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British rider keen to come back after broken collarbone kept her out of 2011 race Emma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) is ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne, and is looking to take her second victory in the Women’s World Cup event. The […]

Says Katusha team had nothing to do with case Russian sprinter Denis Galimzyanov has admitted using EPO prior to his positive test on March 22nd, and has waived his right to have the B sample analysed. His Katusha team has […]

Russian squad encourages sprinter to cooperate One day after the UCI announced that the Russian rider Denis Galimzyanov had provided a positive A sample for EPO, his Katusha team has confirmed that it has suspended him. The rider was already […]

Garmin Barracuda neo-pro making impressive debut One of the surprises of the second half of the Classics season has been the performances of Garmin’s neo-pro 24 year-old Alex Howes, from Golden, Colorado. Howes exploded on to the scene with a […]

Maglia Rosa carries Twitter messages from fans and riders; Blue replaces Green for mountains competition Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has unveiled the leaders’ jerseys that will be contested in this year’s race at a reception at the Just Cavalli […]

Up to other riders to try to overhaul ongoing leader Boonen Peter Sagan’s progress up the UCI WorldTour ranking has seen the Slovakian rider move from fifth to second in the latest tables, but that will be as close as […]

None of Sunday’s expected protagonists performed on Cauberg finale leaving Wednesday’s race wide open The failure of any of the pre-race favourites to feature in the result of Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race has left this coming Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne race […]

Spanish claims dirt road epic Former Spanish national champion Francisco Mancebo scooped victory in what is billed as America’s toughest one day event, the Tour of the Battenkill, outsprinting last year’s runner-up Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling/Kelly Benefit Strategies) and […]

Sinus infection means Australian will return home Former race winner Cadel Evans won’t compete in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne nor next Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the Australian dropping out of those Ardennes Classics today. His BMC Racing Team has said that Evans […]

Upcoming races will decide the Eagle of Filottrano’s support team for next month’s Corsa Rosa Until two months ago, Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi was preparing to go one better than second place in May’s Giro d’Italia. Since the retrospective disqualification of […]