Abandons Lombardy after 40km with slight health problems Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez ended the 2010 season 40 kilometers into today’s Giro di Lombardia. Along with his pre-race admission that his form wasn’t there anymore, the Spaniard also suffered from stomach problems. […]
Riders to wear helmet stickers instead to register discontent The riders’ protest, which was to delay the start of tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia by 10 minutes, has been called off, according to tuttobiciweb.it. Instead the riders will wear stickers on […]
Vuelta a España winner has recovered from Australia trip and looking forward to Lombardia Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) will start tomorrow’s Giro del Lombardia as one of the riders to beat. His best finish in the race to date was his […]
Arrivederci to one of the best names in cycling The Giro di Lombardia this Saturday will mark the last race in the long career of Quick Step rider Marco Velo. The 36-year-old will be hanging up his wheels after having […]
Irishman riding strongly, will be amongst race favourites for end of season Classic Taking a fine second place last weekend in the Giro dell’Emilia showed two things to Ireland’s Daniel Martin. The first was that he was in superb form, […]
Peloton will demonstrate displeasure at Ettore Torri’s accusation that they all dope The start of Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia in Milano will be delayed by the riders, according to de Telegraaf, as they protest against comments made by Ettore Torri, […]
British Team Sky rider has got his focus back When he spoke of fatigue at the Tour de France and indicated that he had no plans to ride the world championships or the Commonwealth Games, it seemed likely that Bradley […]
Retirement beckons for Spanish veteran This Saturday’s Race of the Falling Leaves will mark the final major competitive outing for the Spanish rider José Luis “Chechu” Rubiera, who is bringing his career to a close after 16 years in the […]
Spanish rider was very fatigued after Vuelta a España The Spaniard Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez has decided to compete in this Saturday’s Tour of Lombardy, lining out in the end-of-season Classic to mark his victory in the UCI’s world ranking for […]
Three-time winner to sit out race of the falling leaves as Daniele Pietropolli leads the team With Damiano Cunego calling a halt to his disappointing season at last month’s Giro di Toscana, the Lampre-Farnese Vini team will line up at […]
Australian sacrificed chances last year to help Gilbert Now back in a standard BMC Racing Team jersey and adapting to life without the rainbow bands across his chest, Cadel Evans has another big goal in sight: becoming the first-ever Australian […]
Belgian says he should have combined with Evans at the worlds, questions Pozzato’s tactics Already due back from Australia today, Philippe Gilbert has put his near-miss at the world road race championships behind him and is aiming for the final […]
Astana rider will target Asian games instead Although he showed great one day strength this year when he raced to success in Liége-Bastogne-Liege, Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov has decided not to fly to Australia for the world road race championships. The […]
Milano start and hillier finish point to even tougher race this year Race organiser RCS Sport presented the course of next month’s Giro di Lombardia in the Palazzo Lombardia, in Milano today, with a radically different course to recent years. […]
Belgian paper reports major consequences for ignoring commissaires On the heels of RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel’s last minute efforts to secure an invitation to the Giro di Lombardia Classic, Belgian paper Het Laatste Nieuws is reporting that the team’s entire […]
Belgian race favourite has used the Vuelta to hone his form perfectly Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won his second stage of this year’s Vuelta a España today on the complicated run in to the finish in Toledo. The Belgian’s victory marks […]
Could mean reduced rider allocation per team to comply with UCI regulations The RadioShack team has been added to a revised list of teams invited to the Giro di Lombardia, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport; the American team was […]
No Worlds for the Dutch rider After more than a month away from racing, Robert Gesink returns to action in this weekend’s Canadian Pro Tour races, the GP Québec and the GP Montréal. Because of this break, and the limited […]
