Belgian couldn’t be 100% on final climb and hopes it won’t affect his Worlds preparation Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) started today’s stage to Xorret del Cati with a slim 10-second lead over both Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and […]

Euskaltel-Euskadi captain finds himself leading the Vuelta for the first time Euskaltel-Euskadi captain was a slightly surprised recipient of the red Vuelta a España leader’s jersey after today’s eighth stage to Xorret del Catí. The 27-year-old from Galdakao, in the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]