Tom Boonen: “I’m still really motivated for Paris-Roubaix”
Three-time Ronde van Vlaanderen winner presents young fan with a bag of souvenirs At a press conference in a hotel in Antwerp, Belgium this afternoon, Ronde van Vlaanderen winner presented a bag of Omega Pharma-Quick Step goodies to an 11-year-old […]
Twenty-seven levels of Hell await in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix
51.5km of cobbles in total for the 110th Enfer du Nord The 110th edition of Paris-Roubaix, which will set off from the Napoleonic city of Compiègne this coming Sunday, April 8th, will feature twenty-seven sections of cobbles – the feared […]
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe: Galimzyanov scoops stage one victory
Russian comes through after team-mate is caught close to line The Katusha team played things perfectly on today’s opening stage of the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in France, with sprinter Denis Galimzyanov swooping to take the victory after another of its […]
Ashenden raises questions about Contador’s blood levels in 2010 Tour
Says there were clear differences to usual biological passport profile On a day when he resigned from his role as one of the experts overseeing the biological passport on cycling, Michael Ashenden has highlighted what he said were suspicious inconsistencies […]
Daryl Impey takes Vuelta a Pais Vasco stage two with final kilometre attack
South African takes victory reminiscent of teammate Michael Albasini in Catalunya after a rainy day in northern Spain Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) won the second stage of the Vuelta a Pais in a way reminiscent of his Swiss teammate Michael Albasini’s […]
Cancellara gives press conference, vows to be in top shape for Olympics
Says wife’s pregnancy helps him cope with setback of injury Two days after his crash in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Fabian Cancellara has spoken at length about the accident and said that while the disappointment was hard to take, he […]
Matt Goss Interview: “There’s no point just riding myself into the ground”
GreenEdge sprinter speaks to VeloNation about his health problems of 2012 after abandoning halfway through the Ronde van Vlaanderen The season has been a tough one so far for GreenEdge’s Matt Goss, as the Australian sprinter has been struggling to […]
Contador won’t appeal, says he doesn’t have confidence in sports courts
Claims anti-doping system doesn’t work properly Alberto Contador has confirmed that he won’t appeal the two year, partially-backdated suspension which was handed down on him by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on February 6th. The Spaniard is currently blocked […]
Ashenden says confidentiality clause led to resignation from biological passport panel
Anti-doping expert believes experts must have freedom of speech Michael Ashenden, one of the world’s top anti-doping scientists, has stood down from the biological passport panel which oversees cycling due to his frustration with a new rule in place. Ashenden […]
Boonen new UCI WorldTour leader after Ronde Van Vlaanderen win
Belgium leads nations’ rankings due to his success Giving him double reason to celebrate, Belgian rider Tom Boonen vaulted to the lead of the latest UCI world rankings with his victory in yesterday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen. The Omega Pharma Quick […]
