues misfortune of Menchov and Freire
Dutch team’s two big stars fail to shine thus far The Rabobank team went to the Vuelta a España with high hopes but thus far, things have not gone to plan for its two top riders, Denis Menchov and Oscar […]
Vandborg to leave Liquigas, signs contract with Team Saxo Bank
Riis welcomes Danish rider back after four-year absence Four years after leaving the team for stints on the Discovery Channel, Team GLS and Liquigas squads, Danish rider Brian Vandborg has once again signed for the Saxo Bank squad. The 28 […]
Fignon’s wife pays tribute as double Tour winner laid to rest
Special memories of the French champion On the day of his funeral in Paris, Laurent Fignon’s wife Valerie has paid a warm tribute to the man she was in a relationship with for ten years, describing him as a brave […]
Test for gene doping is major plus for fight against drug use in sport
Cycling and other sports stand to gain from successful research Four years’ research and almost a million dollars in funding from WADA has led to German scientists developing a test which has huge implications for safeguarding the future of clean […]
Vuelta a España: Cavendish rues early jump, but feels he had little choice
Lack of a leadout man influenced stage five outcome For the second time in this Vuelta a España, Mark Cavendish was passed close to the line and lost in a big bunch sprint. At the Tour de France he was […]
Team Sky battles onwards through illness
Riders will hope to come good later in the race Today’s flatter stage to Lorca should give the weakened Team Sky riders a little respite as they continue to try to get over the illness which has destroyed the squad’s […]
Sastre’s Vuelta a España victory chances drop, while Tondo shows strength
Spanish Tour winner loses time on second day of climbing It’s too early to say the Vuelta a España has lost an overall contender, but Carlos Sastre is certainly facing a mammoth fight back if he still has designs on […]
Gallopin, Jalabert, Hinault, Tchmil and Armstrong pay tribute to Fignon
Double Tour winner remembered with affection The passing of Laurent Fignon early today has been met with surprise by many people, not least two of those who spent time with him in his least few months. Former soigneur and directeur […]
