Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish sprints into gold on Blackpool’s Golden Mile
World champion reluctantly exchanges his rainbow jersey as time bonuses give him the lead Having said the day before that he had no intention of exchanging his precious rainbow jersey for gold, Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) did so after the […]
Tour of Britain: Cavendish prefers world champion’s jersey to race leader’s tunic, tips Rowe
Video preview of stage four With a tough Limburg course making it all but impossible for him to repeat his victory of last season, Mark Cavendish has said that he wants to savour his remaining days in the rainbow jersey, […]
Rabobank gunning for strong performance in first-ever world team time trial championships
Third place in Vuelta TTT sharpens resolve Choosing to field five Dutch riders in a six man squad, the Rabobank team has laid out a clear target for Sunday’s first ever trade team world TTT championships. “We know that all […]
John Degenkolb and Fabian Wegmann spearhead German men’s Worlds team
Women led by Judith Arndt and Ina Teutenberg; Arndt and Tony Martin to defend time trial crowns The German Cycling Federation (BDR) has named its line ups for next week’s World championships in Limburg, Netherlands. Since it is outside the […]
Nibali and Bronzini head Italian worlds short list
National team across age categories announced The Italian national selection shortlist for the world road race championships has been announced, with Tour de France podium finisher Vincenzo Nibali spearheading the elite men’s shortlist, defending champion Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora Pasta Zara) […]
Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish wins stage three as Team Sky gets it right this time
Manx Express launched into Dumfries finishing straight by stage one winner Luke Rowe It was third time lucky for Team Sky as it finally managed to deliver Mark Cavendish to the line to take a victory in the 2012 Tour […]
Pozzato gets three month ban and €10,000 fine for working with Ferrari
Partially backdated suspension sees rider back in one week Sidelined Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider Filippo Pozzato will be able to return to racing in one week’s time, with the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal ruling today that he must serve a […]
Contador, Rodriguez, Freire and Sanchez head strong Spanish worlds team
National selector says Freire ‘is building form and, most importantly, is eager” An extremely strong lineup has been announced to represent Spain at the world road race championships in Limburg, with the top three finishers in the Vuelta a España, […]
Video: Contador explains moment he seized control of 2012 Vuelta a España
Spaniard talks about indecision which preceded decisive move The attack looked assertive, premediated and was completely effective, but Alberto Contador has admitted he was wracked by uncertainty prior to launching the single most decisive move in this year’s Vuelta a […]
Farrar’s worlds’ preparation affected by Tour of Britain concussion
Rider being monitored by Garmin-Sharp team Tyler Farrar’s plan to use the Tour of Britain as part of his final build-up for the world road race championships was dashed by his withdrawal from the race after his heavy crash yesterday. […]