Tour de France: OCLAESP investigation from 2009 still ongoing
No news yet on 2009 inquiry into Astana and Caisse d’Epargne teams Following last year’s Tour de France, it emerged that a department of the French police called OCLAESP (Central Office for the fight against environmental damage and for public […]
Pevenage admits Ullrich doped, visited Fuentes
German rider was part of Operación Puerto Four years after both he and Jan Ullrich were implicated in Operación Puerto, Rudy Pevenage has finally admitted that he helped the rider to dope. “I never bought or sold doping products,” he […]
Transfer news: Contador has four options, Kashechkin to Lampre
Tour champion in big demand, while second chance beckons for Kazakh rider Defending tour de France champion Alberto Contador is understandably one of the hottest names in the sport and will become even more attractive to professional teams if he […]
Tour de France: Brailsford, Thomas pleased with Team Sky showing
Boasson Hagen second into Reims, Thomas retains white jersey So far, so good. Five days into Team Sky’s first Tour de France, the British squad is performing strongly in the race and has achieved a number of noteworthy results. Edvald […]
Frank Schleck: sad to leave the Tour de France, but Andy isn’t alone in bid to win
Luxembourg champion confident in his younger brother and team Saxo Bank rider Frank Schleck went into this year’s Tour de France with his best-ever chance to win the race, as evidenced by his storming win in the Tour de Suisse, […]
Haussler declares for Australia, relinquishes German passport
Cervélo Test Team rider a possible home winner in 2010 world championship After deliberating for several years, Cervélo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler has finally opted to give up his German passport, and should now be eligible to compete in […]
Gerrans fights on after dramatic Tour de France crash
Australian able to continue race despite landing on his face yesterday Some media reports after yesterday’s crash-strewn third stage of the Tour de France suggested that Team Sky’s Simon Gerrans was out of the race, but the Australian will instead […]
Tour de France: Garmin-Transitions looking to Plan B after crash chaos
Vande Velde on way home, Farrar’s future in race looking doubtful The American Garmin Transitions team is now looking at what its options are for the rest of the Tour de France after what was probably the worst day in […]
Tour de France: Schlecks come before Cancellara
Double Paris-Roubaix winner may have to sacrifice his chance of a stage win Although Fabian Cancellara is one of the riders who will feel most positive about his chances on today’s seven sectors of cobblestones, the two-time Paris-Roubaix winner will […]
Tour de France: managers of Armstrong and Contador in subtle psychological joust
Bruyneel and Sanquer both back their riders’ chances The Tour de France is just three days old, but already the men who are guiding two of the big race favourites are looking to claim advantage for their rider. Lance Armstrong […]