Jack Bobridge beats Chris Boardman’s “unbeatable” pursuit record
Australian does what no one thought possible under new regulations Jack Bobridge has done what everyone considered impossible and beaten Chris Boardman’s 15-year-old record in the individual pursuit. The South Australian posted a time of 4:10.534, knocking more than half […]
Racing slowly picking up in Europe, Hutarovich fastest in Bessèges opener
Belarusian outsprints Ravard and Leukemans in stage one The peloton is starting to pick up the pace, with the five-day Etoile de Bessèges underway as the first stage race in Europe. On day one it was sprinter Yauheni Hutarovich (Française […]
Rochelle Gilmore sprints to first Qatar stage
Commonwealth champion beats World champion as peloton splits in the wind Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto Honda Team) has followed on from her successful Australian season by winning the first stage of the Tour of Qatar between Camel Race Track and Dukhan. […]
Jakob Fuglsang set to move into the apartment below Andy Schleck in Luxembourg
Danish talent opts for proximity to his friend over sunny Italy Danish rider, Jakob Fuglsang, will likely be the right hand man for both Frank and Andy Schleck as the Luxembourg duo set out to finally take outright victory at […]
Xavier Tondo admits fear: "If it happens to me like it has with [Contador], what do I do?"
Catalonian climber admits that he’s scared about possible beef contamination At the team presentation of the new Movistar team in Madrid, there was talk about the team’s prospects for 2011, the team’s hopes, the normal team presentation talk – but […]
Cycling Australia sticks by Matt White, will proceed with High Performance appointment
Former Garmin-Cervélo official to act as professional men’s road coordinator Following the news last week that it would look into Matt White’s dismissal by the Garmin-Cervélo team, Cycling Australia has said that it finds no grounds not to continue with […]
Nys not disappointed with another missed opportunity to win cyclocross World Championships
Says he was the second strongest rider Sven Nys has been dominating many of the season-long events, such as the World Cup or the Superprestige, for years. But when it comes to the World Championships, he usually misses out on […]
Michael Boogerd responds to Floyd Landis’ accusations
“Bruises were due to anti-doping tests,” says retired Dutch champion Retired Dutch rider Michael Boogerd has responded to accusations made by Floyd Landis that the former Dutch champion engaged in blood-doping during the Tour, according to wielerflits.nl. In an interview […]
Movistar presented in Madrid with no definite leader
Team presents a new sponsor and aims to reinvent itself The Movistar team was presented to the press in the Spanish capital Madrid today with an intention to reinvent the team, as well as an entirely new jersey. The team, […]
Bart Wellens bemoans the lack of Belgian under-23 talent
Former World champion sees little quality in the next generation of his country’s riders Following Belgium’s second successive rainbow-free World Championships in St Wendel, Germany this weekend, two-time World champion Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) has spoken out about what he sees […]