Tour de Suisse: Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam breaks two vertebrae
Tour de France start out of the question Rabobank lost a key component of their Tour de France team when Dutch climber, Laurens Ten Dam, went down in a scary crash on a descent in Sunday’s second stage of the […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi take mountains and team prizes at Dauphine
Tour de France prospects looking up The Basque team of Euskaltel-Euskadi has had a disappointing go of it over the past couple of seasons. 2010 has been a different story for the orange men from northern Spain. Amid questions over […]
Thor Hushovd returns five weeks after breaking collarbone
Hoping to finish Tour de Suisse 34 days ago, Thor Hushovd collided with a young girl while out training. The unlucky crash with the girl resulted in a broken collarbone for last year’s Green Jersey winner, and suddenly, Hushovd’s Tour […]
Cervelo's Claudia Häusler takes overall victory at Emakumeen Bira
Thrilling final stage shakes up overall standingsComing into the final stage of the Emakumeen Bira in the Basque Country, Cervelo TestTeam’s Claudia Häusler sat a mere 12 seconds back of race leader and defending champion, HTC-Columbia’s Judith Arndt. Three and […]
RadioShack's Jani Brajkovic takes the biggest victory of his career
Tour de France participation still up in the air RadioShack’s Jani Brajkovic took the biggest win of his career at the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday over the biggest name in the sport, Alberto Contador. Brajkovic was a happy winner, […]
Alberto Contador "very confident" following Dauphine
Tour de France preparations right on track Alberto Contador was not able to take overall victory at the Criterium du Dauphine, but all signs point to positive for the four-time Grand Tour champion from Madrid. “I’m very happy with how […]
Tour de Suisse: Heinrich Haussler triumphs in Stage 2 bunch sprint
Cervelo TestTeam rider returns to form Like today’s stage winner at the Dauphine, Edvald Boasson Hagen, another returning top young name in the sport is hitting his stride at just the right time ahead of the Tour de France: Cervelo […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Boasson Hagen returns with fine solo victory
Jani Brajkovic takes overall win Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen catapulted to a stellar solo victory on the former World Championship circuit in Sallanches to show that he’s not only back – he’s back at 100%. Behind, safely tucked in […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Footon's Manuel Cardoso disqualified
Three French riders receive time penalties as well Portuguese rider, Manuel Cardoso of Footon-Servetto, got his season off to a sensational start in January with a sprint victory over Alejandro Valverde and Cadel Evans in Stage 3 of the Tour […]
Alberto Contador content with Dauphiné performance
Two stage wins show that form is coming along nicely Alberto Contador took an excellent win atop the Alpe d’Huez on Saturday over a tenacious Jani Brajkovic, but couldn’t quite wrest free of the grip of the tiny Slovenian. The […]
