Rabobank's Reus makes comeback in Tour of Britain
Sutton followed-up his first stage win with ninth place on day two from Darlington to Gateshead as Dutchman Kai Reus, a former junior world champion, won his first stage since a 2007 crash that left him in a coma. Reus’ […]
Sutton opens up Tour of Britain with win
Australia’s Chris Sutton sealed the biggest win of his career by claiming the first stage of the Tour of Britain with a sprint finish victory in York on Saturday. Sutton, the nephew of Great British track cycling coach Shane, held […]
Gerrans nails stage victory in Vuelta
Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader’s golden jersey. The 29-year-old Cervelo rider outpaced three others cyclists, Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, Denmark’s Jakob […]
Jongewaard faces misconduct case after conviction
Australian mountain bike champion Chris Jongewaard was cited on Thursday for misconduct by the sport’s national governing body after being convicted over a hit-and-run driving accident. The incident left his training partner, Matthew Rex, being placed in an induced coma […]
Di Luca will fight doping charges
Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy after twice testing positive for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) during May’s Tour of Italy. Di Luca finished second in the event he previously won […]
Australian pro guilty of hit-and-run
Australian cyclist Chris Jongewaard was convicted Wednesday over a hit-and-run driving accident which left his training partner fighting for his life. The four-time national mountain bike champion was found guilty in the South Australian District Court of aggravated driving without […]
Boasson Hagen dominates Eneco Tour final stage
Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Columbia team won the Eneco Tour on Tuesday after dominating the final stage, a 13km individual time-trial. The 22-year-old finished ahead of France’s Sylvain Chavanel in the overall standings after the Frenchman clocked the […]
Columbia looks to Greipel and Kirchen in Vuelta
Team Columbia believe powerful German sprinter Andre Greipel can help continue their impressive 2009 season once the Tour of Spain clicks into gear this Saturday. Mark Cavendish’s stunning haul of six stage wins from this year’s Tour de France took […]
Vinokourov will ride Vuelta
Disgraced cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan has been named in Astana’s squad for the Tour of Spain, which begins this Saturday. Vinokourov, who recently returned from a two-year doping ban handed out for blood doping at the 2007 Tour de […]
Boasson Hagen consolidates lead in Eneco Tour
Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen consolidated his lead of the Eneco Tour stage race by beating some of the more specialist fast men in a sprint for the finish of Monday’s sixth stage. Boasson Hagen, who rides for Team Columbia, grabbed […]