Sastre to lead Cervélo to Giro d’Italia
The Cervélo TestTeam has announced its roster for next month’s Giro d’Italia. Once again the team will be built around 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre who Came third in last year’s race (after the disqualification of original second-placed […]
Greipel set to leave HTC-Columbia in 2011
The off-road battle between HTC-Columbia sprinters Mark Cavendish and André Greipel has taken another turn, with the latter announcing his intention to leave the team at the end of the season. Despite Greipel having taken eleven wins this season to […]
Lampre riders check out the Plan de Corones ahead of Giro d’Italia
Lampre-Farnese riders Gilberto Simoni and Matteo Bono are travelling to the Trentino province in northern Italy this Thursday to reconnoitre the climb to the 2273 metre Plan de Corones. The already legendary unsurfaced climb will feature in a 12.9km uphill […]
Sagan sprints to race lead in Romandie stage one
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) won the first stage of the Tour de Romandie between Porrentruy and Fleurier in a bunch sprint. The 20-year-old Slovakian beat Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) into second and third at the end […]
Tour de Romandie Preview: Between the classics and the Tours
The Tour de Romandie, Switzerland’s second stage race, starts tomorrow marking the end of the classics season and the approach of the first of the year’s Grand Tours. The race’s position in the calendar allows the Ardennes specialists to capitalise […]
Fractured skull for Sylvain Chavanel; out for eight weeks
Sylvain Chavanel’s crash in the closing stages of yesterday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège was worse than first thought, with the Quick Step rider having sustained a fractured skull. The French rider, who has been regarded as his country’s best hope for victory in […]
Contador consults the Oracle for cobble experience
Although the classics are now over, Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana) has stayed in the north of Europe. The overwhelming favourite for this coming July’s race is there to learn how to ride the notorious pavé du Nord, […]
Bertolini escapes to lone Trentino stage 3 win
Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Giocattoli) won stage 3 of the Giro del Trentino between Fiera di Primiero and Trento after escaping on the final climb. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) led the peloton home 14 seconds later, beating Roberto Ferrari (De Rosa-Stac […]
“Confidence” cost Valverde Flèche Wallonne podium spot
Caisse d’Epargne captain Alejandro Valverde’s stellar season took a downward turn in yesterday’s Flèche Wallonne with a disappointing eighth place. The World number one finished in a small cluster of riders 11 seconds behind winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing). Winner […]
Evans earns his stripes in the Flèche Wallonne
World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the Flèche Wallone with a late surge at the top of the infamous Mur de Huy. He overhauled Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who had led the way up most of […]
