Tour of Turkey Video: Stage winner Greipel surprised by his level on climbs
German performing well, dedicates win to his late Grandmother Stage four winner Andre Greipel has drawn real motivation from his riding during this Presidential Tour of Turkey, with the German telling the press that he has been pleasantly surprised by […]
Tour of Turkey: Pozzato fourth on stage, showing improving form
Believes runner-up slot could have been possible Having been relatively anonymous in the spring Classics, Filippo Pozzato is showing signs of improving form in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The Lampre-Merida rider was part of a select group that fought […]
Team Sky confirms Bradley Wiggins’ support team for the Giro d’Italia
British team aiming for Italian race to add to its 2012 Tour de France crown Sky Procycling has confirmed the nine-man roster of riders that it will send to next month’s Giro d’Italia, as Bradley Wiggins aims to add the […]
Tour de Romandie: Gianni Meersman sprints to victory on stage one
An unexpectedly large peloton contests the finish of the first hilly stage Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the opening road stage of the 2013 Tour de Romandie, between Saint-Maurice and Renens, as he outsprinted a slightly reduced peloton into […]
Tour of Turkey: André Greipel outsprints the depleted peloton to take stage four
German Gorilla is the last sprinter standing after a hilly finale André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took what turned out to be a simple sprint victory in the fourth stage of the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey between Gocek and Marmaris, at […]
US Department of Justice formally joins Floyd Landis’ whistleblower lawsuit against Armstrong and former team
Qui Tam case could see damages of up to $120 million After announcing in February that it intended joining Floyd Landis’ whistleblower case against Lance Armstrong and the Tailwind Sports company, which was the former owner of the US Postal […]
Bardiani-CSF team to promote Marina Romoli Onlus at the Giro d’Italia
Green Team to help spread injured rider’s message of hope Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox will promote the Marina Romoli Onlus during the upcoming Giro d’Italia, and for the rest of the season, the team has announced. The Onlus [an Italian acronym […]
Tour de Romandie: Chris Froome blasts to prologue victory on Mayens de Bruson climb
British race favourite takes first yellow jersey of Swiss WorldTour race Froome_Chris_Oman13_st4-1Chris Froome (Team Sky) blasted to victory in the prologue time trial of the Tour de Romandie, between Le Châble and Bruson, which finished at the top of the […]
Tour of Turkey: Natnael Berhane climbs into the race lead on Göğübeli queen stage
Eritrean sprints away from a four man group to take the stage and turquoise jersey Presidential_Tour_of_Turkey12FNatnael Berhane (Europcar) took a sensational first victory of 2013 in the third stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, between Antalya and the super-steep […]
Alessandro Petacchi announces retirement from professional cycling
“The Gentleman” of sprinters calls a halt on his 18-year caree Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi has made the decision to call “a pause” to his 18-year career as a professional cyclist, with a statement made via his Lampre-Merida team. The […]