Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Rodriguez expects attacks, pledges to fight on
Admits he was lacking strength yesterday Team Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez was expected to make a move on yesterday’s queen stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, using his explosive strength to eke out an additional advantage. Tomorrow’s stage is […]
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe: Bennati surprises Millar with time trial victory
First ever pro TT win for Italian Leopard Trek rider When David Millar took over as fastest finisher in the stage 3 time trial at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe on Wednesday afternoon, there was a sense that the winner had […]
Prudhomme believes Chavanel can fight for the win in Paris-Roubaix
Hopes fellow Frenchman will have Flanders form in French race Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme expects to see a top performance from fellow Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel in Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. The Quick Step rider was in superb form […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Team RadioShack pleased with day one, aiming for overall win
Klöden and Horner well placed heading into today’s stage Andreas Klöden and Chris Horner got their Vuelta al Pais Vasco campaign off to a strong start yesterday when they finished third and fourth on the hilly stage to Zumarraga. They […]
Basso feeling confident heading into Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Liquigas-Cannondale increasingly ambitious Most of the current attention is on the Tour of Flanders, but the sport’s Grand Tour specialists are also racing hard in the days ahead. 2010 Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso is part of the Liquigas-Cannondale squad […]
Ballan and Hincapie to spearhead BMC Racing Team at Tour of Flanders
American team seeks to exploit its strength in depth The in-form Alessandro Ballan and American favourite George Hincapie will be two of what is a very solid BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Flanders this Sunday. Ballan has had […]
Nygaard says Leopard Trek riders are winning at the right time
Cancellara and Schleck’s victories show team is delivering It’s taken a while, but last weekend showed that the Leopard Trek team is hitting form at just the right time. Fabian Cancellara dominated the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen with a long solo […]
Pendleton says she’s motivated rather than demoralised after her worlds performance
Still believes she is on track for strong Olympic Games It’s been a stressful past few months for Victoria Pendleton, who said in October that she was having nightmares about the 2012 Olympics, who admitted in February that she lacked […]
Neilsen says Contador case may have helped his Clenbuterol clearing
Danish rider free to race again once contract is found Cleared of Clenbuterol doping on Tuesday by the Danish Sports Federation (DIF), Philip Neilsen has said that Alberto Contador’s positive test for the same substance may have enabled him the […]
Contador chasing second stage race victory of 2011 in Volta a Catalunya
Spaniard will be closely watched by rivals Today’s opening day of the Volta a Catalunya marks the beginning of the third stage race of the season for Alberto Contador. The Saxo Bank SunGard rider will hear at some point this […]
