RadioShack appeals to CAS over Lombardia non-invitation
American team upset at yet another Italian race snub RadioShack has taken Giro di Lombardia organiser RCS Sport to the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS). The American team has asked CAS to arbitrate over what it calls “the sudden […]
Gilbert drops back in green jersey battle
Belgian likely to fight all the way to Madrid Philippe Gilbert wore the green jersey on yesterday’s twelfth stage of the race, but ended up losing ground in that competition to Mark Cavendish when he could place only tenth in […]
Cavendish to change Grand Tour tactics in fighting for Vuelta points jersey
Sees intermediate sprints as key to keeping green jersey Normally hesitant to go for intermediate sprints in Grand Tours, British rider Mark Cavendish has confirmed that he will adopt a different tactic in this year’s Vuelta a España. The HTC […]
Tour de l’Ardeche: Hat-trick for Lizzie Armitstead
Young Briton gets third win in a row as Vicki Whitelaw holds the lead under pressure from Sharon Laws Lizzie Armitstead (Cervélo TestTeam) won the fifth stage of the Tour de l’Ardeche between Saint Martin d’Ardeche and Villeneuve de Berg. […]
Grand Prix Québec: Thomas Voeckler wins with flamme rouge attack
French champion takes victory in capital of French-speaking Canada Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouyges Telecom) won the Gran Prix Québec, the first race of the International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour ever held in North America. The French champion attacked in the […]
Vuelta a España: Mark Cavendish bunny-hops to make it two in a row in Burgos
HTC-Columbia’s Manx Missile fires once again to jump clear of his rivals Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España between Rincón de Soto and Burgos in a bunch sprint. The Manx Missile took his second […]
John Degenkolb wins his second stage in Tour de l'Avenir
German shows promise in race of the futureJohn Degenkolb won the fifth stage of the Tour de l’Avenir, running from Vals-les-Bains to Loriol-sur-Drôme. Degenkolb beat Spaniard Jesus Herrada and Portuguese rider Nelson Oliveira in the sprint of five. There were […]
Xavier Tondo lies quietly in third place overall in Vuelta a España
Spaniard still sees Carlos Sastre as the captain Xavier Tondo finished third in the stage to Vallnord in Andorra and also sits third overall in the Vuelta a España. The Spaniard does not make a big deal about it, saying […]
Michael Matthews to Rabobank for two years
Young Australian gets his ProTour chance Michael Matthews has signed with the Dutch Rabobank team for 2011. The 19-year-old receives a two-year contract. He currently rides for the Jayco Skin teams, a professional Continental team Down Under. Matthews is the […]
McEwen sets example signing to the Australian Fly V/Pegasus Racing team ProTour project
Hopes others follow suit, will compete for one more season then move into management Triple Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen hopes that his signing to the aspiring Australian ProTour team will both increase the chances of that […]
