Giro d’Italia: Rabobank to wear special Right to Play jersey
With the Giro d’Italia starting in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam, Rabobank, the one Dutch team in the race, have commissioned a special edition jersey to commemorate the fact. As well as the familiar orange, blue and white colours that the […]
Lampre aims to take it all at the Giro d’Italia
The Lampre-Farnese Vini team has been announced for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Amsterdam this weekend. Included in the roster are two former winners of the Corsa Rosa in Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego, and one of the most […]
Quick Step chasing stages in the Giro d’Italia
The Belgian Quick Step team sends a squad to the Giro D’Italia this weekend without an overall contendor. The riders selected will instead be seeking stage victories throughout the three-week race. The one obvious protected rider will be young Belgian […]
Bruseghin and Arroyo lead Caisse d’Epargne to Giro
The Caisse d’Epargne team has announced its team for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Amsterdam this coming Saturday. The Spanish team has named two captains in Italian Marzio Bruseghin and Spaniard David Arroyo. Bruseghin finished a slightly disappointing 9th […]
Spilak escapes to Romandie Stage 4 victory as overall battle intensifies
Simon Spilak (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Romandie after escaping a breakaway group inside the final 10km. Stage 1 winner Peter Sagan (Liquigas) beat UCI World Ranking leader Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) in the race for […]
Former Gerolsteiner boss concerned for the future of Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis risks losing many of his top riders if he doesn’t find a new sponsor before the Tour de France, says former Team Gerolsteiner manager Hans-Michael Holczer. The Danish Bank ends its sponsorship of Riis’ […]
Liquigas-Doimo to the Giro with options
The Liquigas-Doimo team has announced its roster for the upcoming Giro d’Italia, presenting a team with a number of options. The team will first and foremost be battling for the overall classification with two captains, but is also armed with […]
Women’s racing roundup: Stage races and classics see the big names on top
Cervélo rules the north as Pooley and Wild continue Wild takes a hat trick at Roeselare Cervélo’s Kirsten Wild showed once again that she is the sprinter to beat this season by adding her third successive GP Stad Roeselare to […]
UCI launches “reCycling” for a greener sport
In order to help race organisers to make their events kinder to the environment the international Cycling Union (UCI) has launched a new initiative that it calls “reCycling”. As part of the initiative the UCI has introduced its own eco-label […]
"V" for Victory as Cavendish cruises to Romandie stage two
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie in a sprint finish in Fribourg. After being dropped towards the end of yesterday’s first stage it was a simple victory for the Manx Express at the end […]
