Despite a solid showing in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, Lance Armstrong has reportedly dropped three scheduled Spring Classics from his racing programme. According to Belgian media, the 38 year old Texan will now not compete in the Amstel […]
Disappointed to take second and third in yesterday’s Tour of Flanders, both Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert are looking to the later Spring Classics in hope that they can each take a big win. Boonen was attempting yesterday to take […]
Race organiser ASO has announced the 25 teams invited to both Ardennes classics, la Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. In addition to the eighteen ProTour teams, seven wild cards have been awarded to Professional Continental teams. French teams Cofidis and Bbox-Bouyges […]
Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov has laid out his season schedule and goals, listing Tirreno-Adriatico and Liège Bastogne Liège as personal goals, pledging to support Alberto Contador 100% in the Tour and saying that he would love to win at least […]
Sunday VeloNation reported that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was planning to contest the Amstel Gold Race this year. Now, according the Nieuwsblad.be, it appears as if the American may also take the start in two more Classics – […]
Michele Scarponi, winner of Tirreno-Adriatico and the two stages in the last Giro d’Italia this season, has experienced his best year to date. Since returning from an 18 month suspension for admitting his involvement in the Operacion Puerto affair, the […]
Alexandre Vinokourov said he will be targeting Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Giro d’Italia in 2010 at Friday’s team Astana press conference in Pisa, Italy. The Kazakh rider has also pointed to helping teammate Alberto Contador secure a third Tour de France […]
Despite not knowing exactly which team he will be riding for in 2010, Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is already planning which races he rides in the build up to his title defence. Already having confirmed that he will […]
