Tour of California victor stakes everything on strong Tour de France Tony Martin’s goal of winning the Tour de Suisse has just become a little more difficult following the announcement that his HTC Colombia team-mate Michael Rogers has decided to […]
French ProTour team names riders in contention for July’s race team AG2R-La Mondiale, the sole French ProTour team, has announced a list of 15 names from which its final nine-man Tour de France team will be taken. The team has […]
Question mark over chances of Belgian title defense Quick Step leader Tom Boonen has had a quiet first two days in the Tour de Suisse, with the Belgian choosing to hold back and try to protect a troublesome right knee. […]
King of Italy aims for Tour de France Italian Ivan Basso is preparing Tour de France, his next objective after winning the Giro d’Italia last month. Basso is training at altitude this week at San Pellegrino following a reconnaissance trip […]
Tuscan looks ahead to the Tour de France after 8 days in yellow last year Rinaldo Nocentini successfully made his return to racing at the Tour de Suisse yesterday in Lugano. The Italian of team AG2R La Mondiale fought back […]
Cervelo rider takes first win of 2010, looking forward to Tour He’s been sidelined more than once this year due to injury, but things finally seem to be coming good for Heinrich Haussler as the Tour de France approaches. The […]
Danish rider tenth in prologue, feeling good Regarded as one of the biggest Danish talents, former world Under 23 mountain bike champion Jakob Fuglsang is building up to what will be his first Tour de France. The Saxo Bank rider […]
New kit will keep riders cool during July Last year’s Tour de France saw Cervélo TestTeam change their look replacing their black kit with white. For the 2010 edition the TestTeam will again be sporting a new jersey for the […]
Illness has delayed his return to form Irish rider Philip Deignan will start the Tour de Suisse tomorrow uncertain about his form, but knowing that a strong performance there should secure him a place in his first Tour de France. […]
German team releases initial selection with nine riders fighting for three remaining places The Milram team has released the list of 15 riders, from which its final Tour de France roster of 9 will be drawn. Of those 15, the […]
Young OmegaPharma-Lotto rider looking forward to riding the sport’s biggest race Jurgen Roelandts (OmegaPharma-Lotto) is riding this week’s Critérium du Dauphiné to prepare himself for his first ever ride in the Tour de France. The 24-year-old Belgian is looking forward […]
Pushed through recent Giro d’Italia in pain Cervélo TestTeam’s Carlos Sastre has been diagnosed with a posterior spinal disc herniation and a central extruded disc of the L5-S1 as a result of his two crashes in the recent Giro d’Italia. […]
Second Grand Tour of 2010 looms The quest for the elusive Giro/Tour Double doesn’t allow much time between victory at the Giro and the start of an earnest look at the Tour de France. Ivan Basso began his bid for […]
Aiming for the top step of the podium Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, last year’s best young rider and runner-up at the Tour de France, is confident in a strong showing at this July’s Grand Boucle. The Luxembourg Champion will celebrate his […]
Takes unexpected fourth in GP Canton d’Argovie Nicolas Roche earned himself plenty of new fans during last year’s Tour de France, riding aggressively in his debut in the race and netting stage placings of second, fourth, eighth, eighth and tenth […]
Another valuable lieutenant for Armstrong injured in crash Team RadioShack’s Haimar Zubeldia was caught up in a massive crash near the end of today’s stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The team is reporting that Zubeldia has suffered a distal […]
Will return to France following a difficult Giro d’Italia Cervélo Test team has confirmed that Carlos Sastre will be at the start of the Tour de France in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 3rd. For months there has been much […]
No cause for concern given by team… Following several reports that 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre would take part in this year’s edition of the race, Cervélo TestTeam has released a statement today to clarify that his participation […]
