New jersey to debut at the Tour de France The Blanco Pro Cycling team has signed a two and a half year sponsorship contract with American electronics company Belkin, Dutch newspaper Telegraaf reports. The two parties have been in negotiations […]
Spanish Tour de France contender eager to test his legs in Critérium du Dauphiné Although Chris Froome has marked himself out as a big rider to watch due to his success this year in races such as the Tour of […]
Nine month wait ends in Heistse Pijl race Without a win since Paris-Brussels on September 8th, Tom Boonen has finally brought that drought to an end with victory today in the Heistse Pijl kermesse in Belgium. The Omega Pharma Quick […]
Mentor believes 2012 Tour de France winner needs to refocus Shane Sutton, the man described as a father figure to Bradley Wiggins and also British Cycling’s head coach, has said that he believes Bradley Wiggins needs to set and prioritise […]
‘Top results in overall standings’ stated objective for Danish squad Out of competition for a considerable length of time, Alberto Contador is looking for a strong showing in his first race back, the Critérium du Dauphiné. His Saxo Tinkoff team […]
Kenyan-born Briton leads Team Sky in defence of Bradley Wiggins’ title Team Sky has announced its eight-man line up for the Critérium du Dauphiné, which starts in the city of Champéry tomorrow. The British team has won the last two […]
Belgian says there’s a danger in hitting condition too soon before Tour de France Three times a top five finisher in the past, Jurgen Van den Broeck appears willing to forgo a high overall placing in this year’s Critérium du […]
Belgian finished the race despite being ‘doored’ by a team car after stage 11 Iljo Keisse (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is facing an enforced break from racing after being diagnosed with a fractured 4th metacarpal bone in his left hand. The […]
Tour of Belgium winner looking at mid-race time trial and pre-Tour de France mountain test Tony Martin will lead the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team’s overall ambitions in the Critérium du Dauphiné, which starts in Champéry on Sunday, June 2nd. The […]
Illness and injury prevent first-ever British winner defending his title Bradley Wiggins has officially been withdrawn from Team Sky’s Tour de France roster, due to ongoing health and injury problems, which means he will be unable to defend the title […]
Matthews and Clarke also on Orica GreenEdge team, Teklehaimanot will finally make 2013 debut Keeping the Tour de France in mind as the biggest goal, the Orica GreenEdge team will start the Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday intent on chasing […]
Olympic champion relishing thoughts of two year WorldTour contract Confidence boosted by the two year deal he has signed with the Garmin-Sharp team, Lasse Norman Hansen has laid out his ambitions for the remainder of 2013 and sees the world […]
Could defending champion miss the race entirely? Having already been told by his team that he must ride for team-mate Chris Froome in the Tour de France, it appears that defending champion Bradley Wiggins may end up missing the event […]
Team Sky leader names Contador as his top rival for Tour de France Although he has been the most successful of the Tour de France contenders this year with overall victory in the Tours of Oman and Romandie plus Critérium […]
Norwegian will be joined by double USPRO silver medallist Bookwalter Gearing up for a likely start in the Tour de France, Thor Hushovd believes that he is coming into good shape and that the upcoming Critérium du Dauphiné will offer […]
Ready for huge battle of picked: ‘The last week of this year’s Tour will be the hardest thing I’ve been involved in’ Although he won the award for the most combative rider in last year’s Tour de France, Chris Anker […]
Two-time winner Valverde heads Movistar selection for upcoming event After missing the Giro d’Italia in order to focus on the Tour de France, Damiano Cunego will continue his preparation for the latter when he lines out in the Critérium du […]
American to lead BMC Racing in sponsors home race as final Tour de France preparation Tejay van Garderen will lead the BMC Racing Team at the Tour de Suisse, one of the team sponsor’s two home WorldTour races, as he […]
