Scarponi rues crash and modified mountain stages; believes Giro d’Italia podium otherwise possible
Italian says Nibali deserved to win Having finished just 56 seconds behind third-placed Cadel Evans in the Giro d’Italia, Lampre Merida’s Michele Scarponi has reflected on the outcome of the race and identified where he believes a higher placing was […]
Sutton says Froome should lead Sky’s Tour team: ‘Bradley will just have to settle for a support role’
Wiggins’ mentor sees team success as being of prime importance Bradley Wiggins may have been unsuccessful in his bid to win the Giro d’Italia but according to the man who is one of his biggest guides in the sport, Shane […]
Zirbel and Small scoop USPRO time trial titles
First time winners triumph in men’s and women’s events Prevailing in hard-fought battles against their closest rivals, Tom Zirbel and Carmen Small grabbed the stars and stripes national champions’ jerseys yesterday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies rider Zirbel scorched […]
Evans’ runner-up slot in Giro d’Italia lost due to mechanical issues
Bad luck for Australian on penultimate day of race Previously sitting in second place overall in the race, Cadel Evans’ likely chance of a runner-up slot in this year’s Giro d’Italia was lost in the final two kilometres of Saturday’s […]
Vini Fantini Selle Italia sponsor apologises for trusting Di Luca
Team says rider was imposed on them and they didn’t want him to come on board Following today’s news that Danilo Di Luca has provided a positive A sample for EPO, the chief sponsor of the Vini Fantini Selle Italia […]
Evans secures Tour leadership role with BMC Racing Team after strong Giro performance
Australian sitting second overall, performance hailed by Ochowicz His chances of leading BMC Racing Team’s Tour de France squad looked shaky earlier this year when he was below par in several races, but Cadel Evans’ strong Giro d’Italia performance has […]
Haas’ first Grand Tour ends in an ambulance
Garmin-Sharp rider out of Giro d’Italia Australian rider Nathan Haas started his first Grand Tour determined to move to the next stage of his career and while he has got in over two weeks of top level competition, his participation […]
Vanmarcke and Boom chasing success in Tour of Belgium
Luis Leon Sanchez back in action after being sidelined over Puerto links With the Tour of Belgium due to start tomorrow, Paris-Roubaix runner-up Sep Vanmarcke has made clear that his home race is a major objective for him, although he […]
Leipheimer confirms he’s retiring from professional cycling
American unable to find a team after confession to USADA Without a team since the Omega Pharma Quick Step squad dropped him in October of last year, Levi Leipheimer has finally accepted that his career has drawn to a close. […]
Wiggins and Giro d’Italia illness: Should I stay or should I go?
Briton and his team debating ongoing presence in race as health worsens He started the race believing that he was in the shape necessary to tilt at the first Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double since Marco Pantani in 1998 but […]