Former professional cyclist Michael Boogerd has openly criticized his former Rabobank team in his column in De Telegraaf. The Dutchman said that he feels the development of young talent in his country has become stagnant, pointing out the recent failed […]
Sylvain Chavanel’s crash in the closing stages of yesterday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège was worse than first thought, with the Quick Step rider having sustained a fractured skull. The French rider, who has been regarded as his country’s best hope for victory in […]
Team Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov has responded to negative reactions after his victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege yesterday in an open letter to the cycling community. The Kazakh returned from a two-year doping suspension last year, and is hopeful about moving on from […]
Alexandre Vinokourov’s victory today at Liege-Bastogne-Liege might go down as one of the more unpopular victories in recent memory, but Vinokourov’s comments in the moments following the race were an emotional, honest occasion. He doesn’t come out and admit that […]
An unfortunately quiet start to the season just got a bit worse for Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel. With 1.3 km to go in Liege-Bastogne-Liege today, Chavanel collided with the back of another’s team’s car as he was trying to connect […]
The Ardennes Classics didn’t start off as well as Team Sky’s Chris Froome would have liked. The British rider was in Italy expecting to fly north to The Netherlands for the start of the Amstel Gold Race, but like so […]
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has laid rest to any doubts as to whether Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov will be welcome at the event this coming July. He returned to racing last year after a two-year suspension for blood doping […]
Team Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov took his second win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège today, marking his biggest win since returning from a doping suspension last year, while erasing all doubts as to whether he could still perform at the top level of the […]
Alberto Contador can leave the Ardennes today with a lot of satisfaction when looking back at the first three months of his 2010 campaign. “In every race I have been contesting or even winning, and those that I have not, […]
Following his eighth place finish in Flèche Wallonne this past Wednesday, Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde says he’s ready to try bring home his third win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Spaniard missed out on the Amstel Gold Race a week ago due […]
Following an early-season transfer from his previous team, the Italian rider Giampaolo Caruso will tomorrow make his debut for the Katusha squad when he lines out in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 29 year old from Avola had been with the Ceramica Flaminia […]
Cadel Evans is undoubtedly benefiting from a big boost to his morale after the second big one-day race victory of his career in Flèche Wallonne, but he doesn’t appear to rate his chances too highly of taking a rare double […]
The spring Classics will come to an end in the Ardennes this Sunday with 96th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 258 kilometer race will provide the last opportunity for teams to salvage their Classics campaign before changing focus to the Grand […]
Having taken eighteenth place in Flèche Wallonne despite feeling the effects of allergies, Irish professional Daniel Martin is psyched to ride strongly in this Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 23 year old Garmin Transitions rider told VeloNation that he was looking forward […]
For almost four years now, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has been linked to Operación Puerto. The breaking up of a doping ring based in Madrid with links to Italy dominated the headlines from May 2006 onwards, and over time more […]
Philippe Gilbert’s status as one of the main favourites for Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège has been further underlined by the endorsement of two past winners of the event. Italian Classic specialist Michele Bartoli and Eddy Merckx, widely recognised as the greatest rider […]
Triple Tour of Lombardy victor Damiano Cunego is aiming to take his second-ever spring Classic and used Thursday as an opportunity to check out part of the route of this Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The course has been modified, with the Col […]
The American HTC-Columbia team will be hanging its hopes in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Tony Martin this Sunday. The German has had a rough start to the season after having trouble with his knee, but the team is confident he will be […]
