Broken kneecap for Omega Pharma's Jan Bakelants
Young Belgian’s crash at Lombardia will be felt for a while: broken elbow, wrist, and knee As if a broken wrist and elbow wasn’t enough, fallen Omega Pharma rider, Jan Bakelants got some even worse news today following his crash […]
Iljo Keisse to receive a final ruling on his case on November 15th
If the ruling goes in favor of Keisse, he would be eligible to race the Gent Six There has been a brief glimpse of positive news, or at least a final ruling, for purgatoried rider, Iljo Keisse. The Court of […]
Two young Milram riders, Roels and Russ, looking at the end of their careers
Matthias Russ steps away voluntarily, while Dominik Roels searches for a new team The demise of the Milram team hasn’t been and likely won’t be a big deal in the careers of the squad’s stars, Gerald Ciolek, Fabian Wegmann, and […]
Operation for Nocentini, Italian Ag2r La Mondiale rider vows to work hard afterwards
Former Mailllot Jaune rebuilding form well ever since leg-breaking crash With the season now over for most of the riders in the peloton, it’s a time when there is a rush by some for medical attention. Not new treatment, as […]
Nibali says Italian cycling is alive and well, names his three top moments of 2010
Liquigas rider has a clear target in mind for 2011 Vuelta a España winner Vincenzo Nibali has dismissed suggestions that Italian cycling is on a downturn, nominating the big victories by himself and team-mate Ivan Basso this year as a […]
Rui and Mario Costa test positive, claim contaminated supplement was at fault
Rui Costa was a stage winner this year in the Tour de Suisse Brothers Rui and Mario Costa, who placed first and third in the Portuguese national time trial championships on June 25, have been provisionally suspended after testing positive […]
Rodriguez and Spain top world rankings, Saxo Bank surges to take team classification
Contador second for now, but position subject to review Spain has been confirmed as taking a double success in cycling’s world rankings, with Joaquim Rodriguez (Team Katusha) beating Alberto Contador (Astana) to the top of the individual standings, and the […]
Rabobank's Bauke Mollema satisfied with aggressive Lombardia
Young Dutchman lit the race on fire on the slopes of the Colma di Sormano Twenty-three year old Bauke Mollema capped off a brilliant 2010 with a hard fought 13th place finish on Saturday in Como. The talented Dutchman attacked […]
Milram bows out of professional cycling with a whimper
Underachieving German team leaves the professional peloton Saturday’s finale to the 2010 race season in Como proved to be a typical day on the road for the disappointing Milram team in its final race. Fabian Wegmann was the best of […]
Philippe Gilbert sees Roubaix, Flanders and Liège as future goals, and perhaps even Grand Tours
Belgian Classics specialist ponders targeting major stage races On a high after winning the Giro del Piemonte, the Tour of Lombardy and the prestigious Flandrien award, Belgiam rider Philippe Gilbert has talked about his future goals and the possibility that […]