No return to racing for third Colombian to win Tour King of the Mountains A year and a month after a near-lethal crash during the Tour de Suisse left him with a serious brain injury, former Tour de France King […]
Final decision yet to be made Nine days after he withdrew from the Tour de France due to injuries sustained in a crash, 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has raised hopes that he might be able to defend his title. […]
Country requests replacement with RadioShack-Nissan teammate Laurent Didier After it was announced by his RadioShack-Nissan team last week, that participation in the Olympic Games would be out of the question, Andy Schleck has been officially withdrawn by the Luxembourg Cycling […]
2010 world champion to miss London 2012, Vergard Stake will take his place As anticipated, the 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has confirmed he won’t ride this year’s Olympic Games due to a lack of form. The BMC […]
Full photo sequence from yesterday’s accident The 2012 Tour’s run of bad crashes looked to have come to an end once the time trial established a firmer status quo among the contenders for the various classements. But stage 14 saw […]
Belgian champion has injury confirmed on return home from Tour of Poland Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sustained a fractured rib in his crash in the first stage of the Tour of Poland on Tuesday. The Belgian champion came down […]
Likely broken collarbone for Astana rider Reminiscent of an episode during the Tour de France in 1904, the most difficult climb of today’s stage fourteen, the Mur de Péguère, was riddled with tacks near the crest of the climb which […]
Admits it’s yet uncertain when rider will be back to full strength Following yesterday’s abandonment of the Tour of Poland by Thor Hushovd, plus his statement that he is uncertain if he will be able to compete in the Olympics […]
Norwegian still trying to get into shape A frustrating season for 2010 world champion Thor Hushovd is continuing, with the Norwegian not starting today’s stage of the Tour of Poland and admitting that his Olympic Games are far from certain. […]
Belgian champion taking no chances ahead of Olympic Games road race Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was forced to pull out of today’s hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland, between Rabka Zdroj and Zakopane, still feeing the aftereffects […]
Serious abrasions for Cofidis veteran but no fractures reported as he prepares for Vuelta a España David Moncoutié (Cofidis) was forced to abandon what is his final Tour de France after a crash after just 38km of today’s twelfth stage. […]
Dutchman has third year of misfortune in cycling’s biggest race Rabobank’s Robert Gesink has been forced to look towards the Vuelta a España to salvage his Grand Tour ambitions for this season, with his Tour campaign being blighted for the […]
Vuelta uncertain for 2010 Tour winner? The prospect of a showdown between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck at the Vuelta a España remains uncertain, with the latter admitting that he is still suffering from the effects of the fracture he […]
World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crash Having battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world […]
Dutchman recovering from massive pileup on Friday’s stage to Metz Badly injured in the big crash which happened on Friday’s sixth stage of the Tour, Vancansoleil’s Wout Poels is in danger of losing a kidney as a result. The 24 […]
Irishman undecided about how to approach today’s time trial Dan Martin had hoped to challenge for the stage win on Saturday’s leg to La Planche des Belles Filles, but has had to postpone his ambitions until later on the race […]
Olympic champion may still defend title but recovery is the first priority As Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) hit the tarmac in a seemingly innocuous crash in the first half of today’s eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and […]
Initial reports of fractured collarbone and hand for 2008 Olympic champ Olympic champion and last year’s King of the Mountains Samuel Sanchez looks doubtful for London 2012 after crashing heavily during today’s eighth stage of the Tour and being forced […]
