Schleck remains hopeful after Dauphiné withdrawal, but Bruyneel admits he’s worried
“Andy’s situation is not a good sign for his Tour preparation” Reacting to today’s withdrawal from the Critérium du Dauphiné, both Andy Schleck and team manager Johan Bruyneel have conceded the forced retirement is a setback, but differ in how […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Evans attacks to nab second on stage and moves to third overall
Can Australian clock up a fifth runner-up slot in the general classification? Four times second overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Cadel Evans is nudging closer to a fifth such result after he attacked strongly towards the end of today’s […]
Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan descends fearlessly to take opening time trial
Slovakian road champion beats local favourite Fabian Cancellara in short hilly test Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied the Swiss crowds a home victory as he took the opening 7.3km stage one time trial of the Tour de Suisse, in the city […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Nairo Quintana attacks over the Joux Plane to take Queen stage six
Team Sky totally dominates Queen stage; Cadel Evans attacks on the descent again Nairo Quintana (Movistar) took his debut victory in the WorldTour in the Queen stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, after attacking the yellow […]
Mix of youth and experience for Lotto-Belisol in Tour de Suisse
Team Type 1-Sanofi looking to make noise in next big showcase With just two riders normally capable of placing in the top ten of the general classification of a stage race, and both currently racing the Critérium du Dauphiné, Lotto-Belisol […]
Egoi Martinez pleased with progress in view of the Tour de France
Basque veteran embraces role as ‘domestique extraordinaire’ Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) showed that his condition heading into the Tour de France is where it needs to be, as the Basque rider took part in his second breakaway of the Critérium du […]
Andy Schleck withdraws from Critérium du Dauphiné with time trial crash injuries
Season of woe continues for Luxembourg star with the Tour de France just weeks away Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) pulled out of the Critérium du Dauphiné after just 64km of today’s mountain stage between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, suffering from the injuries […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Durbridge plays it safe after Achilles flare up
Abandon is precautionary measure for time trialist with future goals in mind The Critérium du Dauphiné for Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) came to a premature end yesterday before the start of stage 5, the first true mountain stage of the week, […]
Dauphiné withdrawal for Cobo raises questions about Tour selection chances
Difficult season thus far for 2011 Vuelta a España winner Having already had a very quiet season until this point, Juan Jose Cobo’s push for a place on the Movistar team for the Tour de France had a major setback […]
Brammeier appeals non-selection to Irish team for Olympic road race
Martin, Roche and McCann first choice for selectors Following on from Friday’s news that a rider has appealed Cycling Ireland’s three-man selection for the men’s Olympic road race, details have emerged of the competitors who are involved. The Irish federation […]
