Former Danish pro and current TV commentator Rolf Sorensen has expressed concern about the lack of results racked up by Team Saxo Bank this year. The squad has faced financial difficulties due to the collapse of IT Factory, which was […]

Had he not fallen and broken his collarbone in Paris-Nice, Gert Steegmans would be listed amongst the contenders for today’s Paris-Nice. Instead, he will watch the race as an outsider, and tips fellow Belgian Tom Boonen as a possible winner. […]

Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has unexpectedly withdrawn from tomorrow’s Milan-San Remo, according to his RadioShack team, due to what it termed ‘acute gastroenteritis.’ “It would have been good to have Lance lineup for the start but […]

Andy Schleck had originally planned to ride some Belgian one-day races in order to gain experience of racing on the cobblestones prior to this year’s Tour de France. However that plan has been abandoned, and Saxo Bank directeur sportif Kim […]

Robbie McEwen has expressed frustration with his non-selection for Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo Classic, saying that the Katusha team management simply excluded him from the team without any discussion. The Australian sprinter announced yesterday on Twitter that he would not be riding […]

Two key riders on the Omega Pharma Lotto team, Mickael Delage and Jurgen Roelandts, have predicted a big performance from their team leader Philippe Gilbert on Saturday, saying that he is in ‘super form’ for Milan Sanremo. “The whole team […]

Italian legend Mario Cipollini doesn’t let national pride cloud his judgement in  assessing who will win Milan-Sanremo; rather than opting for Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) or Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre), he believes that Belgian rider Tom Boonen will be number one on […]

The Ukrainian rider Dmytro Grabovskyy took his biggest success in quite a while yesterday when he finished up as the final winner of the mountains classification in Tirreno-Adriatico. He took the lead in the contest on the first day of […]

Although many anticipate that Milan-Sanremo could once again finish in a big bunch sprint this year, Australian rider Robbie McEwen has decided to give the race a miss. The Team Katusha rider said on his Twitter feed late on Monday […]

Riders such as Tom Boonen, Daniele Bennati and Thor Hushovd are being spoken of as potential winners of this year’s Milan-San Remo, but another who must be considered is the Danish champion Matti Breschel. He hasn’t won a big Classic […]