Critérium du Dauphiné: Schleck crashes, punctures, loses over ten minutes
More frustration in pre-Tour event Andy Schleck’s forgettable Critérium du Dauphiné continued today when the Luxembourg rider crashed approximately ten kilometres into the 53.5 kilometre time trial, landing heavily on his right hand side. Schleck ripped his shorts and had […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Bradley Wiggins asserts his Tour credentials with emphatic time trial victory
British rider almost catches Cadel Evans over 53.5km test and extends his overall lead over everybody Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) emphatically asserted his Tour de France credentials with a dominant victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné stage four time trial, […]
Roche expecting time trial improvement after wind tunnel work
Irishman targeting top ten in Tour de Suisse, says form is on the rise Although he’s had a couple of solid showings in the past such as ninth in the prologue of the 2010 Volta a Catalunya, time trials have […]
WADA budget constraints hurting fight against doping
Howman: “There are a whole lot of areas where there could be better things done, we can’t do them” Given the oft-mentioned battle to ensure the Olympic Games is as clean as possible, it seems hard to believe that, in […]
Roulston says some riders peaking too soon, RadioShack can win the Tour
Plays down talk of problems on team Although Andy Schleck seems far off his top form, RadioShack Nissan team-mate Hayden Roulston has said that he is convinced the Luxembourg rider will be in perfect condition when it counts, and that […]
Cadel Evans tips Bradley Wiggins for Dauphiné repeat
Australian Tour de France champion confident but watching key rival for July’s race Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) is looking ahead to the next few stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné with confidence, but has one eye on defending race champion […]
Hushovd disappointed but philosophical about missing Tour de France
Norwegian relieved to find out why his form was poor this spring Double stage winner last year, Thor Hushovd has admitted that missing the Tour de France will be hard for him to take. “It’s a really big disappointment. The […]
Rabobank to Suisse for Tour de France “dress rehearsal”
Robert Gesink, Steven Kruijswijk and Bauke Mollema joint captains for Dutch team Rabobank heads into the Tour de Suisse, which starts on Saturday, June 9th, with a 7.3km time trial in the city of Lugano, with a three-headed team. The […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Gilbert goes close on stage three
BMC Racing Team rider complains about Belgian media It seems inconceivable that the most successful rider of last season, Philippe Gilbert, is still trying to land his first victory of the 2012 season but that is how things stand at […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to stage three victory after untidy finish
Crash in the closing metres disrupts the peloton as Norwegian is the best of the sprinters Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) sprinted to his fifth victory of the season in the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Givors […]