Circuit Franco-Belge: Jacopo Guarnieri leads Liquigas 1-2-3 and takes the lead on stage 2
Italian team fills stage podium as young Briton is robbed of the lead on his 21st birthday Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas-Doimo) won the second stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge between Lessines and Poperinge, Belgium in a bunch sprint. The Italian outsprinted […]
Riccardo Riccò clarifies: “Pills were nothing to do with doping”
Italian denies being part of any doping ring Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil) has issued a statement in reaction to stories in the media that his house was raided this week and possible doping products seized. As VeloNation reported yesterday, the Italian […]
World Championships: Women’s Road Race preview
Who will take the women’s rainbow jersey? The women will complete eight laps of the 15.8km Geelong circuit, making a total of 127.2km. Each lap takes in two climbs, the Ridge and Aphrasia Street, which are short but should be […]
Marianne Vos interview: Chasing rainbows
2006 World champion hopes to go one better than her three consecutive silvers Marianne Vos of the Netherlands has dominated the women’s peloton almost since the day she moved up from the junior ranks. The 23-year-old has won virtually every […]
Alberto Contador: “I cannot throw everything in the bin”
Tour de France winner addresses press conference, proclaims innocence and expects to be cleared Just hours after his positive control for banned substance clenbuterol was announced, Tour de France winner Alberto Contador spoke to a hastily arranged press conference. It […]
David Millar over the moon with Worlds time trial silver
British rider’s emotions could not be more different to previous silver in 2001 Great Britain’s David Millar took his second silver medal in the World Time Trial Championship in Melbourne, Australia today, nine years after taking his first. That day […]
Contador case: Pierre Bordry, Rasmus Damsgaard, Michel Audran and riders react
Anti-doping experts divided over Tour de France winner’s positive; colleagues supportive With the sport of cycling still reeling from the news that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador returned a positive test for banned substance Clenbuterol, a number of the […]
Riccardo Riccò’s home raided; suspicious pills seized
“Cobra” now officially linked to Enrico Rossi scandal On a day already rich with doping stories, there has been a further development in the investigation into an Italian doping ring with the raiding of the home of Riccardo Riccò. According […]
Fabian Cancellara scorches to record fourth world championship time trial gold
Swiss rider beats Millar and Martin to take another rainbow jersey Pedalling smoothly and gaining time as the kilometres passed, Fabian Cancellara made history today, blasting to a record fourth gold medal in the Elite men’s time trial at the […]
Circuit Franco-Belge: Adam Blythe wins bunch sprint on stage 1
Young British rider takes first professional win as Tom Boonen makes a safe return Adam Blythe (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the first stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge between Templeuve, France and Mouscron, Belgium in a bunch sprint. The 20-year-old Briton beat Gerald […]
