Lang holds race lead, Bagdonas wins stage three of An Post Rás
Multiple crashes shake things up en route to Westport A year and a day after he first took a stage in the An Post Rás, Gediminas Bagdonas repeated the feat when he galloped home at the head of a reduced […]
Breakaway riders rue missed opportunity while favourites enjoy an on-bike rest day
Peloton switches off as ten men ride away on the day before the Dolomites Stage sixteen of this year’s Giro d’Italia, between Limone sul Garda and Falzes/Pfalzen, was made for breakaways, coming as it did between the race’s second rest […]
Top women’s teams heading for inaugural Exergy Tour
Final Olympic gauntlets to be thrown down in Idaho stage race This week sees the first ever running of the women’s Exergy Tour, the only 2.1-ranked event in North America, which will see some of the top teams in the […]
Astana and Katusha ambitious for Tour of Belgium success
East European teams chasing repeat successes in the races of the North Astana and Katusha are both sending ambitious teams to the Tour of Belgium – Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique – which starts in Mechelen tomorrow, May 23rd. Both […]
Bewley signs contract, will debut with Orica GreenEdge tomorrow
2008 Olympic medallist takes up McEwen’s slot on Australian team Although he’s been racing with the Continental Pure Black Racing this season, former RadioShack rider Sam Bewley will return to the WorldTour with immediate effect, making the step back up […]
Giro d’Italia: Jon Izagirre takes breakaway stage sixteen as the peloton sleeps
Basque rider escapes group of ten while the peloton takes a rest before the Dolomites Jon Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took the biggest win of his career to date, with a breakaway victory in the sixteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia, between […]
Cancellara back in action tomorrow in Bayern Rundfahrt
Swiss rider ready to return after bad collarbone break Almost two months after a bad crash gave him multiple fractures to his collarbone, Fabian Cancellara will return to competition tomorrow when the Bayern Rundfahrt begins in Germany. The Swiss rider […]
Giro d’Italia: De Gendt unsure whether to be happy or try for better
Belgian attacker sits 12th overall heading into final week Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), a slashing attacker who sees himself in the mold of Jens Voigt, finds himself in 12th place overall heading into the final week of the Giro d’Italia. […]
An Post Rás videos: Bogaerts lining up his riders, Craven surprised by form
Team manager and mountains leader give their thoughts With his chief sponsor also backing the race, An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts is feeling a little extra pressure and motivation this week in trying to ensure […]
Giro d’Italia: Pozzovivo says Rodriguez is the man to beat
Stage 8 winner trying to recover time lost in second week After suffering in the finale of stage 15 and losing two minutes to Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), and over a minute and a half to the rest of the primary […]