Rabobank and Sky have troublesome day at Vuelta a España team time trial opener
Flat tires and dropped riders cause both squads to finish well below expectations The Dutch Rabobank and the British Sky teams had a bad start to the Vuelta a España in Sevilla’s lit streets last night. Sky was in 14th […]
Philippe Gilbert looking to push himself harder than ever before
Belgian captain hopes to be a factor in breakaways and attacks as he prepares for Worlds Philippe Gilbert led home his Omega Pharma-Lotto team to a solid, even somewhat surprising, seventh place finish Saturday night in Sevilla. The recently wed […]
Vuelta loses two riders in first road stage
Buffaz and Duran out after Stage 2 The Vuelta is already managing a better record than the Tour de France. It took one whole day before the Vuelta lost its first riders. On the second stage of the three week […]
Carlos Sastre satisfied with first day on the open road at the Vuelta
Perennial GC hope made it safely to the coast On the opening road stage of the 2010 Vuelta, a hot slog from inland Andalucia to the Costa del Sol, the main goal for the general classification hopefuls was to stave […]
Moncoutié looking forward to the mountains in the Vuelta a España
Frenchman wants third climber’s jersey in a row The opening days of the Vuelta a España belong to the sprinters and the climbers are counting the days until the roads go vertical. David Moncoutié has won the Vuelta’s climber’s jersey […]
Vuelta a España: Yauheni Hutarovich outsprints the best on the Costa del Sol
Belarusian hands rare defeat to Mark Cavendish on hot and hilly race to the sea Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) won the second stage of the Vuelta a España between Alcalá de Guadaira and Marbella in a bunch sprint. The Belarusian outsprinted […]
Bettini concludes first test as national coach at Giro del Veneto
Test team takes seventh place with Mercato, Oss proves worthiness for Worlds team Paolo Bettini is better prepared to coach team Italy at the World Championships in Geelong, Australia, October 3. Yesterday, he guided a test team at the Giro […]
Armstrong tried to silence Landis' doping allegations?
Correspondence between two American cyclists likely examined as part of federal investigation Lance Armstrong could have tried to silence Floyd Landis prior his doping allegations this spring. That’s a claim that is likely to be investigated by US federal prosecutors, […]
Cervélo's Xavier Tondo finds new team with Movistar
Spaniard signs two-year contract with Caisse d’Epargne successor Xavier Tondo has one less worry for next season, having come to an agreement with the Spanish Movistar team. Tondo signed a two-year contract with the successor squad of Caisse d’Epargne. The […]
UCI gives assurances that TTT anti-doping testing will be done today
Rumours of waived tests are dismissed by governing body The UCI has given reassurances following unconfirmed reports that no anti-doping testing will be done on today’s opening stage of the Vuelta España, saying that samples will indeed be taken. Rumours […]