Australian plans late season start, will miss Tour Down Under Having carefully delayed his season start to ensure he was in the best possible shape for the Tour de France, Cadel Evans has said that he plans to start his […]
Believes Alberto Contador will bounce back in 2012 Asked to weigh up the 2011 season, Miguel Indurain has picked the Australian Cadel Evans as his nomination of the rider of the year, ahead of others such as Alberto Contador. The […]
Hero of Alpe d’Huez going all out for the yellow jersey next year Pierre Rolland (Europcar) is in the vanguard of the wave of newfound confidence in French cycling. The 24-year-old the big revelation of the Tour de France in […]
British rider wants to win the Tour de France and Olympic gold in 2012 Having achieved the feat of reaching the podium of both the Vuelta a España and the World championship time trial, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has set […]
Despite the season of his life the Tour de France hero concedes he has little chance of success in Sunday’s World championships France’s Thomas Voeckler has worn many of the most prestigious jerseys in the sport. He has been French […]
Video highlights of Spaniard’s career Having announced the end to a 15 year professional career on Thursday, Carlos Sastre has said that he planned to walk away from the sport prior to the 2011 season. “It is something I had […]
Former Lance Armstrong manager says he noticed Andy Schleck’s talent in 2005 Following the announcement that sponsors RadioShack and Nissan will join Leopard Trek next year, Johan Bruyneel has said his aim is to win the Tour de France with […]
Kolobnev’s sample the only positive case Just over a month after the end of the Tour de France, cycling’s governing body the UCI has announced that test results from the race have come back negative. When contacted recently, UCI spokesman […]
Huge celebrations Down Under Tour de France winner Cadel Evans received a big welcome home when he returned to Australia for the first time since claiming the yellow jersey in July. Evans, who lives in Switzerland when in Europe, jetted […]
Liquigas-Cannondale rider disappointed with his Tour de France but staying optimistic Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) was one of many riders that staked his whole season around bid to win the Tour de France. The 33-year-old passed up the opportunity to defend […]
American rider talks Tour de France plus his targets for remainder of this season Whilst Sky and Omega Pharma successfully hedged their bets, giving their baroudeurs and sprinters freedom to go for stage wins early in the Tour, there was […]
Sprinter reflects on Tour de France glory and winning the green jersey After winning the green jersey in this year’s Tour de France, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) spent a week racing the traditional post Tour criteriums in Holland and Belgium. From […]
Tour de France winner and key lieutenant sign three- and one-year extensions respectively with Swiss-sponsored US team Cadel Evans and George Hincapie have both signed renewed contracts with the BMC Racing Team; Hincapie for one more year and Tour de […]
Says Cunego has rediscovered how to be a Grand Tour contender Although the team didn’t succeed in taking a stage win or placing a rider in the top five overall in the Tour de France, general manager Giuseppe Saronni has […]
Movistar rider completed Tour de France with a sprained ankle Andrey Amador (Movistar) received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Costa Rica this week, after completing the Tour de France. A large group of supporters received him upon his […]
Hopes that Australian WorldTour applicant won’t be adversely affected Just days before Monday’s start date for signing and naming new riders, the GreenEdge team was shaken by the news that chief executive Mike McKay has resigned over differences with team […]
Belgian champion continues his domination of exhibition races Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) continued his dominance of the Belgian post-Tour races with victory in the Natourctiterium van Herentals. The Belgian champion has been in demand in the traditional exhibition criteriums, having […]
Europcar’s new French star riding the new wave of French confidence Pierre Rolland (Europcar) was arguably the biggest revelation of the 2011 tour de France. Not only was the 24-year-old Frenchman an almost constant support to his team captain Thomas […]
