Katusha wants to sign Menchov
Russian team wants top GC rider As a Russian team with a Russian set of sponsors, Denis Menchov has long been a logical target for the Katusha squad. It wants to win the Tour de France with a rider from […]
Can Contador continue his strong time trial form?
Spaniard has shown consistently good TT abilities Alberto Contador will today start last in the Criterium du Dauphiné time trial, clad in the yellow jersey of race leader and having an opportunity to further extend his advantage. The Team Astana […]
Marcel Wyss has successful surgery, long recovery expected
Ruptured tendon in left knee repaired Cervélo TestTeam Marcel Wyss had successful surgery today on a ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee as a result of a crash last Sunday in the GP Gippingen. He was planning to […]
Tour de Suisse: HTC-Columbia hunts for stages, Cavendish ready to roll
Team confirms the Manx Missile is ready to fire HTC-Columbia is heading to the Tour de Suisse in Lugano, Switzerland this weekend hunting for stage wins in the nine-day race. Last year the overall classification was won by Saxo Bank’s […]
Brajkovic wins Dauphiné time trial to take race lead
Slovenian champion flies round rolling course to seize yellow jersey Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) shrugged off a mid-course bike change to win the stage 3 time trial of the Criterium du Dauphiné between Monteaux and Sorgues. In windy conditions, the Slovenian […]
Milram announces Tour long list; six places taken, three to be decided
German team releases initial selection with nine riders fighting for three remaining places The Milram team has released the list of 15 riders, from which its final Tour de France roster of 9 will be drawn. Of those 15, the […]
Mario Cipollini acquitted of tax evasion charges
Former professional cleared of any wrongdoing Former World champion Mario Cipollini has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by the Court of Appeals in Florence, Italy. The flamboyant Italian was sentenced to 22 months in prison by the court in […]
Bellis to return to racing in two weeks
Saxo Bank rider recovered from near-fatal motorbike accident Nine months after suffering a near-fatal motorbike accident, Saxo Bank rider Jonny Bellis will resume racing this month when he competes in the British National Road Race championships in Pendle on June […]
Tour de France: Sastre has herniated disk from Giro crashes, unsure about Tour start
Pushed through recent Giro d’Italia in pain Cervélo TestTeam’s Carlos Sastre has been diagnosed with a posterior spinal disc herniation and a central extruded disc of the L5-S1 as a result of his two crashes in the recent Giro d’Italia. […]
Tour de France: AFLD claims UCI doping controls too predictable to be effective
Controls proven easy to circumvent by Frei, surprise is the key Pierre Bordry, the president of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), has expressed his concerns that the doping controls carried out by the International Cycling Union (UCI) during this year’s […]