Euskaltel's Igor Anton flying high with 10 stages to go
Basque talent 45 seconds up on second place, already has two stage wins to his credit 27 year old, Igor Anton, is enjoying the Vuelta of anyone’s dreams. Anton was beside himself following his win in Andorra today in a comment […]
Xacobeo's Ezequiel Mosquera frustrated at another missed opportunity
“I thought that this one would not escape me.” Unsurprisingly, Xacobeo-Galicia’s leader, Ezequiel Mosquera, has admitted to disappointment following yet another win stolen from his grasp at the last moment at his beloved Vuelta a Espana. The Galician has finished […]
Tour de l'Avenir: Belgium's Yannick Eijssen climbs to stage win and overall lead in Stage 3
American Andrew Talansky less than half a minute behind in 3rd21 year old Belgian talent, Yannick Eijssen, attacked on the descent of the penultimate climb of Stage 3’s mountainous 157 kilometer trip from Saint-Pour to the Col du Beal to […]
Vuelta a España: Igor Anton storms to stage win and race lead in Andorra
Basque rider puts in amazing ride in Vuelta’s first major mountaintop finish Today’s 208 kilometer stage from the coastal Catalonian city of Vilanova i la Geltru to the majestic heights of the Andorran ski town of Pal at 1900 meters […]
Parts of Australian World Championship course underwater following heavy rains
Race organizers hoping that spring rains subside in time for Worlds, if not, an alternative route will be necessaryThe Geelong Advertiser reports that this year’s World Championship road race course is under a bit of stress from Mother Nature at […]
Fly V loses David Tanner to Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank/Sungard team
Young Australian talent headed to the ProTour in 2011 While Saxo Bank will be losing a small army of its best riders to Team Luxembourg in 2011, it continues to have a strong hold on the young talent from Australia. […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi expands its range into the French Basque Country
The signing of Romain Sicard was a step in the direction, now it’s part of the Euskadi framework The fortunes of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team have taken a significant turn for the better over the latter part of 2010. Even with […]
Joaquim Rodriguez ready to do battle in the Vuelta's crucial second week
Catalonian in perfect position to take not only the Vuelta, but the UCI #1 spot as well Today’s rest day in Tarragona was a welcome respite from the ferocious demands of the first week of the year’s final Grand Tour. […]
Kurt Asle Arvesen will continue racing in 2011
Norwegian turns down director sportif position with Team Sky Kurt Asle Arvesen has decided that he will see his contract through with Team Sky…as a bike racer. Recently, Dave Brailsford’s team offered Arvesen this interesting possibility of hanging up his […]
Romagna: Sinkewitz wins, Ricco debuts, Schumacher returns
Italian race sees three recent dopers all in varying stages of clean comebacks Sunday’s Giro di Romagna was a convening of sorts for three infamous riders returning from doping suspensions. Riccardo Ricco debuted in Vacansoleil colors for the first time, […]