Abandons race due to injuries sustained Gerben Löwik crashed into a pile of spectators in the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Omega Pharma – Lotto rider suffered fractures to his nose and jaw. On a rainy day […]
Spaniard’s battle for Tour de France spot comes to abrupt halt Jose-Luis Arrieta did not start today’s fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, due to a broken elbow. The Spaniard suffered the injury a few kilometers from the finish […]
Takes his first victory for the Swiss BMC Racing team on home soil Classics specialist Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing) took the victory in stage five of the Tour de Suisse today, in what will be a popular win for local […]
Peloton wants more respect from the Manx Missile The fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse began with a two minute protest against what some teams described as the aggressive attitude of HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish. The Manxman was ruled […]
Manx Express moved off his line says race jury The pile up at the end of today’s 4th stage of the Tour de Suisse, which brought down most of the top sprinters, was the fault of Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) says […]
Ale-Jet chooses his own path to success as Danish champion follows Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) was last man standing at the end of today’s Tour de Suisse stage, as he was virtually the only major sprinter in the race to […]
Italian super-sprinter wins the stage after avoiding a pile up that takes out almost all his rivals Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse between Schwarzenburg and Wettingen in a chaotic sprint. The Italian […]
Team cites fatigue as the cause 20-year-old Peter Sagan, the unquestioned breakout success of 2010 so far, seems to have finally hit the wall. The young Slovakian Liquigas rider has had a season riders of any age would dream of […]
Spaniard feeling better as days pass Former Paris-Nice winner Luis León Sanchez is the likely leader of the Caisse d’Epargne team in the forthcoming Tour de France, and is pleased to report that he is gaining strength as the Tour […]
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 […]
“I have no intention to give away the jersey without a fight.” Four days ago, ahead of the start of the Tour de Suisse in Lugano, HTC-Columbia’s Tony Martin, said that he was “probably only going to focus on a […]
Luxemburger attacks to win in Liege-esque stage finish Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) won the third stage of the Tour de Suisse between Sierre and Schwarzenburg after attacking on the final metres of the climb to the finish line. In a […]
Bush saves blushes, but costs seconds Tour of Belgium winner Stijn Devolder has been hampered in a bid for a strong placing in the Tour de Suisse, incurring a twenty second time bonus during the second stage of the race. […]
Katusha’s general classification leader in the upcoming Tour de France, Joaquin Rodriguez, is hard at work in Switzerland finishing up his preparation for July’s Grand Boucle. After two days, Rodriguez is 14th overall, 20 seconds behind Swiss champion, Fabian Cancellara. […]
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. […]
Hoping to finish Tour de Suisse 34 days ago, Thor Hushovd collided with a young girl while out training. The unlucky crash with the girl resulted in a broken collarbone for last year’s Green Jersey winner, and suddenly, Hushovd’s Tour […]
Cervelo TestTeam rider returns to form Like today’s stage winner at the Dauphine, Edvald Boasson Hagen, another returning top young name in the sport is hitting his stride at just the right time ahead of the Tour de France: Cervelo […]
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 […]
