Development team in the works at Leopard Trek
New team hopes for more Luxembourg talent in the future, Bob Jungels is tops on the wish list The new Leopard Trek squad has leapt to the fore as the preeminent team in cycling with barely any racing beneath its […]
Mallorca Challenge: Tyler Farrar proves fastest in Trofeo Palma de Mallorca stage
Results will not be counted due to rider radio protest Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) notched up his first win of the season today in the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge. The American beat Spaniard Francisco […]
Viviani's velodrome and pavé dreams
‘My dreams are Sanremo, Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem’ Elia Viviani can allow himself to dream of the Olympics and the Classics today. Yesterday, he won Italy’s season opener, the GP Etruschi. Sprint greats Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Petacchi once dominated the […]
Team HTC-Highroad celebrates 400 wins
US cycling team hits milestone in fourth year US cycling team HTC-Highroad starts the Tour of Qatar today in Doha celebrating 400 wins since its start in 2008. “We are all thrilled to hit the 400 victory milestone and to […]
Tour of Qatar: Boom blasts past Cancellara to take the opening prologue
The tenth edition of the race kicks off under windy conditions Dutchman Lars Boom (Rabbobank) opened his account early today at the Tour of Qatar, dramatically beating world champion Fabian Cancellara into second place during the race’s opening prologue over […]
Mallorca Challenge delayed, protest for two-way radio use
AIGCP leads protest against the UCI’s radio ban A protest over two-way radios delayed the start of Challenge Mallorca stage race in Spain today. Marca reported that the race started 20 minutes late, with riders and teams disobeying the UCI’s […]
World Champion Thor Hushovd's season start delayed due to food poisoning
Garmin-Cervelo rider will not start the Challenge Mallorca on Sunday Garmin-Cervelo’s World Champion, Thor Hushovd, was supposed to get his first opportunity of the 2011 season to show off his brilliant arc-en-ciel jersey on Sunday at the Challenge Mallorca, but […]
Joaquim Rodriguez drops Tour de France dreams, opts for Giro and Vuelta in 2011
UCI’s #1 ranked rider in 2010 opts to focus on races that cater to his skills It seems an out and out rarity for a Grand Tour rider to openly admit that they cannot win the Tour de France. How […]
Offredo knocked unconscious by crash at 90 km/h
Frenchman was slipstreaming a truck on eve of Tour of Qatar FDJ rider Yoann Offredo is uncertain for the Tour of Qatar after what could have been a disastrous accident while training. The 24 year old rider was travelling at […]
UCI confirms that Danilo Di Luca has paid €173,600 fine and can return to competition
The way is now officially open for “the Killer” to race again It appears that Danilo Di Luca has now officially paid his dues, literally, with the announcement from the International Cycling Union (UCI) that the Italian has paid the […]