RadioShack boss talks Astana, Vino and Armstrong’s Tour de France chances With the Tour of California in full swing, Johan Bruyneel, the manager of US team RadioShack, is in great demand. In an interview in Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Bruyneel […]
Surgery more complicated than expected Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a broken collarbone from his crash the previous day. Hushovd was training in Italy when he collided with a young girl that sent him […]
Further clashes with the UCI? Although the UCI has said that it will no longer work with the AFLD, the French anti-doping agency has said that it wants to conduct additional tests of its own during this year’s Tour de […]
Tour passes through Belgium Omega Pharma Lotto’s directeur sportif Dirk De Wolf recently appeared to pour cold water on the idea of Philippe Gilbert riding this year’s Tour de France, saying that his type of rider would have “little to […]
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has commented again on the ongoing struggle between the UCI and the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). The dispute dates back to the 2009 Tour de France, where the AFLD and the UCI worked […]
Belgian team will target stages. The Quick Step team took off from Frankfurt, Germany today to head to the United States for the Tour of California. Leading the squad will be Belgian national champion Tom Boonen, who already has a […]
The Giro d’Italia hasn’t been kind to Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) over the past year, with the American hitting the pavement in stage 3 for the second year in a row and being forced to abandon the race. Vande Velde […]
Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd has broken his collarbone while on a training ride in Italy Sunday. The 32 year old collided with a young girl while out on the road, causing him to hit the pavement. “I was out for […]
Fatigued after a long and successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year. The […]
José Rujano’s hope of getting a guest slot with the Footon-Servetto team and riding the Giro d’Italia has come to nothing, with the rider not being named to the team’s roster for the race this week. As previously reported on […]
May is often the month for intensive Tour de France mountain research: it’s a perfect spot in the racing calendar, but still a dicey time in terms of weather. Belgian Jurgen Van Den Broeck is set to head to the […]
Last year Denis Menchov was making final preparation for what would be a winning ride in the Giro d’Italia; twelve months on, he’s just finished third overall in the Tour de Romandie and feels happy with his condition. He’s going […]
With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about […]
Dane Michael Rasmussen dreams of winning the Tour de France, the race his team forced him to abandon in 2007 while wearing the yellow jersey. “If Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this summer, then […]
Following a fairly quiet start to the season, Garmin Transitions’ leader Christian Vande Velde is starting to show signs of improving form in the Tour de Romandie. The 33 year old placed fifteenth in yesterday’s 23.4 kilometre time trial at […]
Matti Breschel didn’t have the Classic season he would have liked due to a bad bike change in the Tour of Flanders and knee problems in Paris-Roubaix, but Bjarne Riis has put his faith in the Danish champion for the […]
Quintuple Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault is clearly convinced that Alberto Contador is the big favourite heading into this year’s Tour de France, saying that the Spaniard will be far ahead of his rivals in the race. “In knowing […]
Mark Cavendish’s long-time coaching advisor Rod Ellingworth has seen the Manxman struggle to perform in 2010, clocking up just one win this season compared to eight by the same point in 2009, but he believes the tide is turning and […]
