Breschel boosted by likely Tour ride, Saxo Bank contenders named
Matti Breschel didn’t have the Classic season he would have liked due to a bad bike change in the Tour of Flanders and knee problems in Paris-Roubaix, but Bjarne Riis has put his faith in the Danish champion for the […]
Wegmann’s form improving, aiming to repeat 2009 victory in Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt race
Following a strong 17th place in Liège-Bastogne-Liège plus 25th in the Amstel Gold, Fabian Wegmann will continue his return from a broken collarbone in Saturday’s Eschborn-Frankfurt City loop, formerly known as the Rund um den Henninger-Turm. Twelve months ago Wegmann […]
Defamation payout for Australian track rider French
Former junior world champion and Beijing 2008 Olympian Mark French has won his defamation case against the Herald and Weekly Times, nearly six years after the Herald Sun newspaper published two articles labelling him a ‘disgraced drug cheat.’ The 25 […]
Frei admits EPO use, fired by BMC Racing team
Five days after it was revealed that Thomas Frei had returned a positive A sample for EPO, his BMC Racing team has announced that he has confessed to using the banned drug and been fired from the squad. In a […]
Hinault: Contador can give his rivals five minutes' advantage, still win the Tour
Quintuple Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault is clearly convinced that Alberto Contador is the big favourite heading into this year’s Tour de France, saying that the Spaniard will be far ahead of his rivals in the race. “In knowing […]
Ellingworth believes Cavendish on track for strong Tour and Worlds campaigns
Mark Cavendish’s long-time coaching advisor Rod Ellingworth has seen the Manxman struggle to perform in 2010, clocking up just one win this season compared to eight by the same point in 2009, but he believes the tide is turning and […]
Contador has respect for the cobblestones, not fear
Today defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador finished two days of riding the cobblestones with Belgian former professional and Classics specialist Peter Van Petegem. The Spaniard has called on Van Petegem for help with navigating the pavé du Nord […]
Pinotti takes the Tour of Romandie prologue
Italian time trial champion Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia) took his first victory of the year today in the opening prologue of the Tour of Romandie. Pinotti scorched the 4.3 kilometer course in Porrentruy beating young Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) by a single […]
Thomas Frei used micro-doses and water to avoid EPO detection
During a press conference Tuesday in Olten, Switzerland, former BMC Racing rider Thomas Frei confessed that he had been actively doping for the past two years. With his admission, the Swiss rider waived his right to have his B-Sample tested. […]
BMC Racing wants ProTour license in 2011
BMC Racing team owner Andy Rihs has said he wants his team to be a part of the ProTour in 2011. If the team can secure entry, it would mean that it would no longer depend on wildcard entries to […]