2000 Giro d’Italia champion unable to finish race Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia during Saturday’s twentieth and penultimate staged. The Italian packed it in at the 59 kilometer mark citing a painful knee […]
Tour de France start a definite possibility Following a terrible crash at the GP Insubria in February, AG2R’s Rinaldo Nocentini was forced to take a long break to recover from his substantial leg injuries. After three months out of competition, […]
Last year’s green jersey looking to defend title Only seventeen days ago, Thor Hushovd, last year’s Maillot Vert winner at the Tour de France, suffered an unfortunate crash in training, which resulted in a broken collarbone. The 32-year-old all-around threat […]
Expected to recover quickly Quick Step rider Wouter Weylandt was taken to the emergency room two days after abandoning the Giro d’Italia due to gastroenteritis. The Belgian’s condition had worsened since arriving at home, and he was taken to the […]
Hopes to race Gippingen in two weeks time BMC Racing’s Marcus Burghardt was forced to withdrawal from the Amgen Tour of California Saturday following a crash. The German went down in the feed zone along with teammate Chris Butler and […]
Very quick recovery expected from collarbone break Stuart O’Grady’s Tour de France participation appeared out the window when he crashed on the fifth stage of the Tour of California but, against expectation, the tough Aussie expects to be riding the […]
Back on the bike following a tough week RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong is back on his bike following a crash that forced him to abandon the Tour of California early in stage five. The race was on its way out of […]
21 year old hits the pavement at 65kph The French Cofids team’s young sensation Jens Keukeleire crashed in training on Wednesday and broke his wrist. The 21 year old was riding behind a scooter at the time, and was unable […]
Forced to abandon first race back from injury Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler was forced to abandon the Tour of California with knee problems yesterday after being involved in a crash just after the stage five start. The incident happened as […]
Stitches required for eye and elbow RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong was forced to abandon the Tour of California after being involved in an early crash during today’s fifth stage. According to RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel’s Twitter page, the seven-time Tour […]
Starts back in next week’s Bayern-Rundfahrt Having been unable to race since March due to a problem with his Achilles tendon, Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen has now been given the green light by specialists to result racing next week. […]
Irish champion likely to return in Tour de Suisse Nicolas Roche’s chances of riding this year’s Tour de France got back on track yesterday when he was given the green light to resume training and prepare for the Tour of […]
Skil-Shimano rider Yann Huguet crashed heavily during the final sprint of the first stage of the Circuit de Lorraine today. His team reported that the Frenchman broke his pubis, which is part of the pelvis, and it will be two […]
Won’t participate if he can’t ride strong for Wiggins Things are looking up for Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen following close to two months away from competition due to an Achilles tendon injury. The young Norwegian’s problems surfaced following his […]
Russian hopes for quick recovery from bronchitis Rabobank rider Denis Menchov missed the Giro d’Italia in order to try to better prepare for this year’s Tour de France, but has had a setback in terms of his training. He was […]
Leg problem rules out Australian rider Australian sprinter Baden Cooke hoped to play a part in this year’s Giro d’Italia, especially as the Saxo Bank team for the Tour de France is likely to be based around general classification riders […]
Recurring injury takes out two-time German champion Team Milram’s Fabian Wegmann was forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia early on Sunday due to a recurring injury. The German, who came back from a collarbone fracture in Tirreno-Adriatico to win the […]
A very bad week for the Italian The Giro d’Italia is now over for Caisse d’Epargne leader Marzio Bruseghin. The Italian was involved in several crashes during the week, including the race-ending incident involving Christian Vande Velde during stage three. […]
