Final decision will be taken after he resumes racing in the Tour de Wallonie Fears that Tom Boonen might miss the Olympic Games through injury are abating somewhat, with the Belgian training for 100 kilometres today without experiencing any real […]
Final decision yet to be made Nine days after he withdrew from the Tour de France due to injuries sustained in a crash, 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has raised hopes that he might be able to defend his title. […]
Country requests replacement with RadioShack-Nissan teammate Laurent Didier After it was announced by his RadioShack-Nissan team last week, that participation in the Olympic Games would be out of the question, Andy Schleck has been officially withdrawn by the Luxembourg Cycling […]
2010 world champion to miss London 2012, Vergard Stake will take his place As anticipated, the 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has confirmed he won’t ride this year’s Olympic Games due to a lack of form. The BMC […]
Belgian champion has injury confirmed on return home from Tour of Poland Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sustained a fractured rib in his crash in the first stage of the Tour of Poland on Tuesday. The Belgian champion came down […]
Admits it’s yet uncertain when rider will be back to full strength Following yesterday’s abandonment of the Tour of Poland by Thor Hushovd, plus his statement that he is uncertain if he will be able to compete in the Olympics […]
Kazakh rider wants to achieve a victory in final Tour de France, will ride Olympics Already holding the mountains jersey with Fredrik Kessiakoff and eighth place overall with Janez Brajkovic, the Astana team has made no secret of the fact […]
Belgian champion taking no chances ahead of Olympic Games road race Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was forced to pull out of today’s hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland, between Rabka Zdroj and Zakopane, still feeing the aftereffects […]
Norwegian still trying to get into shape A frustrating season for 2010 world champion Thor Hushovd is continuing, with the Norwegian not starting today’s stage of the Tour of Poland and admitting that his Olympic Games are far from certain. […]
World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crash Having battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world […]
Swiss rider accepts he still has much work to do to be ready for Olympic Games TT title defence World time trial champion Tony Martin has already withdrawn from the Tour, the German confirming today that he won’t continue after […]
Martin, Roche and McCann set to represent Ireland in London Games The three man Irish road race team for the Olympic Games appears finally to have been settled, with Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale), Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) and David McCann […]
BMC Racing Team rider upbeat about selection Confirmed this week as being part of a five-man team for the Olympic road race, Marco Pinotti has said that he will be proud to represent Italy in the Games, and has a […]
Second Olympics for French rider who will compete in both road race and time trial Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has declared himself happy to have made the five-man French team for the London Olympic Games, which will begin less […]
Nibali and Modolo likely leaders, Pinotti to do both road race and time trial Previously tipped as one to watch in the Olympic Games, Filippo Pozzato will not now take part in the event, with the Italian confirmed as being […]
Gillow, Hosking, Spratt to London in women’s events A Tour de France champion, two Milan-Sanremo winners, a three-time world time trial champion, and a Paris-Roubaix victor – these are the five men set to represent Australia in the upcoming summer […]
Jalabert choosing from a mixture of sprinters and attackers Laurent Jalabert has preselected seven riders for the French Olympic team, as reported Monday by L’Equipe. The list contains a variety of sprinters and veteran attackers who may be suited to […]
‘My numbers are all good’: Happy with preparation for track omnium Several weeks before he lines out in the omnium races at the Olympic Games, Martyn Irvine is currently competing in the Irish road race championships. Although much of his […]
