Wout Poels: “I can now get up the stairs myself”
Dutch Vacansoleil-DCM rider speaks for the first time about his horrific Tour de France crash injuries Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) was released from hospital last Tuesday, but has now spoken to the press for the first time about his Tour de […]
Colombia-Coldeportes climbers reemerging in the Vuelta a Burgos
Joaquim Rodriguez defending title in five-day Vuelta a España tune-up The Vuelta a Burgos gets underway in northern Spain on Wednesday, set for five stages of rolling and mountainous terrain. Colombia-Coldeportes makes its return to a high-profile race after a […]
Romain Feillu trying to make the most of a lean 2012 season
No Vuelta for French sprinter, will target Tour de l’Ain, Tour du Limousin Romain Feillu is one of several sprinters on the Dutch team Vacansoleil-DCM, along with Kris Boeckmans and Kenny Van Hummel, and the Frenchman has struggled to get […]
Fabian Cancellara still to start Olympic time trial despite road race crash
Nothing broken for defending champion but final decision still not made after badly bruising shoulder Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara still intends to defend his Olympic time trial crown in the 44km race at Henry VII’s Hampton Court Palace on Wednesday, according […]
The line between failure and success: The differing fortunes of Great Britain’s Olympic men and women
How flexibility saw Lizzie Armitstead take silver, while loyalty to Mark Cavendish saw the World champion miss out The fortunes of the two Great Britain teams at this weekend’s Olympic road races couldn’t have been more different. Lizzie Armitstead took […]
Freire expected a Vinokourov-style escape finish would take Olympic gold
injured sprinter praises efforts of the Spanish squad Oscar Freire (Katusha) withdrew from the 2012 Tour de France after stage six with a broken rib, eventually ruling him out for a spot on the Spanish national team for the Olympic […]
Lizzie Armitstead “a bit shocked” to take the host nation’s first medal in London 2012
Great Britain rider unable to outsprint Marianne Vos but over the moon with silver After race favourite Mark Cavendish was unable to get a result in the men’s road race the day before, Great Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead delivered the host […]
Tony Hurel gets first win for Europcar in Polynormande
Samuel Dumoulin (pictured) grabs Coupe de France lead over Julien Simon The French team Europcar holds high hopes for 24-year-old Tony Hurel, in his second full season with the team. Hurel delivered with his maiden victory on Sunday in the […]
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke finishes off the Tour Alsace
Endura Racing star takes two stages and the overall Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing), the star of the early Continental season in 2012, has taken another stage race, this time the Tour Alsace. It is the third stage race victory of […]
Cadel Evans to skip Olympic time trial due to fatigue
Rogers will be Australia’s only chance for a medal Last year’s Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has opted to take a pass on this week’s Olympic time trial, according to Cycling Australia. The announcement won’t come as a major […]