Vuelta a España: Nicolas Roche attacks on the Monte Da Groba to take stage two
Vincenzo Nibali takes over the red jersey as Janez Brajkovič loses contact Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) took his first victory of the 2013 season as he won the second stage of the Vuelta a España, between Pontevedra and the Alto Do […]
John Degenkolb takes the first home victory in the Vattenfall Cyclassics in a decade
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took the first home win in the Vattenfall Cyclassics since Erik Zabel in 2001, with a long sprint victory in the centre of Hamburg. The 24-year-old German managed to hold off the attentions of national champion André […]
USA Pro Challenge: Sagan gets a hat-trick into Fort Collins
van Garderen has uneventful day in yellow with one stage to go Peter Sagan (Cannondale) was his usual calm, cool, and collected self as he weathered a couple minor storms inside the final kilometre and then sprinted to his third […]
Van Garderen said TT slump two years ago worried him prior to yesterday’s race against the clock
USA Pro Challenge leader says he’s learned a lot and improved greatly since 2011; looking good for overall victory Third in 2011, second last year and now firmly in the driving seat; Tejay van Garderen is looking increasingly likely to […]
Vuelta a España: Astana powers to opening team time trial
Janez Brajkovič first across the line and takes Vuelta lead for a career second time The Astana Pro Team powered team captain Vincenzo Nibali into pole position in the 2013 Vuelta a España with victory in the opening team time […]
Pozzovivo hoping for top five overall in Vuelta a España
Italian climbing specialist one of two main protected riders on Ag2r La Mondiale team Three times a top ten finisher in the Giro d’Italia, Domenico Pozzovivo is seeking to clock up his first win of the season in the Vuelta […]
Synergy Baku team trying to bounce back after bikes and most of its equipment is stolen
Hotel had requested team move vehicles, thieves strike during night In an echo of what happened to the Garmin-Sharp team at the Tour of the Mediterranean earlier this year, the Synergy Baku team woke up this morning to the crushing […]
Cycling Australia president Klaus Mueller to resign from position
Will stand down in September; says role has become ‘almost full time,’ and he can’t continue Having been in the role of president of Cycling Australia since November 2009, Klaus Mueller has announced that he will step down from the […]
Low cortisol levels see Bos prevented from starting Vuelta a España by his Belkin team
MPCC rules block rider; levels can be a sign of cortisone use One of the fastest sprinters due to take part in the Vuelta a España, Theo Bos, will not line out in today’s opening stage of the race due […]
Double Tour de France stage winner Costa inks one year deal with Lampre Merida
Portuguese rider gives much-needed vitality to Italian squad Two time Tour de Suisse champion Rui Costa is regarded as one of the most promising riders in the sport and now, after racing as part of the Caisse d’Epargne/Movistar structure since […]