Recovering from illness, Dan Martin in doubt for Clásica San Sebastián
Irishman confirms that he’ll be targeting Vuelta a España and world championships Tour de France stage winner Dan Martin has indicated that he is doubtful for this Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián due to the illness which hit him in the […]
Durand accepts French senate report/Le Monde claims that he used EPO
Former breakaway specialist says sport has changed, and today’s riders should not ‘pay for our crap’ from the past Following on from yesterday’s Le Monde article which stated that retests proved that Laurent Jalabert, Jacky Durand and Laurent Desbiens had […]
Argos Shimano confirms: talks ongoing with Marcel Kittel, team hopes to reach deal soon
Team sounding optimistic about keeping four-time Tour de France stage winner on board Following conflicting media reports which stated, then disputed, that Marcel Kittel had extended his current contract, his Argos Shimano team has clarified the situation with the quadruple […]
Cookson calls for the sharing of data with anti-doping bodies to be obligatory for teams and organisers
UCI presidential candidate wants independent investigation plus amnesties, outlines seven-point plan to fight doping Expanding on the issues raised in his manifesto, Brian Cookson has said that he will introduce seven anti-doping measures if elected, including the compulsory sharing of […]
Career-best Grand Tour result for Fuglsang with seventh overall in the Tour de France
“We set a goal at the beginning of the season that brought me here to Paris” Regarded for several years as a rider who could potentially go on to contend in a Grand Tour, Jakob Fuglsang clocked up the best […]
Cavendish leaves Tour de France with two stage wins to his credit
Manxman misses out in Paris, winning streak there comes to an end Previously undefeated on the Champs Elysees, Mark Cavendish’s aim of taking a record fifth consecutive win in Paris came up short today when the Briton had to be […]
BMC Racing Team: Ballan’s withdrawal from Wallonie due to injury, not Mantova case
Team says it has not received any official notification of Ballan’s indictment Alessandro Ballan withdrew from the Tour de Wallonie prior to Sunday’s stage start, but his team has insisted that the Italian’s absence was due to a flare-up of […]
Quintana breaks through in debut to take Colombia’s biggest Tour de France success
Stunning first Tour dedicated to Mauricio Soler An important part of the peloton in recent decades, Colombia had trailblazers such as two time King of the Mountains Lucho Herrera and podium finisher Fabio Parra, as well as stage winners Oliverio […]
Dan Martin ‘in survival mode,’ aiming simply to make it to Paris
Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future Tours He won a stage and was sitting in or just outside the top ten for much of the race, but Dan Martin’s goals […]
No Vuelta a España title defence for Contador
Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do so Although he looks now almost certain not to win this year’s Tour de France, thoughts that Alberto Contador might seek to bounce back by taking the Vuelta […]
