Giro d'Italia: Andre Greipel searches for an important win
Yesterday’s sprint in Middelburg provided the grounds for a desperately needed win for Quick Step’s beleaguered young sprinter, Wouter Weylandt. In Weylandt’s success, however, came further disappointment for this year’s most successful bike racer, Andre Greipel. The winner of eleven […]
Giro d’Italia: Riders confusion after “compulsory” late night dinner
The main issue with hosting the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia in the Netherlands has always been the matter of transferring the race more than 1000km south to the start of stage 4. After a tough 224km stage […]
Gerdemann: In search of transparency
In a story with the Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Linus Gerdemann unveils a unique plan, which he hopes will help clean up the reputation of his sport. Gerdemann, a former Tour de France stage winner and wearer of the Maillot Jaune, […]
Vacansoleil extends with team for two further years
Dutch Professional Continental team Vacansoleil has announced that the Dutch holiday company has committed to two more years of sponsorship, according to De Telegraaf. The new deal will extend the company’s commitment through 2013, where the current deal was due […]
Vande Velde has surgery on collarbone
Will do everything he can to ride the Tour American Christian Vande Velde is set to undergo surgery in Antwerp on Tuesday following his crash in yesterday’s stage three of the Giro d’Italia. The Garmin-Transitions rider went down hard in […]
McQuaid: “UCI will do Tour testing as AFLD has no credibility”
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has commented again on the ongoing struggle between the UCI and the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). The dispute dates back to the 2009 Tour de France, where the AFLD and the UCI worked […]
Milram satisfied with first three Giro d'Italia stages
The German Milram team is satisfied with its performance so far in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The race has spent the last three days in The Netherlands, the home country of team manager Gerry van Gerwen. “Our start in the […]
Saxo Bank believes Porte can wear pink, is a contender for white jersey in Giro
Young Australian rider Richie Porte is having a superb run of form, dominating the long time trial in the Tour de Romandie and now lying second overall in the Giro d’Italia after three days of racing. The 25 year old […]
Giro d'Italia: Vande Velde hits the pavement, abandons the race
The Giro d’Italia hasn’t been kind to Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) over the past year, with the American hitting the pavement in stage 3 for the second year in a row and being forced to abandon the race. Vande Velde […]
Recovering Chavanel has good morale but in no rush
Quick Step rider Sylvain Chavanel was one of the most serious casualties of the spring classics, crashing into the back of a team car during Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Frenchman suffered a fractured skull in the incident, which has put a stop […]