Spanish team Xacobeo-Galicia released its team doctor, Alberto Beltrán. The team indicated that the drastic measure was preventative, following the doping scandal around the Portuguese Liberty Seguros team. Beltrán used to work for Liberty Seguros but replaced Xacobeo’s team doctor, […]

Italian outfit Ceramica Flaminia is making big changes for 2009. From the 16 contracted racers, only six will remain with the team. Italian champion Filippo Simeoni is leaving, while Riccardo Riccó, currently sitting out a doping suspension until March 2010, […]

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) narrowly missed a stage victory in today’s time trial  in the Vuelta a España, ending the day  five seconds behind winner David Millar. Sánchez had a few mishaps along the way to Madrid, but was pleased with […]

Gesink loses time Juan José Cobo (Fuji-Servetto) won the final mountain stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España out of an eight-man front group containing the top six in the overall, minus Robert Gesink. Alejandro Valverde ended the sprint in […]

In his column to Dutch paper De Telegraaf Johan Bruyneel explained why he is leaving Astana after two years with the Kazakh team. The return of Alexander Vinokourov after a two-year doping suspension was too much for the Belgian. “When […]

Philip Deignan beat Roman Kreuziger in the town of Ávila, flanked by its famous walls. Deignan and Kreuziger escaped the 16-man break of the day on the final descent of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España. The two […]

Escapee Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux) held off the charging peloton to win the 17th stage of the Vuelta a España into Talavera de la Reina, ahead of William Bonnet and points leader André Greipel. There were no changes in […]

Columbia’s André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) stormed back into the green jersey with his win in Puertollano, during the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España. There were no changes in the overall as the peloton slowly inched towards Madrid with an […]

Lars Boom of Rabobank dismantled the break of the day on the final climb in the 15th stage of the Vuelta a España to win solo, ahead of David Herrero (Xacobeo Galicia) and Dominik Roels (Milram). The peloton was taking […]

Brilliant comeback defense by Valverde Damiano Cunego soloed to his second stage victory in one of toughest days in this year’s Vuelta a España up to La Pandera. He left his six break companions behind at the beginning of the […]