Liquigas rider has a clear target in mind for 2011 Vuelta a España winner Vincenzo Nibali has dismissed suggestions that Italian cycling is on a downturn, nominating the big victories by himself and team-mate Ivan Basso this year as a […]
Spanish Xacobeo Galicia rider had already failed test for Hydroxyethyl starch One week after it was announced that David Garcia and Xacobeo Galicia team-mate Ezequiel Mosquera had failed ‘A’ sample tests for the prohibited substance Hydroxyethyl starch, the UCI has […]
Further blow to cycling, may seal fate of Xacobeo team Right on the heels of the news that Alberto Contador has been provisional suspended following the detection of minute traces of Clenbuterol in a urine sample from the Tour de […]
Sun setting on unique project The Cervélo Test Team may have placed two riders in the top eight of the Vuelta a España, with Xavier Tondo and Carlos Sastre placing sixth and eighth respectively, yet it was a slightly understated […]
Tired riders plus injuries equalled zero return for Dutch team The Rabobank team started the Vuelta a España with a two-time winner in Denis Menchov and one of the most experienced sprinters in Oscar Freire. Its return from the three […]
World number one Purito decides not to go to Australia after a long season Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has pulled out of the Spanish team for next month’s World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. The new leader of the World Rankings cites […]
French climber prefers Spanish race to the other Grand Tours Cofidis climber David Moncoutié came out of the Vuelta a España with the white and blue polka-dot mountains jersey for the third year in a row. The Frenchman also took […]
Vuelta win is a sign of things to come, according to former French rider The victory of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) in the Vuelta a España was the first Grand Tour triumph for the Sicilian. Last year’s Tour de France was […]
Making strong progress, will keep working hard Although he was just 43 seconds off Joaquin Rodriguez’s fourth place, a mere 20 seconds off the fifth position taken by Frank Schleck and knows where he could have made up the time, […]
American sprinter gets it right on short final stage Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won the twenty-first and final stage of the Vuelta a España between San Sebastian de los Reyes and Madrid in a bunch sprint. The American fastman beat Mark […]
Time Trial World Champion may skip racing for record fourth title in Geelong Swiss Fabian Cancellara will delay his decision to race for a record fourth World Championships title until Tuesday, just over a week until the time trail in […]
‘The best day of my life,’ says Italian after securing overall victory on Bola del Mundo climb Vincenzo Nibali will become the first Italian to win the Vuelta a España in 20 years when he crosses the final stage’s finish […]
Spartacus leaves Danish team but with destination currently unconfirmed After months of speculation, it has finally happened: Fabian Cancellara has bought himself out of his contract with the Saxo Bank team, according to cykelmagasinet.dk. He was due to ride for […]
World champion ignores team management and calls it quits World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara may have just ridden his last race for the Saxo Bank team following a controversial exit from the Vuelta a España. It isn’t what he […]
Spaniard and Italian do battle on the steep concrete climb Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia) won the twentieth stage of the Vuelta a España between San Martin de Valdeiglesias and the Bola del Mundo. The Galician climber crossed the line just one […]
Belgian Worlds favourite shows his form in lumpy finale Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the nineteenth stage of the Vuelta a España between Piedrahita and Toledo after attacking from the front of the fractured peloton in the final few hundred metres. […]
Current second place hopes that time lost in today’s split peloton does not cost him the race Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia) was one of the losers in the chaotic finish of the Vuelta a España stage to Toledo today. He finished […]
Galician newspaper reports deal is done Ezequiel Mosquera, the rider who is poised to take over the leader’s jersey in the Vuelta a España tomorrow, is reported to have already sealed a two year contract with the Vacansoleil team. That’s […]
