More bad luck for 2008 Olympic champion A very frustrating summer is continuing on for Euskaltel Euskadi leader Samuel Sanchez, who recently returned to competition after injury but is now once again suffering the results of a crash. The Spaniard […]
Paolo Tiralongo also injured in disastrous first stage for Team Astana A crash in the second half of yesterday’s Vuleta a España opening team time trial spelled disaster for Team Astana as four of its riders came together and crashed. […]
Frustrated BMC Racing Team rider to retun in 2013 Having dropped out of the Giro d’Italia, foregone the chance to ride the Tour de France, pulled out of the Tour of Poland and then missed the Olympic Games, Thor Hushovd’s […]
New target for former Olympic champ Forced to pull out of the Tour de France due to injury and then to withdraw from the Spanish Olympic team, Samuel Sanchez has set himself a new target for the season which, if […]
Dutch Vacansoleil-DCM rider speaks for the first time about his horrific Tour de France crash injuries Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) was released from hospital last Tuesday, but has now spoken to the press for the first time about his Tour de […]
Nothing broken for defending champion but final decision still not made after badly bruising shoulder Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara still intends to defend his Olympic time trial crown in the 44km race at Henry VII’s Hampton Court Palace on Wednesday, according […]
Rogers will be Australia’s only chance for a medal Last year’s Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has opted to take a pass on this week’s Olympic time trial, according to Cycling Australia. The announcement won’t come as a major […]
Shoulder injury threatens RadioShack Nissan competitor Fabian Cancellara’s chances of defending the Olympic title he took four years ago in Beijing are up in the air tonight, with the Swiss rider stating that he is 50-50 about being able to […]
Endura Racing’s early season sensation recovering from serious crash injuries Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Eudura Racing) has returned to winning ways, taking victory in the second stage of the 2.2-ranked Tour Alsace, after recovering from serious injury. The 27-year-old British rider broke […]
Relief for Danish climber as skin graft deemed unnecessary Days after the end of a very active race which earned him the award of the most aggressive rider in the Tour de France, Chris Anker Sørensen has indicated he has […]
World time trial champion seeking to add Olympic title to rainbow bands Forced to withdraw from the Tour de France after the stage nine time trial due to the lingering consequences of a bad crash on stage one, world TT […]
Canadian Giro d’Italia champion wins Roeselare critérium ahead of travel to London Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) has declared himself fit for the Olympic Games road race in London on Saturday, following his ‘victory’ in the post-Tour critérium in Roeselare, Belgium. The […]
Dutchman ramping up training as body heals Having been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France due to the injuries that he suffered in the big crash on July 6th, Robert Gesink has said that his condition is improving […]
Spaniard says his career could have ended this year due to atrial fibrillation Set to finish sixth overall on the Champs Elysees, Haimar Zubeldia has revealed that he had a heart issue earlier this year which could have brought his […]
Vacansoleil rider almost certainly out for remainder of season Still recovering in hospital in Venlo some fifteen days after being injured in the massive pileup on stage six of the Tour, Vacansoleil DCM rider Wout Poels remains unsure about the […]
No title defence for Beijing champion as fractured metacarpal prevents proper braking Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez will not defend his Olympic road race title on July 28th, the Spanish rider has confirmed. The 34-year-old, who won the gold medal in Beijing, […]
Danish attacker rushed to Toulouse and may not start tomorrow’s stage Many riders had a bad day on today’s short, sharp 17th stage of the Tour de France, between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Peyragudes, but few can have come off worse than […]
Final decision will be taken after he resumes racing in the Tour de Wallonie Fears that Tom Boonen might miss the Olympic Games through injury are abating somewhat, with the Belgian training for 100 kilometres today without experiencing any real […]
