Bigger security measures for this year’s Paris-Roubaix
Fears that the Carrefour de l’Arbre section of cobblestones could be excluded from Paris-Roubaix appear to be abating slightly, following reports of a system of stricter security measures for this year’s race. As mentioned several days ago on VeloNation, local […]
Valverde pulls out of this weekend’s Tour du Haut Var
Tour of the Mediterranean victor Alejandro Valverde has withdrawn from this weekend’s Tour du Haut Var, citing tiredness as the reason. “I would have like to participate because the profile of both the stages is suited for my characteristics,” he […]
Landis discusses AFLD warrant situation
American Floyd Landis made an appearance on Larry King Live yesterday to discuss the news Monday that he was issued an arrest warrant by a French judge for computer intrusion. The warrant pertains to his alleged involvement in hacking into […]
2010 Tour Down Under shows record numbers
The Santos Tour Down Under has released numbers today that show its continued growth for the 2010 edition. Last month’s event attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and income for the South Australian economy. The numbers support multi-day bicycle races as […]
Greipel takes close run sprint in Algarve stage 2
André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve in a bunch sprint ahead of Jurgen Roelandts (OmegaPharma-Lotto) and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi). The peloton cut the finish very close though, only catching David Vitoria (Footon-Servetto) inside the final […]
2010 Eneco Tour to start in Steenwijk, Netherlands
The town of Steenwijk, in the province of Overijssel in the north east of the Netherlands will play host to the start of this year’s Eneco Tour, the race organiser announced today. The race will start with a 5km prologue […]
Rock Racing left off 2010 UCI Continental team list
The Rock Racing team of fashion designer Michael Ball was not present on the official list of 122 registered UCI Continental teams that was released by the International Cycling Union earlier today. Last year’s racing kits for the team had […]
Boonen opens Oman account with stage 5
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) took his first stage win in the Tour of Oman in a bunch sprint at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium. The Belgian champion, who took two stages in the neighbouring Tour of Qatar last week, beat Argentinian […]
Cunego testing form in Andalucía
Italian Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will race his first stage race of the season starting this Sunday at the Vuelta a Andalucía in Spain. His goal is to check his form after a training camp and ahead of next month’s […]
Rabobank takes Gesink out, puts Langeveld in
The Rabobank team hasn’t had the smooth start to the season they would have liked. Even with the good news that three-time World Champion Oscar Freire is firing on all cylinders, Mallorca saw Dutch Classics hope Sebastian Langeveld head home […]