Theo Bos takes his second Oman stage in another windy sprint
Another victory for Dutch former track star with his new team Theo Bos (Rabobank) won the third stage of the Tour of Oman, starting and finishing in Sur, on the eastern tip of the country. The Dutch former track star […]
Maarten de Jonge Interview: Stepping up with Endura Racing Team
Dutch rider aiming for a good season Scottish Continental team, Endura Racing has stepped up a level from season 2010. The part time riders have gone but the strong men, riders like Frenchman Alex Blain, Kiwi Jack Bauer and Englishman […]
Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi to spearhead Lampre-ISD in Laigueglia
Ale-Jet’s season finally starts after bronchitis problems The Lampre-ISD team will be led by the double-header of Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi at this Saturday’s Trofeo Laigueglia. The race, around the Ligurian coast between Genova and Sanremo, will mark the […]
Taylor Phinney impressing in Tour of Oman
Young American shows power in riding for team It may be his first pro race, and it may be coming after a period of injury which has affected his preparation, but it seems that the young BMC Racing Team rider […]
Garmin's Le Mevel continues on despite fractured hand
Frenchman fractures right hand at the Tour Méditerranéen Garmin-Cervélo’s French rider Christophe Le Mevel will push ahead with his season despite fracturing his hand. He plans to start in the Tour du Haut Var stage race on Saturday, lining out […]
Contador back on the bike in Portugal
Three-time Tour de France winner battles doping investigation to race again Spaniard Alberto Contador is racing again, seven months after he won a third Tour de France and a day after he was cleared of doping by his national federation. […]
Vacansoleil's ProTeam licence to be assessed after Ricco affair
Could team be punished for rider’s doping case? Following the hospitalisation of Riccardo Riccò over what appears to have been a botched blood transfusion, the UCI appears set to discuss the Dutch squad’s ProTeam licence and to deliberate if it […]
Amgen Tour of California now inviting volunteer applications for race roles
4,500 positions available to be filled Cycling fans who want to get closer to the Amgen Tour of California have the chance to be part of the event, following a call by the race organisers for volunteers to contact them […]
John Degenkolb takes first professional win in Algarve stage two
German sprint prodigy beats a number of big names to make an early mark on the sport John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) has taken his first ever professional victory in the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve between Lagoa and Lagos […]
Gimondi criticises Italy's sporting prosecutors
Justice at two speeds Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi has criticised the Italian sporting authority for its favouritism towards football. He argued that the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) needs to be unbiased dealing with cycling. “We cannot accept this theory […]