Impressive Hansen five days from completion of third Grand Tour in 2012
Australian strongman close to rare achievement Adam Hansen is inching closer and closer to what will be a major achievement; all going well, the Australian will race into Madrid this Sunday as the only rider this season to complete three […]
Heart rhythm problems won’t halt Walker’s career again
Drapac Racing rider gets crucial medical green light Last month Australian rider Will Walker had a reoccurrence of heart arrhythmia issues, forcing him out of the Tour of the Great South Coast, but his team has confirmed that this won’t […]
Hamilton says Armstrong’s lawyers tried to get him not to testify against Texan
Suggestions Floyd Fairness Fund received money from Tailwind Sports investors Former US Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton has said that legal representatives of Lance Armstrong sought to influence him prior to his giving evidence, with last-minute representation made to his […]
Tour de France stars highlight provisional Tour of Britain start list
Ivan Basso and Samuel Sánchez to feature alongside Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish The organiser of the Tour of Britain has released the provisional start list for the eight-day race, which begins on Sunday, September 9th. As a 2.1-ranked event […]
Brain Wash Ladies Toer: Ina Teutenberg takes opening Neerijnen stage in bunch sprint
Intermediate sprints give Marianne Vos the race lead in uncharacteristically calm weather Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) scored her first victory over World number one Marianne Vos (Rabobank) since April as she sprinted to win the opening stage of the Brain Wash […]
Evans out of Canadian WorldTour races, season at an end
Lack of racing fitness after injury faulted as reason The 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has decided to bring his current racing season to a premature close, with he and his team deciding that he can’t regain peak […]
Eurobike: Rotor presents left/right Power crankset
Only 30 extra grammes over standard 3D+ MAS crankset from Spanish company One of the more impressive products to be presented at this year’s Eurobike was the Power crankset from Rotor. The Spanish company, most famous for its elliptical Q-Ring […]
Contador praying for rain to help break Rodriguez’s grip on Vuelta
Two opportunities left to overcome toughest opponent He attacked multiple times on yesterday’s stage in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to break race leader Joaquim Rodriguez; with time running out, Alberto Contador has said that he is now hoping […]
Valverde hoping for status quo to finish La Vuelta
Pleased to distance Froome, hoping to maintain teams classification lead Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has come into his own as the third best rider in the Vuelta a España over the course of the past three mountain stages, and the Spaniard […]
Joaquim Rodríguez: “I’ve made a giant step towards the overall victory today”
Vuelta a España leader stands up to Alberto Contador’s attacks on the toughest stage so far Vuelta a España leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) cam under some of the biggest pressure so far from big rival Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) […]