Robbie McEwen broke his leg last year and missed several months of competition. Velonation attended the Frankfurt press conference where the Australian reflected about his desires and goals in bike racing, retirement – and having more children. McEwen admitted that […]

Andre Greipel has brought 11 of the 20 victories that his HTC-Columbia team has notched up so far this season. The German hopes to add a few more in the Giro d’Italia, which would provide good arguments for bringing him […]

Fabian Wegmann sprinted to victory out of a 25-man group, ahead of Landbouwkrediet duo Geert Verheyen and Bert Scheirlinckx. Wegmann’s Milram team closed the gap to several dangerous moves, bringing the race to an end in a group sprint near […]

Milram put in a dominating performance in last year’s Grand Prix in Frankfurt, the traditional race that takes place on May1. Fabian Wegmann won the race, with teammate Christian Knees also landing on the podium in third.   The chances […]

Alexandre Vinokourov took the opening 12.5km time trial in the Giro del Trentino, run from Riva del Garda to Torbole sul Garda. Along the scenic Lake Garda, the Kazakh beat Stefano Garzelli and Matteo Montaguti. Vinokourov quickly denied any ambitions […]

Ivan Basso won the Giro del Trentino a year ago but hopes to be doing even better this year. In the 2009 edition, Basso took home the overall title without winning a stage. The last time Basso crossed a finish […]

Albert Contador managed to arrive in Belgium for the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, after a long overground journey. Contador, fresh from winning the Vuelta Castilla y León, is not considering himself a favorite, but will try to take valuable lessons […]

The Caisse d’Epargne pair of Alejandro Valverde and Luis León Sánchez is getting ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne. The whole team did a reconnaissance ride on Tuesday and hopes to at least get a chance to be competitive. There were […]

Philippe Gilbert gave his Omega Pharma-Lotto team its first win of the season when he proved to be the strongest on the Cauberg in the Amstel Gold Race. Gilbert launched the decisive attack less than 400m from the line and […]

Sergio Ribeiro (Barbot-Siper) won the fifth and final stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León in a bunch sprint. Alberto Contador defended his overall lead and took his third stage race of the season, after Paris-Nice and the Volta […]