Irishman ‘very relaxed’ going into Swiss race, but believes he can be competitive Continuing his buildup to what he hopes will be a successful second Tour de France for him, Dan Martin has said that he believes he could ride […]
Swiss rider elaborates on reason for missing Tour de France Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) may be a four time world champion against the clock, but he has downplayed his prospects of victory in Saturday’s 8.2 kilometre time trial at the Tour […]
Two more years in the “Argyle Armada” for Canadian Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal has renewed his contract with Garmin-Sharp for another two years, the American team has confirmed. The 32-year-old Canadian, who became the first rider from his country […]
American to lead BMC Racing in sponsors home race as final Tour de France preparation Tejay van Garderen will lead the BMC Racing Team at the Tour de Suisse, one of the team sponsor’s two home WorldTour races, as he […]
Race leader loses time but narrowly holds on to race lead Race leader Rui Costa (Movistar) came under big pressure on today’s penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse, losing fifty seconds to rival Frank Schleck (RadioShack Nissan) but managing […]
Costa extends race lead with strong eighth place Astana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff took a big scalp today in the Tour de Suisse, winning the stage seven time trial by two seconds ahead of Fabian Cancellara. The Swedish rider completed the 34.3 […]
Dominant Slovakian takes another as Costa retains lead It’s starting to look like the Tour of California. Victorious in five stages out of eight there last month, Peter Sagan is showing a similar dominance in stages of the Tour de […]
Russian wins six-man sprint while the race contenders take it easy on another rainy day Vladimir Isaychev (Katusha) was the strongest rider in the day-long breakaway on stage five of the Tour de Suisse, between Trimbach-Olten and Gansingen, as the […]
Diabetic rider keeps control of his blood glucose as he endures the wet, cold conditions Javier Megias is one of the Team Type 1-Sanofi’s riders who actually suffers from type 1 diabetes, but that did not stop him from taking […]
Martin Kohler in the break and Greg Van Avermaet in a late attack as the race passes close to sponsor’s headquarters The BMC Racing Team was one of the most aggressive teams in the fourth stage of the Tour de […]
Three out of four so far for Slovakian champion as wet weather continues Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) proved unbeatable once more as he took his third victory in four stages of the Tour de Suisse between Aarberg and Trimbach-Olten, as heavy […]
Had meant to lead out Allan Davis, instead beaten only by Sagan Baden Cooke (Orica-GreenEdge) added his name to the long list of riders who have seen Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) sweep around in the final 50 meters on Monday in […]
Railway crossing barriers give breakaway an extra two minutes but it is caught in the final kilometre Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) continued his devastating run of form with victory in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Martigny and […]
2010 race winner believes he’s perfectly poised to strike in days ahead While his brother Andy is some way off top form and has a lot of work to do to get into shape, Fränk Schleck showed that he is […]
Gesink, Kruijswijk, Mollema all concede time on Swiss mountaintop Rabobank is racing with all three of its potential leaders in the Tour de Suisse, but the trio has stumbled out of the starting gate, two stages in to the race. […]
Portuguese rider reels in lone attack from Fränk Schleck in the finishing straight Rui Costa (Movistar) won the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Verbania, Italy, and the Swiss ski station of Verbier, after catching and passing a […]
Saxo Bank Classics star forced to adjust previously approved saddle by a “crooked jig” Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank) is making steady progress in his return from the fractured hip he sustained in the Paris-Nice prologue. After getting through most of […]
Belgian Cobble king explains his decision to miss the Tour de France and looks ahead to the World championships Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) announced recently that he will be missing this summer’s Tour de France in order to concentrate […]
