UCI announces London 2012 Olympic road qualification system
Countdown begins to London 2012 road race and time trial The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the qualification system for the road race and time trial for the upcoming London Olympic Games in 2012. The regulations outline the method […]
Tour de France: Tom Boonen out as knee problems persist
California crash injuries prevent Belgian champion from starting the Grand Boucle Current Belgian champion Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will not be defending his driekleur jersey in Leuven this weekend; neither will he be starting the Tour de France the following […]
Tour de France: No Gert Steegmans for RadioShack; has Lance Armstrong left a cobblestone unturned?
Will the big Belgian’s omission leave the American team exposed when the race hits the stones? With the announcement of the RadioShack’s Tour de France team, one of the significant names missing is that of Gert Steegmans. The 29-year-old Belgian […]
Luis Leon Sanchez on the hunt to reclaim Spanish time trial title
Caisse d’Epargne captain motivated to take back national time trial championship With the withdrawal of defending Spanish time-trial champion Alberto Contador (Astana), last year’s runner-up Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) is seen as the hot favourite for tomorrow’s race. The […]
Team Sky’s Kurt Asle Avesen disappointed, but not surprised, to miss out on Tour spot
Norwegian champion’s poor season sees him passed over for Tour de France Despite being on many people’s list of riders who would definitely be on the Team Sky roster for next month’s Tour de France, Kurt Asle Arvesen has missed […]
Pellizotti in the wilderness; Italian still hopes to defend his polka-dots in the Tour de France
Withdrawn just before the Giro due to apparent biological passport irregularities, the curly-locked Italian still hopes to ride the Tour Last July Franco Pellizotti stood on the podium on the Champs-Elysées in Paris with the polka-dot mountains jersey on his […]
Lance Armstrong: “None of us is the favourite”
Tour de Suisse performance doesn’t necessarily mean a RadioShack rider will win the Tour, says Armstrong After a spring disrupted by illness, followed by a crash that forced him to abandon the Tour of California, Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) bounced back […]
Andy Schleck: “I’m better than last year”
Last year’s Tour de France second place feels he’s ready to go one better this time Second place in last year’s Tour de France, Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) believes he has done all that he can to go one better […]
Cervélo TestTeam names nine for the Tour; Sastre cleared to ride
Sastre and Hushovd to spearhead two-pronged assault for black and white team The Cervélo TestTeam has become the latest squad to name its nine-man team to ride next month’s Tour de France. As expected, the team will be built around […]
Little change to World Rankings after Tour de Suisse, Evans still holds commanding lead
World champion still tops the pile as main rivals sit out the Tour de Suisse World champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) still holds the lead in the UCI’s World Ranking, with none of the other riders in the top ten […]
