Alberto Contador: "Mur de Huy harder than I remember"
Albert Contador managed to arrive in Belgium for the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, after a long overground journey. Contador, fresh from winning the Vuelta Castilla y León, is not considering himself a favorite, but will try to take valuable lessons […]
2010 Tour of Britain route announced
Organizers of the Tour of Britain have revealed the route for this year’s event. For 2010, the Tour will once again take place over eight days, beginning in Rochdale on Saturday September 11th and finishing at the heart of London […]
Caisse d'Epargne pair Valverde-Sánchez ready for Flèche Wallonne
The Caisse d’Epargne pair of Alejandro Valverde and Luis León Sánchez is getting ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne. The whole team did a reconnaissance ride on Tuesday and hopes to at least get a chance to be competitive. There were […]
Astana's Vinokourov wins Giro del Trentino opener
Alexandre Vinokourov took the opening 12.5km time trial in the Giro del Trentino, run from Riva del Garda to Torbole sul Garda. Along the scenic Lake Garda, the Kazakh beat Stefano Garzelli and Matteo Montaguti. Vinokourov quickly denied any ambitions […]
Katusha's Kirchen will start Flèche Wallonne
Tomorrow will see Team Katusha’s Kim Kirchen back in action after having to sit out the Brabantse Pijl and the Amstel Gold Race. The Luxemburger has had issues with a saddle sore since the E3 Prijs which was then followed […]
Gerdemann forced to miss Flèche Wallonne
As arguably the best climber on Team Milram, former Tour de France yellow jersey Linus Gerdemann was set to lead the team’s charge in tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne. However he has been forced to pull out of the race, delaying his […]
NADA to release HumanPlasma doping scandal names soon
The Austrian National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has completed its investigation into the HumanPlasma blood bank in Vienna, acknowledging that the first cases against suspected dopers will begin soon. The case involves a doping ring revolving around Austrian Bernard Kohl’s manager […]
Saxo Bank and Evans take positive aspects from Amstel Gold Race
Team Saxo Bank and BMC Racing had both started yesterday’s Amstel Gold Race hoping for success, but both were left thinking of what might have been afterwards. In the case of Saxo Bank, the riders were amongst the strongest in […]
ASO will not try to stop Valverde from riding the Ardennes Classics
The Amaury Sports Organization (ASO), organizers of the two remaining Ardennes Classics Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne, have said that they will not attempt to prevent Alejandro Valverde from taking the start in their events this week. “A process is underway […]
HTC-Columbia plans to attack in Flèche Wallonne
The HTC-Columbia team has chosen to let the road decide who’s strongest during Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne. Rather than going into the second of the Ardennes Classics with a specific leader, everyone on the squad will be given the opportunity to […]