Armstrong to drop Amstel Gold, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne from schedule?
Despite a solid showing in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, Lance Armstrong has reportedly dropped three scheduled Spring Classics from his racing programme. According to Belgian media, the 38 year old Texan will now not compete in the Amstel […]
Schumacher abandons CAS appeal against Beijing Olympic disqualification
Just over two months after he lost his CAS appeal against his two year ban from cycling, disgraced German rider Stefan Schumacher has given up on a separate attempt to combat his disqualification from the Beijing Olympics. The Court of […]
Boonen and Gilbert vow to fight back after Flanders defeat
Disappointed to take second and third in yesterday’s Tour of Flanders, both Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert are looking to the later Spring Classics in hope that they can each take a big win. Boonen was attempting yesterday to take […]
Hammond frustrated despite seventh in Flanders, can aim for Roubaix
British one-day Classic specialist Roger Hammond went into yesterday’s Tour of Flanders aiming to help Thor Hushovd in the race but with the big Norwegian coming up short due to illness and a lack of racing, the Briton was given […]
Rock Racing sponsor files for bankruptcy protection
Following a long, rocky period of unpaid wages, dropped riders and a rejected licence application by the UCI, the Rock Racing team faces further uncertainty after its primary sponsor Rock & Republic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The fashion […]
Millar considers De Panne win to be his biggest in years
David Millar may have won two stages in the Vuelta a España since returning from his doping ban in 2006, but he considers yesterday’s overall victory in the Three Days of De Panne as being his most important result in […]
Zubeldia feels that Kloden or Machado could take Team RadioShack’s first GC win next week
Haimar Zubeldia has named his RadioShack team-mates Andreas Kloden and Tiago Machado as possible winners of next week’s Vuelta al Pais Vasco, or Tour of the Basque Country, which begins on Monday. “Our strengths are Klöden and Machado,” he said. […]
Pozzato ill, could miss Tour of Flanders
There is a question mark over the participation of Filippo Pozzato in this weekend’s Tour of Flanders, with the Italian road race champion being hit by flu just days before the start. According to Sporza.be, the former Milan-Sanremo victor fell […]
Lampre-Farnese finally gets ProTour licence registration
After months of uncertainty and fears that the team might be dropped from the UCI ProTour, the Lampre-Farnese Vini team of Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi has been officially registered as a top-level squad for 2010. The UCI issued a […]
Fuglsang, Riis discuss the Saxo Bank contract that never was
It’s been a bewildering tale that, even now, doesn’t quite add up. Last October Saxo Bank announced that the talented young Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang had committed to three more years with the team, going as far as to quote […]
