Giro champion confirms that Tour de France is number one goal at Saxo Bank presentation; trying to put CAS hearing in the past Alberto Contador reaffirmed that his number one target for 2012 will, as usual be the Tour de […]
Australian to ride French event until at least 2013 Speaking at a media conference in Darwin, Tour de France champion Cadel Evans believes that he is still improving despite being 34 years of age, and that he is aiming to […]
Movistar team will select alternative leader for Italian Grand Tour David Arroyo, the rider who finished a surprising second overall in the 2010 Giro d’Italia and rode solidly there this season, will concentrate in 2012 on building top form for […]
Start/finish towns reported by Corse Matin Following this morning’s confirmation from ASO that the Tour de France will indeed start in Corsica in 2013, more details have emerged about the stages which may feature. The first three days of the […]
First three days of 100th edition to be held on island For the first time in its history, the Tour de France will start in Corsica, with the stunning island to host the Grand Départ in 2013. Following reports by […]
Italian may appeal French ruling as he was already punished in Italy He’s still awaiting the final ruling in relation to the alleged transfusion carried out in February of this year, but Riccardo Riccò was given the judges’ final decision […]
German to race alongside Michael Rasmussen in 2012 His 2012 team-mate Michael Rasmussen has given up on all hopes of returning to the Tour de France but Stefan Schumacher – another who last rode the race in dubious circumstances, bringing […]
World champion will miss his long time lead out man as he moves to Team Sky; will follow similar programme to 2009 on the build up to the Olympic Games With the folding of the HTC-Highroad team at the end […]
Briton explains why Mark Cavendish is a good addition to the team Vuelta a España runner up Chris Froome is currently in South Africa building up to the 2012 season. Speaking in a video interview, the Kenyan born rider said […]
Tour de France remains biggest goal for Luxembourg brothers; could target Valkenberg Worlds Despite advice to do so from Eddy Merckx, the greatest ever cyclist, Fränk Schleck has confirmed that he and younger brother Andy will not be riding the […]
World champion lends his support to charity ride from the Tour de France to the Olympic Park World champion Mark Cavendish was present at the Specialized Concept Store in London’s Covent Garden to launch the 2012 Right to Play Bike […]
Says Luxembourg rider needs to avoid previous tactical errors if he’s to finally win Tour de France Eddy Merckx, the top rider in the history of the sport, has said that he believes that Andy Schleck should return to the […]
Claims of ecological destruction and loss of a ski station The 2012 Tour de France is over six months away but it is already causing stirs, with the Europe Écologie les Verts (EELV) group lodging an official complaint today over […]
Says Sky will find the right balance between his and Bradley Wiggins’ Tour ambitions World road race champion Mark Cavendish has big targets for next summer, namely aiming to win both the green jersey in the Tour de France and […]
Irish pro on his mental approach, winning attitude and more Thirteenth overall in this year’s Vuelta a España and showing continuous improvement year on year as a professional, Daniel Martin believes that he has the potential to finish in the […]
Europcar manager looks back on his team’s 2011 Tour de France and looks ahead to 2012 Jean-René Bernadeau’s Europcar was one of the teams of the year. Having almost gone out of existence at the end of 2010, after the […]
Welshman will ride Giro instead, London Olympic Games top priority Having won team pursuit gold in the 2008 Olympic Games, Geraint Thomas has decided to replicate his-then preparation for next year’s contest. As a result, the Welshman will deliberately miss […]
Polka dot jersey winner talks about 2012 When asked about his season, Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) doesn’t know what to rank as his favourite moment. The leader of the Basque team finished sixth overall at the Tour de France, winning stage […]
