San Sebastián Classic route changes take race to the next level
Basque race makes the finale twice as difficult This year’s ProTour classified one-day event, the San Sebastián Classic, will take place on July 31st, six days after the Tour de France ends in Paris. The race, which took place for […]
Tom Boonen's knee and form improving
Belgian Championships and Tour de France up next Outgoing Belgian national champion, Tom Boonen, is feeling better and better about his form as the Tour de Suisse moves toward its end in tomorrow’s time trial in Liestal, Switzerland. The three-time […]
Omega Pharma's Jean-Christophe Peraud will not start Tour de France
Grand Tour debut to come at the Vuelta in late August French time trial champion, Jean-Christophe Peraud, will not be able to defend his French time trial championship and will also not be able to take part in his first […]
Lance Armstrong's form progressing well ahead of Tour de France
Strong performance on Tour de Suisse’s Queen Stage bodes well After a long, difficult season marked by mishap, bad luck, crashes, and colossal accusations from former teammate, Floyd Landis, seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, seems to be getting […]
Jens Voigt believes an 8th Tour de France win will be tough for Lance Armstrong
Hopes to help team to Tour de France victory Two-time winner of the Deutschland Tour, Jens Voigt, recently spoke with T-Online.de at the Tour de Suisse, and, as always, he had some interesting thoughts when asked about the upcoming Tour […]
Route du Sud start looks probable for Caisse d'Epargne's Mauricio Soler
Knee healing well for former Tour de France King of the Mountains Caisse d’Epargne manager, Eusebio Unzue, confirmed to El Tiempo yesterday that former Tour de France King of the Mountains, Mauricio Soler, is improving each day following an injury […]
HTC-Columbia's Tony Martin ready to defend Tour de Suisse lead
“I have no intention to give away the jersey without a fight.” Four days ago, ahead of the start of the Tour de Suisse in Lugano, HTC-Columbia’s Tony Martin, said that he was “probably only going to focus on a […]
Peter Sagan out of the Tour de Suisse
Team cites fatigue as the cause 20-year-old Peter Sagan, the unquestioned breakout success of 2010 so far, seems to have finally hit the wall. The young Slovakian Liquigas rider has had a season riders of any age would dream of […]
Rabobank's Paul Martens released from hospital
Next step: four week vacation off of the bike 26-year-old German all-arounder, Paul Martens, suffered a nasty crash during the first stage of the 62nd Criterium du Dauphine. He had been kept in the hospital under observation following the realization […]
Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez fine tuning form in Switzerland
Katusha’s general classification leader in the upcoming Tour de France, Joaquin Rodriguez, is hard at work in Switzerland finishing up his preparation for July’s Grand Boucle. After two days, Rodriguez is 14th overall, 20 seconds behind Swiss champion, Fabian Cancellara. […]