Two Tour de France success stories set their sights on the Tour of Spain Following hugely successful Tours de France by two very different riders, it looks likely that both Mark Cavendish and Denis Menchov will be headed to the […]
An incredible accomplishment that came over a tough road Today Alberto Contador not only won the Tour de France for the third time, but secured the fifth consecutive Grand Tour victory of his career. He first won the overall at […]
Three-time Tour de France champion: “What I want now is rest.” After finishing a comfortable 31 seconds in front of arch-rival Andy Schleck in Bordeaux, the tears of happiness and relief flowed from the soon to be five-time Grand Tour […]
Hopes to be back on the exercise bike in 10 days Saxo Bank leader Fränk Schleck exited this year’s Tour de France with a broken collarbone when the race ventured onto cobblestone sectors used in Paris-Roubaix during stage three. A […]
The rumor mill is churning, but La Gazzetta dello Sport normally has the inside line According to website WielerFlits.nl, Italian news paper la Gazzetta dello Sport has linked Riccardo Riccò (Ceramica Flaminia) to the Quick Step team for a ride […]
Brailsford pledges that British squad will send a strong lineup Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has hailed the decision by Vuelta a España organisers to grant a wild card to the team, saying that riding three Grand Tours in its […]
Impressive Dauphiné performance leads to first Grand Tour HTC-Columbia’s Tejay Van Garderen came away from last week’s Criterium du Dauphiné with an incredible third place overall. The 21 year old, who had been racing for the Rabobank Continental team for […]
RadioShack manager won’t take the news sitting down Following their non-selection for this year’s Vuelta a España, Team RadioShack’s manager Johan Bruyneel has said he could not understand the decision by race organizer Javier Guillén. The American team needed to […]
RadioShack taken by surprise with non-invite to race Responding to a VeloNation request for feedback after the team was not listed as one of those taking part in the 2010 Vuelta a España, the BMC Racing Team has implied that […]
Garmin Transitions, Team Sky get nod, no place for RadioShack, BMC Racing The organisers of the Vuelta a España have announced the name of 22 teams that they say will dispute the 2010 edition of the race. These include wildcard […]
Two doctors advise complete rest Danish rider Michael Rasmussen is focussed on once again taking top results and said that he plans to target the national championships as well as the Vuelta a España. The only problem with that is […]
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 […]
Belgian Philippe Gilbert missed the chance to win his home race, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Sunday. However, Omega Pharma-Lotto’s team manger, Marc Sergeant, is pleased with Gilbert’s progression and said that the World Championships is the next major goal. Sergeant knows his rider […]
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) are the most obvious favourites for tomorrow’s Paris-Roubaix Classic but, behind the two past winners, there are a large number of other riders who could be fighting it out at the […]
Despite the fact that the Cervélo Test Team took two stage wins plus a top ten finish overall last year, Vuelta a España director Jose Guillen has indicated that the team might be refused a wildcard if Carlos Sastre is […]
Pat McQuaid has spoken in response to the call from Vacansoleil team manager Hilaire Vanderschueren for political intervention in securing more invitations for Dutch teams at this year’s Tour de France. The UCI president spoke at a press conference, according […]
The organiser of the Vuelta a España, Javier Guillén, has ruled out a return to the previous timeslot for the race in early April. In recent years a lack of attention paid to the race by the media and the […]
The Dutch province of Drenthe has calculated that hosting the start of the Vuelta a España last year earned the region €5.3 million ($7.5 million, approx), illustrating the proceeds that major cycle races can bring to an economy. According to […]
