Michael Mørkøv on Tour breakaway: “I know my dad would be proud”
Danish rider chases difficult solo stage victory on the anniversary of his father’s death Danish rider Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) was in his fifth breakaway of the 2012 Tour de France, in the thirteenth stage between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Le […]
Tom Boonen abandons Tour of Poland with aftereffects of stage one crash
Belgian champion taking no chances ahead of Olympic Games road race Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was forced to pull out of today’s hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland, between Rabka Zdroj and Zakopane, still feeing the aftereffects […]
Tour of Poland: Number two for Ben Swift on uphill stage five battle
Michal Kwiatkowski holds onto overall lead by a single second After being disappointed for missing out on stage four, Ben Swift (Team Sky) bounced back to take victory in the hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland between Rabka […]
Tour de France: André Greipel makes it three as the shattered peloton sprints into Cap d’Agde
German Gorilla holds off Peter Sagan to match Slovakian champion’s win tally in a less than conventional stage finish André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his third victory in the 2012 Tour de France, as he won a less than conventional sprint […]
Hushovd’s Olympics uncertain after fatigue forces him out of Tour of Poland
Norwegian still trying to get into shape A frustrating season for 2010 world champion Thor Hushovd is continuing, with the Norwegian not starting today’s stage of the Tour of Poland and admitting that his Olympic Games are far from certain. […]
The French go on the attack on Quatorze Juillet
Everybody wants to win on the host country’s national day but the stage looks like going abroad as usual Quatorze Juillet, the 14th of July, is the biggest day of the year in France. The anniversary of the Prise de […]
Bruyneel confirms he’s opted for arbitration hearing with USADA
Former US Postal Service doctor Garcia del Moral linked to football teams Former US Postal Service manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that he has chosen to undergo an arbitration hearing in relation to the doping charges made against him by […]
Tour de France: Stage 12 penalty ends Matt Goss’ green jersey quest
Australian sprinter only loses one place but 30-point fine means advantage Peter Sagan The disqualification of Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) from the stage 12 sprint did not appear at first to have particularly disastrous consequences, but the point penalty handed to […]
Wiggins says that he needs to be more open with media
“I want to start building bridges to prove that I am doing this off of bread and water” Five days after blasting doubters on Twitter, Bradley Wiggins yesterday said that he has accepted that he needs to be more open […]
John McCain gives his backing to USADA after congressman questions Armstrong investigation
Former presidential candidate says USADA’s process is ‘proper forum’ for case Yesterday US congressman Jim Sensenbrenner demanded answers from the Office of Drug Control Policy, saying that he wanted justification for USADA’s investigation into Lance Armstrong. Today, USADA got some […]