Stybar: 'I slept with my rainbow jersey'
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was […]
Bozic repeats to take Bessèges stage 2
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) took his second successive stage victory in the Etoile de Bessèges between Nîmes and Saint-Ambroix, according to l’Equipe. The Slovenian once again took the bunch sprint ahead of the same two riders as yesterday, but with Arnaud […]
Armstrong confirms participation in Cape Argus
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed his participation in this year’s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The event, which will take place on Sunday March 14th, is the world’s largest timed cycling race. Last night […]
Bronzini wins windy sprint to take Qatar stage 2 and race lead
Giorgia Bronzini of the Italian National Team won a bunch sprint to take the second stage of the Tour of Qatar between Al Zubarah and the Oryx Farm. The world points race champion, who won two stages last year and […]
Steegmans and Katusha in court over 2009 salary
Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans was in court in Geneva, Switzerland with Katusha, his former team, over the non-payment of his salary in the second half of last year, according to Het Nieuwsblad. Steegmans is demanding that the Russian team honours […]
Liquigas’ ‘Operation Transparency’ begins tomorrow
In an effort to prove that the Liquigas team is acting ethically and with transparency, six journalists will oversee a two-week training camp being held by Ivan Basso, Roman Kreuziger, Vincenzo Nibali, Franco Pellizotti and Sylvester Szmyd. Departing tomorrow, the […]
Tour of the Battenkill stays healthy for 2010
Organizers of the 2010 Tour of the Battenkill have taken the opportunity to use their event to promote health and wellness. The race has teamed up with Glens Falls Hospital to highlight the cancer awareness initiative of the U23 Trek-LIVESTRONG […]
Murcia boycotts Italian teams to support Valverde
This year the organizer of the Tour of Murcia, Paco Guzmán, has decided to boycott Italian teams from his race to show support for Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Last year the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) banned Valverde from racing in Italy […]
Stybar: 'I slept with my rainbow jersey'
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was […]
Bozic repeats to take Bessèges stage 2
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) took his second successive stage victory in the Etoile de Bessèges between Nîmes and Saint-Ambroix, according to l’Equipe. The Slovenian once again took the bunch sprint ahead of the same two riders as yesterday, but with Arnaud […]