Levi Leipheimer wrapped up a second consecutive overall win at the 24th SRAM Tour of the Gila on Sunday. He had a comfortable ride on the culminating brute of a stage, known as the Gila Monster. He credits his two […]

After a career of ups and downs with many more downs than ups in the last few years, former Clasica San Sebastian winner, Constantino Zaballa, is hesitant to believe in miracles. He’s grounded in the reality of making a living: […]

It seems the time has come for the UCI Biological Passport hammer to come down. In a conversation with the news agency, Bloomberg, at the end of February, UCI President Pat McQuaid, said there was still a “handful of riders” […]

Philippe Gilbert put together, in one go, the type of Spring Campaign that takes most riders years to assemble, and for many, is just not possible. Gilbert managed to race at the highest level from Milano-Sanremo all the way through […]

Euskaltel’s Sammy Sanchez was a curious non-starter in last week’s Ardennes Classics, but his absence was an apparent sign of his devotion to July’s Grand Boucle. The Olympic road race champion, who has excelled in one day events as well […]

Even after finishing a relatively pedestrian 44th in Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez can look back at the first phase of his 2010 season with great satisfaction. The rider from Catalunya assembled a splendid spring highlighted by three victories: the […]

It surely doesn’t rival winning his second monument, but Philippe Gilbert did accomplish a big goal he had set for himself today by way of his 4th place finish in Ans: the World #1 spot. Last week, following his win […]

Alberto Contador can leave the Ardennes today with a lot of satisfaction when looking back at the first three months of his 2010 campaign. “In every race I have been contesting or even winning, and those that I have not, […]

Alexandre Vinokourov’s victory today at Liege-Bastogne-Liege might go down as one of the more unpopular victories in recent memory, but Vinokourov’s comments in the moments following the race were an emotional, honest occasion. He doesn’t come out and admit that […]

An unfortunately quiet start to the season just got a bit worse for Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel. With 1.3 km to go in Liege-Bastogne-Liege today, Chavanel collided with the back of another’s team’s car as he was trying to connect […]