Gesink working out best pre-Tour preparation, likely to avoid Tour de Suisse
Dutch climber considering contesting both Tour and Vuelta in 2011 Robert Gesink will be Rabobank’s big leader at the Tour de France this season, with Denis Menchov having moved to Team Geox at the end of 2010. The Dutchman is […]
Vinokourov begins final season tomorrow in Tour of Oman, will ride aggressively
Astana team leader says he isn’t at race to be a ‘tourist’ Team Astana captain Alexandre Vinokourov is in the final months of his professional career, and will get that last campaign off to a start in the Tour of […]
An Post Sean Kelly team aiming for more aggressive racing in Tour of Oman
Continental squad competing well with bigger teams Following an aggressive showing in the Tour of Qatar, where riders such as Niko Eeckhout and Gediminas Bagdonas were in long distance breakaways and the Continental squad generally punched above its weight, the […]
Contador decision thought likely to come on Monday
Long wait for RFEC verdict almost over The 2007, 2009 and 2010 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is likely to learn tomorrow (Monday) whether or not he will lose victory in the most recent of those races, as well […]
Daryl Impey Interview: New national TT champion determined to get back to the big time
Former Barloworld and RadioShack rider fighting back after Pegasus disappointment For many, Daryl Impey might be best remembered as the man who was cruising to overall victory in the last stage of the 2009 Presidential Tour of Turkey when Theo […]
Former Tour de France winner Sastre unfazed by inability to ride Tour this year
Will target the Giro and the Vuelta – if his Geox team is invited Carlos Sastre won the 2008 Tour de France but will be unable to try again this year. His new Geox team has not been invited to […]
Andre Greipel's Omega Pharma teammates pleased with his arrival, expecting elusive first win soon
German sprinter will get his next chance this week at the Volta ao Algarve Marc Sergeant’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team has gotten into a bad habit over the past two seasons of not winning early on in the season. In 2009, […]
Wilfried Peeters underlines a basic tenet: QuickStep is Boonen's team
Quickstep director happy with Boonen’s performance in Qatar, also pleased with Steegmans and Maes QuickStep director sportif, Wilfried Peeters, can take a satisfied look back at the Tour of Qatar despite the fact that his top rider, Tom Boonen, wasn’t […]
Moncoutié stops Vacansoleil with Mont Faron win in final stage of the Tour Méditerranéen
Frenchman also takes overall victory on mountain above Toulon Climber David Moncoutié used his uphill skills to storm away from Jean-Christophe Péraud and Wout Poels on the Mont Faron in the final stage of the Tour Méditerranéen. His stage five […]
Pauwels wins cross in Heerlen, Nys takes Lebbeke race
Jonathan Page rides to fourth place in the Netherlands Two cross races on Sunday split up the peloton. Kevin Pauwels won the international cyclocross in Heerlen, Netherlands, in a sprint against Philip Walsleben and Zdenek Stybar. American Jonathan Page finished […]
