Aim on Mûr de Bretagne is simply to avoid losing time Ag2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche has said that he is aiming to ensure he doesn’t lose time to his most likely GC riders over the next few days, […]
Irishman ambitious starting third Tour It’s been a complicated year for Ireland’s Nicolas Roche, who has based his entire season around being ready for the Tour de France. He was twice sidelined with injury during the winter months, crashed heavily […]
Young Australian believes he’s on the perfect team for his development Timothy Roe’s best finish so far in his debut professional season is tenth in the Australian Road Race Championships. Apart from that he’s had to spend his time during […]
RadioShack rider to shift focus to the Vuelta Robbie Hunter missed out on an opportunity to start his ninth Tour de France when he was not selected for the race by his team, RadioShack. The South African was signed to […]
HTC Highroad rider pulls off remarkable double success Irish champion Matt Brammeier has a solid programme of upcoming races, with some WorldTour races on his schedule between now and the end of September. The motivated HTC Highroad rider is in […]
Australian ‘more excited than nervous’ about Tour start With just four days until the start of his first Tour de France, Richie Porte has said that he is in his best shape yet this season, and is raring to go. […]
Says team wants to take him there when he’s capable of challenging for overall Although he still describes himself as disappointed to miss the Tour de France, Dan Martin has accepted that there may be advantages to not riding the […]
Following two runner-up slots in French Cup races, Tour du Limousin is next After having a limited international race programme during the spring, Irish road race champion Siobhan Horgan (The Edge) is looking forward to a better run of races […]
Ag2r La Mondiale winner talks about today’s race and Tour de France preparations Two years after he first won the race, Nicolas Roche will line out in Scotstown, Monaghan today to try to reclaim the white and green jersey of […]
HTC Highroad rider talks about team’s hunt for a new backer The 2010 Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is upbeat about his form heading into Sundays’ defence of his title. The HTC Highroad rider headed to Ireland determined to […]
Team Sky rider talks about his development, gives predictions for Tour podium Chris Froome (Team Sky) has racked up steady results all season, including fourteenth overall in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon and fifteenth in the Tour de Romandie. […]
Targets a good performance in the Tour of Austria Daryl Impey was thrown a lifeline by Continental Team MTN-Qhubeka at the beginning of the season, after being caught up in the Pegasus debacle in December last year. The would-be Australian […]
Italian race victory not enough to seal his place on squad Sunday’s Giro della Toscana winner Dan Martin has spoke of his frustration at not making Garmin-Cervélo’s Tour de France squad, saying that he is very disappointed to miss the […]
Reversing decision to retire, Dutchman speaks about getting his hunger back for cycling The comeback has officially begun. Almost a year after his last race, nine and a half months after announcing that he was giving up the bike, Kai […]
Briton to give cycling another shot after getting motivation back Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh are just some of the names which Britain’s Olympic Academy system has produced. But as with any high pressure system to […]
Irishman could make Tour debut this July Irish pro Dan Martin has a chance on Sunday to make a big push for Tour de France selection when he lines out in the Giro di Toscana. Martin shone in Italy last […]
Liquigas-Cannondale rider aiming for good end of season after Philadelphia crash In netting third in the recent US Pro Cycling championships, Ted King showed that he was back to some very strong form. He was part of the crucial break […]
Says hunger, discipline and methodical approach behind the team’s success As reported today, HTC Highroad star rider Mark Cavendish is strongly rumoured to have signed a deal to compete with Sky Procycling in 2012, moving away from the team he […]
