Française des Jeux sprinter Hutarovich first leader in Circuit de Lorraine
Yauheni Hutarovich sprinted to victory in the 162km stage one of the Circuit de Lorraine in France, besting Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) and Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto). The Française des Jeux sprinter also leads the general classification, due to the […]
Petrov wins rainy stage as Giro turns on its head
Incredible day in the rain sees race turned upside down. Evgeni Petrov (Katusha) won stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia between Lucera and l’Aquila, escaping on the final drag to the finish. Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) was second, with Carlos […]
Giro d'Italia: Key teammates abandon for Evans and Vinokourov
Bad news with only one mountain stage in the books The rain-battered eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia has seen more riders abandon on the teams of pre-race favorites Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), leaving less horsepower […]
VeloNation Interview: Hincapie psyched for stage win in Tour of California
Hopes to bounce back from stage one crash As the Amgen Tour of California heads deeper into the mountains, one rider who will hope for improving fortunes is BMC Racing’s George Hincapie. The 36 year old is instantly recognisable to […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen: Achilles injury improving, still aiming for Tour de France start
Won’t participate if he can’t ride strong for Wiggins Things are looking up for Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen following close to two months away from competition due to an Achilles tendon injury. The young Norwegian’s problems surfaced following his […]
Tour of California: Boom encouraged by his showing on stage two
Dutch rider climbing better than he expected Dutchman Lars Boom is bigger than most of the climbers in the peloton but as he did when taking a stage victory in last year’s Vuelta a España, he showed yesterday that he […]
Co-operation between WADA and pharmaceutical companies could boost anti-doping fight
Hopes that agreement will be reached soon The World Anti-Doping Agency plans to step up the fight against doping through co-operation with major pharmaceutical companies who produce EPO and other performance-enhancing substances. WADA is currently in talks with several big […]
Menchov’s Tour build-up disrupted by illness
Russian hopes for quick recovery from bronchitis Rabobank rider Denis Menchov missed the Giro d’Italia in order to try to better prepare for this year’s Tour de France, but has had a setback in terms of his training. He was […]
Tour of California: Zabriskie nails stage three and takes overall lead
Too close for comfort Garmin-Tranisitions rider Dave Zabriskie won the third stage of the Tour of California today out of a three-man escape, barely edging out HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers in the final dash for the line. Last year’s winner Levi […]
Tour of California: David Zabriskie excited to be in the lead of his favorite race
2009 Tour of Missouri winner wants more Stage Three winner in Santa Cruz, David Zabriskie, nearly lost the day on the line as he celebrated prematurely and enjoyed the frightened glance to the left as Rogers threw his bike forward […]