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Peloton pays tribute to victims of Swiss coach crash before la Classicissima A minute’s silence was observed by the peloton at the start of today’s Milano-Sanremo, in tribute to the victims of Wednesday’s coach crash in Switzerland. The coach, which […]

Astana featuring a slew of attackers in Italian Classic Though it hasn’t had much luck all season with the suspension of Alberto Contador and injury to Nick Nuyens, Saxo Bank lines out in today’s Milan-Sanremo with an outside chance at […]

Spanish sprinter hoping for better than last year’s eleventh, where he led home the second group Francisco Ventoso will be one of Movistar’s protected riders in Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo, along with Italian champion Giovanni Visconti, who will start as the Spanish […]

Italian beats Kittel and Blythe in big bunch sprint One day before a Milan-Sanremo that Tom Boonen is trying to win, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team added yet another victory to its 2012 haul when Francesco Chicchi sprinted home […]

Danish rider joins Canada’s only professional team after being released by Saxo Bank last year Spidertech powered by C10 has added the WorldTour experience of Brian Vandborg to its roster, the team announced today. The 30-year-old Danish rider has been […]

Briton attempting extremely rare worlds-Sanremo double tomorrow Stating that he’s already at his Tour de France weight and that his preparation has gone perfectly for tomorrow’s Milan-Sanremo, Mark Cavendish is in a confident frame of mind heading towards one of […]

Stresses importance of developing tests for blood-boosters Anti-doping specialist Mario Thevis has warned that conventional tests for blood doping are insufficient, and that up to 100 undetectable EPO variants have been designed. The German was speaking at the Tackling Doping […]

Former Leopard Trek general manager speaks of frustrations Brian Nygaard has held off for quite a while about speaking about his time with the Leopard Trek team last year but now, several months after being released from his post as […]

Team’s press officer Paolo Barbieri gives a look inside Italian squad If there’s one ‘squadra’ guaranteed to be in the mix as La Primavera hurtles along the Ligurian Coast on Saturday afternoon, it’s Liquigas. Stage wins for Peter Sagan and […]

RTS rider proves it’s never too late to chase UCI team contract This week has seen a productive, successful few days for RTS Racing’s Lee Rodgers, who has been one of the most aggressive riders in the Tour de Taiwan […]