Promising young rider hit by car while out training Marina Romoli of Safi-Pasta Zara was seriously injured on Tuesday while out training, when a car pulled across her path to the south of Lecco in the north west of Italy. […]

Further blow to Saxo Bank team in defence of Luxemburger’s home tour Having already started the race on the back foot with six riders instead of eight, Fränk Schleck’s defence of the Tour of Luxembourg, his home race, took another […]

Former Italian champion shows why he’s the European Tour leader Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) won the first stage of the Tour of Luxembourg, between the city of Luxembourg and Hesperange, in a bunch sprint. He easily outsprinted Yauheni Hutarovich (Française des […]

Denis Menchov and Robert Gesink to be joint leaders in Dutch team The Rabobank team has announced its line up for next month’s Tour de France, which starts in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. As the only Netherlands’ team invited […]

Caisse d’Epargne vacancy could be tailor-made for Tour champion With speculation over where Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will ride in 2011 continuing, the suspension yesterday of Caisse d’Epargne Alejandro Valverde may have made things a whole lot simpler. […]

Surprise wildcard lost team leader and sprinter but managed stage win. With an average age of 24.3 years, Colnago-CSF Navigare was by far the youngest team in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The team was awarded a wildcard over more successful […]

Suspended Spaniard now erased from 2010 Having announced yesterday that Alejandro Valverde’s name would be historically removed from all 2010 races, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has now published the revised World Rankings. Unsurprisingly it is World champion Cadel Evans […]

“Following the CAS’s decision, Mr Valverde will not be allowed to participate in any cycling events before 31 December 2011,” reads today’s statement from the International Cycling Union (UCI). “Furthermore, he has been disqualified from all competitions in which he […]

Two-time winner hangs up his wheels after one final Giro The end of this year’s Giro d’Italia also marked the end of one of the career of one of the most colourful and popular characters in Italian cycling. Two-time Giro […]

World champion’s strong Giro sees him rise in UCI standings The International Cycling Union (UCI) has released the World Ranking for May 31st and World champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) has risen to within 18 points of long-time leader Alejandro […]