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Kazakh pledges support for teammate Astana team leader Alexandre Vinokourov has once again confirmed that he will ride the Tour de France this coming July in the service of defending champion Alberto Contador. In an interview with Reuters, the Kazakh […]

Surgery more complicated than expected Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a broken collarbone from his crash the previous day.  Hushovd was training in Italy when he collided with a young girl that sent him […]

Caisse d’Epargne rider battles through injury Caisse d’Epargne rider Pablo Lastras was one of the many riders to hit the pavement during the Giro d’Italia stage 3 between Amsterdam and Middelburg on Monday. The Spaniard took a blow to his […]

On track for Tour de France Although Bradley Wiggins is less than five minutes off the race lead of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas), he has played down any thoughts of aiming for a high general classification place in the Giro d’Italia. […]

Still hopes to do the Tour de France. Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen has now been sidelined with an Achilles tendon problem for nearly half of his season, and his recovery process now seems to be at a frustrating standstill.  […]

Management tries to keep the team motivated. The ISD-Neri team had hoped to be riding the Giro d’Italia this year, as it did in 2009, yet despite the victory of José Rujano in the Tour de Langkawi and his stated […]

Italian tips Spaniard for top slot. Paolo Bettini sees one name above all others in the race for the final Maglia Rosa in Verona: Carlos Sastre. Bettini recently spoke with Italy’s second-largest daily circulation paper, La Repubblica. As always, Il […]

German looks forward to third start Grischa Niermann is a valuable domestique for the Dutch Rabobank team. He is getting ready to start his third Tour of California, where he has a little more leeway than in other races. The […]

Some overall contenders lose time Following a well-deserved rest day to recover, the team leaders in the Giro d’Italia came into the stage four team time trial knowing that during the day’s effort they would have less control over their […]

More success for Germany’s ProTour team Markus Eichler gave his Milram another win and a strong argument in its sponsor search for next year. The German, usually riding as a domestique for others, managed to outsprint Bram Schmitz in the […]