Former ProTour rider Hilton Clarke Clarke joins UnitedHealthcare team
Australian reunites with his brother Johnny Former ProTour rider Hilton Clarke joins the UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis team effective immediately and will already race for his new squad at the upcoming weekend in the Air Force Cycling Classic. The Australian […]
Carrara takes Tour of Luxembourg; Izaguirre storms to victory in final stage
Final stage doesn’t count as thunder storm visits peloton Gorka Izagirre stormed to victory in the final stage of the Tour of Luxembourg after the sun had cleared away the lightning for the sprint. Izagirre initiated a four-man move in […]
Kristof Vandewalle wins GP Kanton Aargau in Switzerland
Six-man break decides hilly race in Gippingen Kristof Vandewalle beat his five breakaway companions to take out the GP Kanton Aargau. Vandewalle was ahead of Emanuele Sella and Heinrich Haussler. It was Haussler’s first race back after injury and he […]
Patrik Sinkewitz says cycling has changed in a good way
German praises UCI for anti-doping efforts Patrik Sinkewitz says cycling has changed in a good way. The rider who has suspended for testosterone doping has returned to the sport and joined the Italian ISD Neri team. The 29-year-old hopes to […]
Mount Hood: For McCarty the stage, De Maar defends overall lead in queen stage
Hard battle in the mountains Marc de Maar of the United Healthcare squad used the queen stage in the mount Hood Cycling Classic to extend his overall lead. The stage win went to Patrick Mc Carty – the former ProTour […]
Filippo Pozzato wins Franco Ballerini memorial race
Italian coach remembered with special event Filippo Pozzato won the Franco Ballerini Day criterium, held in memory of Franco Ballerini. Pozzato won a two-up sprint against Francesco Ginanni after 75km. Ballerini died in a rally car accident in February, at […]
Garmin's Farrar wins night of Hengelo criterium
Giro winner Basso third after late attack fails Tyler Farrar won the night of Hengelo in the Netherlands, beating Kenny van Hummel in the dark hours. The 90km race didn’t start until shortly before nine pm local time. Giro d’Italia […]
Contador and Schleck brothers clash on Tourmalet weeks before Tour de France
Favorites check out decisive stages in the Pyrenees On Monday, Alberto Contador and the brothers Frank and Andy Schleck climbed the Tourmalet from opposite directions and coincidentally met on the top of the 2114-meter high climb. The Tourmalet was the […]
Engoulvent wins Tour of Luxembourg nighttime prologue
Sojasun-Saur team dominates the opener Jimmy Engoulvent stormed around the 2.6km prologue course in the Tour of Luxembourg opener in 3’41 to beat everyone, including Lance Armstrong. The Texan finished fifth on the night, around ten seconds behind the Frenchman. […]
Caisse d'Epargne's Sánchez fine after training crash
Spaniard briefly in hospital after colliding with car Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) crashed in training ride today in Murcia, Spain. He was brought to hospital after colliding with a car but was lucky to escape major injuries. Sánchez was […]
