Tour of California: No fractures for Boonen, expected to continue race
Belgian lucky to escape serious injury Despite falling heavily during yesterday’s opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California, Tom Boonen has been confirmed has having no fractures and should be able to continue in the race. The Quick Step […]
Tour of California: Mark Cavendish satisfied with first day success
The Manx missile fires in the US Mark Cavendish appears to be back to his sprinting form of old, following a solid win in the opening stage of the AMGEN Tour of California. The 10-time Tour de France stage winner […]
Tour of California: Lancaster powers to stage two win and race lead
Former Maglia Rosa wearer shines in America Australian Brett Lancaster took the stage and overall lead in the Tour of California today by winning the sprint from a select group of around 20 riders at the end of stage two. […]
Giro d'Italia: The pressure stays on
No rest for the weary If there is one thing that has stayed constant about the Giro d’Italia this year, it’s that you can expect the race to throw a curveball at the riders in one form or another. Whether […]
Teutenberg wins Aude stage 3 in windy breakaway
German super-sprinter escapes in a small group to get her 19th Aude stage HTC-Columbia über-sprinter Ina Teutenberg once again defied those who would pigeonhole her, by winning stage 3 of the Tour de l’Aude from a three-strong breakaway group. The […]
Cyclocross World champion Stybar has saddle cyst removed
World cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar has had a successful operation to remove a cyst from his saddle area, Sporza reports. The 24-year-old Czech has been suffering discomfort for a long time, but now the pain should go away, he hopes. […]
Giro d'Italia: Goss wins chaotic stage 9 sprint as rain returns
Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Frosinone and Cava de’ Tirreni in a confusing and chaotic bunch sprint. The Australian, who usually works as lead out man for teammate André Greipel, beat Filippo Pozatto […]
Euskatel-Euskadi support Astarloza following UCI sanction
Basque team believes he is innocent Spaniard Mikel Astarloza was suspended for two years by the International Cycling Union (UCI) last week following a positive test for the banned blood-booster EPO. He has maintained his innocence in the case and […]
Quick Step: Devolder and Seeldraeyers hit the wind tunnel
Belgium’s top team looks for answers on aerodynamics Stijn Devolder and Kevin Seeldraeyers were amongst a group of Quick Step riders that headed to Italy last week to improve their time trialing position. The Belgian team sent the group to […]
Cooke out of Giro d’Italia due to tendonitis
Leg problem rules out Australian rider Australian sprinter Baden Cooke hoped to play a part in this year’s Giro d’Italia, especially as the Saxo Bank team for the Tour de France is likely to be based around general classification riders […]