Holland Ladies Tour: Kirsten Wild takes the race lead after double stage success
Victory in the morning road stage and third in the afternoon time trial hand orange jersey to Dutch Cervélo rider Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) has taken the overall lead in the Holland Ladies Tour after two stages in one day […]
Vuelta a España: David Moncoutié takes breakaway win on stage 8 as red jersey changes hands
French climber stays away to take the stage as the favourites do battle behind him David Moncoutié (Cofidis) won the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España between Villena and Xorret del Catí as he escaped from the long breakaway […]
Team Sky masseur Txema González dies, virus that swept through team apparently unrelated
Unclear whether virus was a contributing factor Txema González, a masseur and team helper at Team Sky has died after a virus has swept through the British-registered team at the Vuelta a España. The Basque, who had previously worked with […]
World Championships: Spain announces long list for men’s team
21 names released with the aim of a record fourth title for Oscar Freire The Spanish Cycling Federation chose the Vuelta a España’s visit to the city of Murcia to announce a 21-name long list for next month’s World Championships […]
Transfer News: RadioShack signs three more riders for 2011
American team adds young riders to next year’s roster The American RadioShack team has announced the signing of three new riders for 2011: Portuguese Manuel Cardoso, New Zealander Jesse Sergent and Pole Michal Kwiatkowski. Cardoso, the 2009 Portuguese champion, currently […]
World Championships: David Millar to replace Geraint Thomas in Great Britain team
Garmin-Transitions rider to ride road race as well as time trial David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) will step in to replace Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) in the Great Britain team for the World Championship road race in Melbourne, Australia next month. The […]
Holland Ladies Tour: Kirsten Wild takes stage 4 as Cervélo teamwork pays off
Dutch sprinter takes victory in her home tour after two podium finishes Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) won the fourth stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Diepenheim, in the east of the Netherlands. Having finished third on stage 1, and […]
Vuelta a España: Alessandro Petacchi fires his Ale-Jets to take stage 7
Italian sprinter takes his first win of the race in a Sprint Royale Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España between Murcia and Orihuela in a bunch sprint. Ale-Jet outsprinted Manx Express Mark Cavendish […]
Juan Antonio Flecha abandons Vuelta as team helper in coma
Spaniard becomes third Team Sky rider to be forced out with mystery stomach bug as member of staff more serious Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) has been forced to abandon the Vuelta a España, midway through today’s stage between Murcia […]
Kenny Van Hummel extends with Skil-Shimano
Dutch sprinter to spend sixth year with Pro Continental team Kenny Van Hummel has extended his contract with the Skil-Shimano for another year, taking him to the end of 2011. The Dutch sprinter has been with the team since it […]
