Caisse d’Epargne captain motivated to take back national time trial championship With the withdrawal of defending Spanish time-trial champion Alberto Contador (Astana), last year’s runner-up Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) is seen as the hot favourite for tomorrow’s race. The […]
Frenchwoman will aim for gold in the road race Jeannie Longo has clocked up a stunning 57th national title in the French championships, winning the time trial for the third consecutive year. Now 51 years of age, the legendary competitor […]
Motivated Omega Pharma Lotto rider wants Boonen’s jersey Former national under 23 champion Greg Van Avermaet wants to add the Elite title to his palmares, and is hoping to ride strongly in the Belgian nationals this Sunday. The 25 year […]
Ongoing knee problems are a big worry for Quick Step rider Belgian champion Tom Boonen has had a disappointing relationship with the Tour de France in recent years, missing the race in 2008 due to the fallout from a positive […]
Could illness impact on his Tour de France defense? Spanish time trial champion Alberto Contador has decided to not to defend his title this year due to recent illness. The two-time Tour de France champion said he began to suffer […]
The Shark ready to attack the Italian Champs Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) is poised to win the Italian Championships Saturday thanks to his good form following the Giro d’Italia. Proving so, yesterday, he won the third stage of the Tour de […]
Question mark over chances of Belgian title defense Quick Step leader Tom Boonen has had a quiet first two days in the Tour de Suisse, with the Belgian choosing to hold back and try to protect a troublesome right knee. […]
Saxo Bank rider recovered from near-fatal motorbike accident Nine months after suffering a near-fatal motorbike accident, Saxo Bank rider Jonny Bellis will resume racing this month when he competes in the British National Road Race championships in Pendle on June […]
Two doctors advise complete rest Danish rider Michael Rasmussen is focussed on once again taking top results and said that he plans to target the national championships as well as the Vuelta a España. The only problem with that is […]
Tour champion feels national road race is too flat and risky Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador is to miss out on his national championship road race, he told Spanish Eurosport commentators yesterday. The Astana rider does not feel that […]
Management tries to keep the team motivated. The ISD-Neri team had hoped to be riding the Giro d’Italia this year, as it did in 2009, yet despite the victory of José Rujano in the Tour de Langkawi and his stated […]
Belgian team will target stages. The Quick Step team took off from Frankfurt, Germany today to head to the United States for the Tour of California. Leading the squad will be Belgian national champion Tom Boonen, who already has a […]
Two-time national under-23 champion Ian Bibby (Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta) proved the strongest in an exciting senior men’s race, according to British Cycling. The championships were rescheduled after the original event in early January had to be cancelled due to heavy snow. […]
With the cycloross season nearing its climax, it was national championships weekend all over Europe this week. Colder than average temperatures meant that many courses were under snow; there was too much in Great Britain and Ireland though, and both […]
With the defence of his title now just three weeks away, it has been revealed that world champion Niels Albert suffered a broken rib in his fall during yesterday’s Belgian cyclo-cross championships in Oostmalle. He was knocked from his bike […]
Travis Meyer continued the Garmin-Transisions winning streak today by taking victory in the Australian road championships. Just four days after his older brother Cameron took home the time trial title, the 20-year-old snatched up his biggest win to date. David […]
As reported on VeloNation yesterday, the snowy weather in the UK has made the prospect of organising the National Cyclocross Championships at Sutton Park, Birmingham very difficult. The decision has been made today to postpone this weekend’s event until the […]
Fly V Australia’s Aaron Kemps used his well-known finishing speed to take the Australian criterium championships yesterday in Ballarat. Meanwhile, multiple Grand Tour stage winner Robbie McEwen was forced to withdraw after banging the knee he badly injured last year. […]
