Raboank rider is first Dutch rider to start in his first ever Tour The first Dutchman to roll down the start ramp in the Netherlands port of Rotterdam was Rabobank rider Maarten Tjallingii. Having spent most of his earlier career […]

Loyal workers sign on for further years with Dutch squad Rabobank domestiques Bram Tankink and Grischa Niermann have both signed contract extensions with the Dutch team for two years and one year respectively. 31-year-old Dutch rider Tankink has been with […]

German sprinter continues winning season as Italian Tour starts Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia Femminile between Muggia and Trieste. The German über-sprinter beat Italian Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss-RDZ-Ormu) and Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) […]

Titles taken by in form riders causing some upsets Most countries held their national road race championships over the weekend, many of them also holding time trial championships too. Here is a selection of results. Great Britain: Pooley finally beats […]

Italian steps in to replace Belgian sprinter as ASO nixes Weylandt Francesco Reda will be the rider to replace Tom Boonen in the Quick Step team at the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam on Saturday. The Belgian sprinter […]

Dutch rider steps up from Continental team to ProTour at just 20 years of age The Dutch Rabobank team has announced the signing of new national under-23 champion Tom Jelte Slagter to its ProTour team for 2011. The 20-year-old climber […]

Three-time World time trial champion has unfinished business in the race. HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers is looking forward to this year’s Tour de France more than he has for a few years. The Australian three-time World time trial champion has done […]

French team likely to race aggressively as usual Newly re-crowned French champion Thomas Voeckler will once again lead the Bbox Bouyges Telecom team to the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands this Saturday. The 31-year-old, who wore the […]

Blue-Fuscia team looking for sprint stages and the overall classification The Lampre-Farnese Vini team will, just as at the Giro d’Italia, be led by Damiano Cunego, looking for a high finish in the overall classification, and sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. The […]

Russian team aiming for stage wins and overall classification The Katusha Team has announced the nine riders that it will be sending to the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in a little over a week’s time. The […]