In a story with the Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Linus Gerdemann unveils a unique plan, which he hopes will help clean up the reputation of his sport. Gerdemann, a former Tour de France stage winner and wearer of the Maillot Jaune, […]

A bitter and depressed ISD-Neri manager, Luca Scinto, reflected a day ahead of the Giro about his team’s non-selection. He started slowly and with a wide scope: “I’m really disappointed not to be participating in the Giro d’Italia.” After the […]

Saxo Bank’s 25-year-old revelation, Richie Porte, pulled off what can only be described as the upset of 2010 so far with his time trial victory at the Tour de Romandie last week. The first year professional has been quiet all […]

Tram tracks presented a major point of controversy in the ill-fated 2009 Giro Stage 9 in Milan last year, but the Giro is looking to ensure that will not be the case in 2010. The opening prologue in Amsterdam on […]

After a storming start to the season, Team Sky’s soon to be 23-year-old prodigy, Edvald Boasson Hagen, saw his spring campaign derailed in agonizing fashion. An Achilles tendon injury cancelled his participation in all races since Milan-Sanremo, and an early […]

Tour de France and Vuelta stage winner, Saxo Bank’s Nicki Sorensen, will take the start on Saturday in Amsterdam for the Giro d’Italia with unique ambitions. The Danish all arounder will turn 35 during this month’s Giro, but shows no […]

May is often the month for intensive Tour de France mountain research: it’s a perfect spot in the racing calendar, but still a dicey time in terms of weather. Belgian Jurgen Van Den Broeck is set to head to the […]

There were high hopes heading into the Spring Classics for Omega Pharma’s young sprinter, Greg van Avermaet. Van Avermaet had shown great promise over the preceding years, and perhaps wrongly, he was doled out a sentence as a hopeful for […]

Following a strong performance at the Tour de Romandie, Vladimir Karpets will form a late and final addition to the Team Katusha roster for the upcoming Giro d’Italia, which will begin on Saturday in Amsterdam. Following his 5th place overall […]

The normally easy-going, mild-mannered Rolf Aldag had some harsh words for his HTC-Columbia team following their dismal showing at Saturday’s Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschbronn-Frankfurt race. His response was justified considering that one of the world’s top teams managed to […]