Machado wins Sarthe 3 TT, Sanchez extends lead
On the day that his team leader Lance Armstrong dropped out with stomach problems, young Portugese prodigy Tiago Machado (RadioShack) won the 6.8km stage 3 time trial of the Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire in the Loire town […]
Tyler Farrar sprints to first American Scheldeprijs victory
Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won the Scheldeprijs race in a bunch sprint in Schoten, on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Antwerp. He beat Robbie McEwen (Katusha) and Robert Förster (Milram) into second and third place to become the first […]
Record TV ratings for the Tour of Flanders
In an indication of cycling’s ongoing popularity in Belgium, a record number of viewers tuned in to watch Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen go head to head in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders. The average audience for the live broadcast of […]
Ravard sprints to Circuit de la Sarthe stage 2
Anthony Ravard (AG2R-La Mondiale) won the 97km stage 2, the first part of today’s Circuit de la Sarthe split stage, between Varades and Angers. Yesterday’s third place finisher proved to be the fastest in a sprint finish in the Loire-side […]
Armstrong out of Sarthe due to illness
RadioShack team leader Lance Armstrong has had a setback to his racing schedule, with stomach problems forcing him to pull out of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. Today would have given the American a chance to once again […]
Doping investigation in Italy, 54 individuals reported as being under scrutiny
In the wake of recent searches on the homes of Lampre riders Lorenzo Bernucci and Alessandro Petacchi, further questions are being asked of the team after it emerged that an anti-doping investigation is studying the activities of cycling coach Guido […]
Cavendish blasts Greipel, rules out Tour de France collaboration
British sprinter Mark Cavendish has shown that his at-times difficult relationship with Andre Greipel has flared up yet again, vowing that the German rider will not line out alongside him in any race that he does. This apparently scuppers HTC […]
Armstrong to drop Amstel Gold, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne from schedule?
Despite a solid showing in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, Lance Armstrong has reportedly dropped three scheduled Spring Classics from his racing programme. According to Belgian media, the 38 year old Texan will now not compete in the Amstel […]
Lampre-Farnese Vini puts Bernucci on hold following police raids
The Lampre-Farnese Vini team has pulled Lorenzo Bernucci from competition as a precautionary measure following searches by the Guardia di Finanza of his and teammate Alessadro Petacchi’s homes. The police found banned products in Bernucci’s home including albumin, a substance […]
Schumacher abandons CAS appeal against Beijing Olympic disqualification
Just over two months after he lost his CAS appeal against his two year ban from cycling, disgraced German rider Stefan Schumacher has given up on a separate attempt to combat his disqualification from the Beijing Olympics. The Court of […]