RadioShack boss says former teammate’s doping claims are fueling Tour preparations. After crashing out of last month’s Tour of California, Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) travelled to Europe to prepare for the Tour de France. The seven-time Tour winner added the Tours […]
Irishman hopeful he’ll ride the Tour de France Irish road race champion Nicolas Roche has been sidelined from racing since the Tour de Romandie, but he will make his competitive return this Sunday in the Tour du Canton d’Argovie in […]
Denis Menchov and Robert Gesink to be joint leaders in Dutch team The Rabobank team has announced its line up for next month’s Tour de France, which starts in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. As the only Netherlands’ team invited […]
Favorites check out decisive stages in the Pyrenees On Monday, Alberto Contador and the brothers Frank and Andy Schleck climbed the Tourmalet from opposite directions and coincidentally met on the top of the 2114-meter high climb. The Tourmalet was the […]
Good showing should improve chances of selection Several riders vying to be part of Team Sky’s Tour de France lineup are seeking strong performances in the Tour of Luxembourg. Eight years ago, Marcus Ljungqvist took overall victory in the race; […]
Caisse d’Epargne vacancy could be tailor-made for Tour champion With speculation over where Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will ride in 2011 continuing, the suspension yesterday of Caisse d’Epargne Alejandro Valverde may have made things a whole lot simpler. […]
Will follow same plan as in 2001 RadioShack team leader Lance Armstrong will follow the same preparation for this year’s Tour de France as he did back in 2001, with the Texan lining out in the Tour de Suisse on […]
Last year’s green jersey looking to defend title Only seventeen days ago, Thor Hushovd, last year’s Maillot Vert winner at the Tour de France, suffered an unfortunate crash in training, which resulted in a broken collarbone. The 32-year-old all-around threat […]
Stakes much higher twelve months on The past two days of the Giro d’Italia have been difficult ones for Bradley Wiggins, who has struggled on the steeper climbs of the Giro d’Italia. The Briton was spoken of by some as […]
Very quick recovery expected from collarbone break Stuart O’Grady’s Tour de France participation appeared out the window when he crashed on the fifth stage of the Tour of California but, against expectation, the tough Aussie expects to be riding the […]
Texan still chasing form Bashed by a crash during the Tour of California and buffeted by this week’s allegations by Floyd Landis that he doped, Lance Armstrong is continuing with his plans to ride the Tour de France, and will […]
Feels risks are too great for GC contenders The inclusion of cobbles in this year’s Tour de France has been criticised from very unexpected quarters, with multiple Classics winner Tom Boonen speaking out against the route chosen for stage three. […]
Belgian focusses on Worlds as big season goal The sight of Philippe Gilbert in full flight is one of the most impressive images in cycling, given his swashbuckling style, but fans of the Belgian rider will have to wait until […]
Starts back in next week’s Bayern-Rundfahrt Having been unable to race since March due to a problem with his Achilles tendon, Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen has now been given the green light by specialists to result racing next week. […]
Irish champion likely to return in Tour de Suisse Nicolas Roche’s chances of riding this year’s Tour de France got back on track yesterday when he was given the green light to resume training and prepare for the Tour of […]
Who will rule the sprints in July Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) took a convincing victory in stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia today, and with every success the American is building his confidence towards the Tour de France this July. His […]
Tour champion feels national road race is too flat and risky Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador is to miss out on his national championship road race, he told Spanish Eurosport commentators yesterday. The Astana rider does not feel that […]
Russian hopes for quick recovery from bronchitis Rabobank rider Denis Menchov missed the Giro d’Italia in order to try to better prepare for this year’s Tour de France, but has had a setback in terms of his training. He was […]
