‘It is going to be difficult to control Froome if he sees again that he is in a position where he could win the Tour’ Having competed during the era when Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault had their infamous tussle […]
Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds lead Arnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth […]
Young Italian avoids final crash and takes fourth on the stage Though there is a 15-year age different between them, Radioshack-Leopard lead-out man Danilo Hondo and sprinter Giacomo Nizzolo were quickly on the same page in the finale of stage […]
Doctor visits required, though Bouhanni soothes the pain sprinting to third With a typically nervous peloton on stage one of any Grand Tour – in this case the Giro d’Italia – a number of small crashes dusted up the peloton […]
Belgian national lottery to up its investment in WorldTour team, Soudal comes on board during Tour Following the recent signature of memoranda of understanding with Andre Greipel, Jurgen Roelandts, Adam Hansen, Marcel Sieberg and Greg Henderson saying that they intended […]
Complex finish to race scuppers chances Winner of five stages in last year’s Vuelta a España, John Degenkolb’s intention to square up against Mark Cavendish and others in the hunt for the first pink jersey of this year’s Giro was […]
Those involved in current dispute speak at length, but what happens next? Last Saturday should have been a memorable day for Paul Kimmage. He was in studio with the well-known radio presenter Marian Finucane, was profiled on her weekly programme […]
Complex finish to race scuppers chances Winner of five stages in last year’s Vuelta a España, John Degenkolb’s intention to square up against Mark Cavendish and others in the hunt for the first pink jersey of this year’s Giro was […]
Strong at the start of the season, disappointing in the Classics but appearing to be in better condition in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, Filippo Pozzato began his Giro d’Italia campaign today determined to chase a stage victory or two. […]
A tight run-in causes a crash and field split; Cav tops Viviani and five others Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) zips up the first Maglia Rosa after sprinting to victory in stage one of the Giro d’Italia, winning by nearly […]
Those involved in current dispute speak at length, but what happens next? Last Saturday should have been a memorable day for Paul Kimmage. He was in studio with the well-known radio presenter Marian Finucane, was profiled on her weekly programme […]
Team founder Thétaz says refusal will serve to provide additional motivation to his riders Having pushed for a place in one of cycling’s Grand Tours in its first year of existence, the IAM Cycling squad has said that it will […]
Colombian rider provisionally suspended dopingFormer Pan American Games road race champion and past Colombian TT champion Marlon Perez has become the latest rider to be linked to the banned substance GW501516. The 37 year old has been provisionally suspended after […]
Reputation restored after battle Former Tour de France rider Christophe Bassons, who came to prominence when he was essentially bullied out of the 1999 Tour de France after writing about ongoing doping in the sport, has won his battle against […]
Only one Spanish ProConti team to chose from for 2013’s third Grand Tour On the eve of the Giro d’Italia, Vuelta a España organiser Unipublic has officially announced that Caja Rural, Cofidis and NetApp-Endura are the three teams to have […]
Team founder Thétaz says refusal will serve to provide additional motivation to his riders Having pushed for a place in one of cycling’s Grand Tours in its first year of existence, the IAM Cycling squad has said that it will […]
FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprint Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his third victory in three days in the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he sprinted to his simplest win to […]
Manxman puts faith in Omega Pharma Quick Step team despite some misfires this year Insisting that he doesn’t feel much pressure heading into the race, Mark Cavendish has revealed that grabbing the Maglia Rosa for the third time is a […]
