Kirsten Wild beats Marianne Vos in track Omnium ride off
AA Drink-Leontien.nl rider wins the chance to represent the Netherlands at the World Championships Kisten Wild (AA Drink) has beaten Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) in a two-way ride off to decide which of the two Dutchwomen will represent the Netherlands […]
Ricco blood transfusion reportedly confirmed by test
Investigators seeking to determine if others were involved Four days after he was admitted for emergency treatment in hospital, it has reportedly been confirmed that controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò did indeed receive an illegal blood transfusion. According to De […]
Report: some of RFEC Competition Committee want to clear Contador of all charges
Decision could come as soon as today With the final Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) decision possibly coming as early as today, reports in one Spanish newspaper suggest that part of the Competition Committee investigating the case want to clear him […]
London 2012 announces Olympic road race course
Route to take in Surrey hills before Buckingham Palace finish The Organising Committee of the 2012 London Olympic Games (LOCOG) has presented the courses for the men’s and women’s road races. After the rejection by the International Cycling Union (UCI) […]
Sanchez says Matthews is the new Freire, but also ‘just as stupid’
Rabobank team-mate teases Australian about his forgetfulness He’s just over a month into his professional career, and world under 23 road race champion Michael Matthews has clocked up his first UCI WorldTour victory. He nabbed stage two in the Tour […]
Planned fee for popular cycling route in Austrian Alps angers cyclists
Five euro fee to ride up the Großglockner, featuring in this year’s Giro d’Italia The route to the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps is maintained by the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG (Grohag) and is planning to make money from the […]
Romain Feillu takes second Tour Mediterranean stage
French sprinter gives first win and morale boost to Vacansoleil-DCM team Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) made up for the disappointment of the day before, when the peloton just failed to catch the breakaway before the finish, by winning the second stage […]
Murilo Fischer wins Trofeo Magalluf-Palmanova to close Mallorca Challenge
Brazillian sprinter takes Garmin-Cervélo’s third race in the island series Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervélo) won the Trofeo Magalluf-Palmanova, the final event in this year’s Mallorca Challenge, in a bunch sprint. The Brazilian champion outsprinted three-time World champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) inot […]
Mark Renshaw takes victory and race lead in Qatar stage 4
Australian outsprints a select group as the winds cause havoc once again Mark Renshaw (HTC-Columbia) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar between West Bay Lagoon and Al Kharaitiyat at the head of a very select peloton. The […]
Tough start for Amgen Tour of California, first three stages announced
Video summaries of opening days Marking out from the outset that this year’s Amgen Tour of California will be the toughest yet, the first of three stages unveiled today will immediately thrust the riders into the high mountains. The event […]