RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineup The 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th. The American rider started suffering […]
Tour of Belgium provisional date for his return to competition Forced to withdraw from his defence of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a crash in the former, Tom Boonen has also had to take the difficult decision […]
RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineup The 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th. The American rider started suffering […]
US champion Amber Neben and Worlds silver medalist Evie Stevens head 15-rider list The organiser of the Amgen Tour of California, AEG Sports, has announced the list of riders that have been selected to ride this year’s third edition of […]
Froome takes over race lead from Kwiatkowski as Polish rider loses time in finale Powering ahead inside the final kilometre and a half and proving once again that he is one of the very best riders in cycling on short, […]
Strong lineup announced for prestigious American race Confirming the planned participation of some of the sport’s top riders including current and past world champions Philippe Gilbert and Tom Boonen, two of the sport’s most promising young riders in Peter Sagan […]
Mount Diablo summit finish, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway climb and individual time trial to shape race Heading South to North for the first time and taking in beaches, deserts and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge plus some very tough mountain […]
Details released of eight edition of top US event Heading south to north for the first time in its history and peaking with a penultimate-day finish atop Mount Diablo, the eighth Amgen Tour of California has been unveiled by the […]
Aggressive racing on final stage doesn’t prevent bunch sprint Robert Gesink completed his comeback from a bad leg fracture suffered last September when he rounded out as final overall winner in the Tour of California. The Rabobank rider had grabbed […]
American race likely to have second non-American winner after Gesink takes stage and overall lead Robert Gesink (Rabobank) marked his return to good form with a sparkling performance on the steep summit finish on Mount Baldy. The Dutchman took stage […]
D-day today in Tour of California Ag2r La Mondiale rider Sylvain Georges has described his stage win on yesterday’s sixth stage of the Amgen Tour of California as his most important achievement thus far in the sport, and sees it […]
Olympic champion beats mainly domestic field as bid for London qualification continues Kristin Armstrong (Exergy-TWENTY12) scorched to victory in the second edition of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial, on the same 29.7km Bakersfield course that would be […]
With no wins yet in 2012, Ag2R-La Mondiale breaks through to get two in a day No one in the western United States knew his name when stage six of the Tour of California got underway, but no one is […]
BMC Racing Team rider set for all out battle on Mt. Baldy stage Having jumped up to second overall in the race after his strong third place in yesterday’s time trial, Tejay Van Garderen has identified the main obstacles to […]
Time trial winner ready to fight on upcoming climbs Grabbing the yellow jersey after his dominant win in yesterday’s time trial and heading into the race’s two mountain stages with a buffer over the other GC riders, Dave Zabriskie has […]
Superb ride for veteran RadioShack Nissan rider While he remains one of the strongest riders at dragging a bunch along, as well as the one of the most exciting to watch, it’s been quite some time since Jens Voigt won […]
Voigt, Van Garderen second and third; highlights video added USA champion Dave ‘Captain America’ Zabriskie grabbed both the stage win and the overall lead in the Amgen Tour of California, dominating the stage five time trial with a superb performance. […]
Louder, Deignan, Sutherland and De Maar all well positioned With the Amgen Tour of California heading towards the three most important stages in terms of determining the general classification, the UnitedHealthcare – Maxxis team has said that it will take […]
