RadioShack will start Steegmans and Vaitkus in Belgian season openers
Team RadioShack has confirmed that Gert Steegmans and Tomas Vaitkus will take part in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this weekend, the two races which traditionally mark the start of the Belgian cycling calendar. Their participation in the event was […]
Alex Rasmussen wins Andalucia stage 4 time trial
Alex Rasmussen (Saxo Bank) was the only rider to break the 13-minute barrier for the 10.9km Vuelta a Andalucia time trial course in the resort city of Malaga. The Dane, who finished third in the sprint on stage 2 overtook […]
Kreuziger climbs to Sardinia glory
Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas-Doimo) outsprinted his breakaway companions to take victory in stage 2 of the Giro di Sardegna. The Czech was the fastest of a group of seven riders that arrived at the mountaintop finish at Nuoro (Monte Ortobene), 922m […]
Shelley Evans takes opening Tour of New Zealand stage for USA
Shelley Evans, riding for the United States national team, won the opening stage of the Tour of New Zealand. She was fastest of a group of 24 riders at the end of 99.6km between Martinborough and Masterson. Australian champion Ruth […]
2012 Giro d’Italia to be confirmed at a later date
Cycling history looks set to be made tomorrow with the expected announcement that the 2012 Giro d’Italia will indeed begin in Washington DC. It will be the first time a Grand Tour has ever featured stages outside Europe, and will […]
Knee problems keep dragging on for Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck is continuing to lose ground to his Tour de France rivals as his knee problems linger on. The 2009 Tour runner-up has had persistent problems in the joint this year and, according to the Luxembourg newspaper Wort, has […]
Herald Sun Tour to follow Tour Down Under: More big teams expected
The desire of the Jayco Herald Sun tour to have more top-class teams taking part appears to be on the cards following the news the Cycling Australia has approved a date change for the race. The 2.1-ranked event will break […]
Sastre aiming to win Giro, but still won’t commit to the Tour
2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will seek to add a Giro win to his list of career results and, for the moment, continues to hold off on committing to the Tour de France. The 34 year old Cervélo […]
Alonso still wants Tour de France team with Contador
Double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has reiterated that he wants to set up a top-level cycling team led by Alberto Contador, and suggests it could be in place by next season if all goes well. “It’s a project […]
Change in Tirreno-Adriatico course sees Rodriguez switch to Paris-Nice
World road race championship bronze medallist Joaquim Rodriguez has decided to target Paris-Nice rather than Tirreno Adriatico this year, following the news that the savage Montelupone climb will be dropped from the course. Rodriguez proved strongest on the wall-like ascent […]