2011 Tour runner-up vows to come back stronger after being forced out of this year’s race Andy Schleck has said this afternoon that he had set a new goal of trying to win the Vuelta a España, having been forced […]
Vertebral fracture caused by Dauphiné crash, father confirms Tour absence Andy Schleck’s annus horribilis continues with reports from Luxembourg stating that the RadioShack Nissan leader will miss this year’s Tour de France, thus ending a run of podium places in […]
2011 Maillot Jaune had pulled out of Dauphiné on final stage Fears that French favourite Thomas Voeckler’s Tour de France chances might be compromised by injury have been downplayed by his Europcar team, with the directeur sportif Andy Flickinger stating […]
Saxo Bank Classics star forced to adjust previously approved saddle by a “crooked jig” Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank) is making steady progress in his return from the fractured hip he sustained in the Paris-Nice prologue. After getting through most of […]
Season of woe continues for Luxembourg star with the Tour de France just weeks away Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) pulled out of the Critérium du Dauphiné after just 64km of today’s mountain stage between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, suffering from the injuries […]
Abandon is precautionary measure for time trialist with future goals in mind The Critérium du Dauphiné for Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) came to a premature end yesterday before the start of stage 5, the first true mountain stage of the week, […]
“Andy’s situation is not a good sign for his Tour preparation” Reacting to today’s withdrawal from the Critérium du Dauphiné, both Andy Schleck and team manager Johan Bruyneel have conceded the forced retirement is a setback, but differ in how […]
Norwegian relieved to find out why his form was poor this spring Double stage winner last year, Thor Hushovd has admitted that missing the Tour de France will be hard for him to take. “It’s a really big disappointment. The […]
Rider reportedly lost a week due to issue Dropped on the past two days in the Critérium du Dauphiné and currently sitting a distant five minutes 21 seconds back in 120th place, Andy Schleck has given what he says is […]
Garmin Barracuda rider details crash and his battle to get through Critérium du Dauphiné Irish climber Dan Martin has said that he will do everything he can to get to the end of of the Critérium du Dauphiné, even though […]
Olympic champion endures a day of suffering with pain in his ribs Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was an uncertain starter in the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Lamastre and Saint-Félicien, after his crash on stage one. The Olympic […]
Teams say that further examinations will determine riders’ chances Although both riders were very sore after limping into the finish of today’s first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, it has been confirmed that Dan Martin (Garmin Barracuda) and Samuel […]
BMC Racing Team says virus is the reason for rider’s poor form this spring Winner of two stages last year and member of the best overall team, Thor Hushovd will have no such success at this year’s Tour de France […]
Future on team uncertain for Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela rider After receiving stinging criticism from his Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela team manager Gianni Savio for pulling out of the Giro d’Italia, Jose Rujano has now said that mononucleosis was the reason for his failure […]
Injury sustained on stage 2; Dutch sprinter struggled through to stage 16 Theo Bos (Rabobank) fractured a vertebra in his lower back in the Giro d’Italia, his team has reported. The Dutch sprinter – who was a multiple World champion […]
Following his fall on stage nine of the Giro d’Italia, an accident caused during the sprint into Frosinone when he ran into the bike of Matt Goss, Filippo Pozzato yesterday returned to training and is on the road back to […]
“Nice break” means no disruption to Olympic preparation; Giro Donne defence confirmed as next race Marianne Vos (Rabobank) will not require surgery on her fractured collarbone, the Dutch champion’s team has announced. The 25-year-old sustained the injury during Friday’s Holland […]
X-rays confirm clean break for World number one following incident with race moto Post-race x-rays have confirmed Marianne Vos (Rabobank) fractured her right collarbone in a crash during yesterday’s Parkhotel Holland Hills Classic. The Dutch champion crashed in the first […]
