Tour de l’Ardeche: Ruth Corset and Lizzie Armitstead take stages 2 and 3 and Vicki Whitelaw takes the lead
Australians and Britons continue to dominate useful pre-Worlds stage race Ruth Corset (Australia) won the short Tour de l’Ardeche stage 2 morning time trial in Vals-les-Bains. The Australian road champion completed the 3.5km course in 5’32”, to finish 8 seconds […]
Xacobeo's Ezequiel Mosquera frustrated at another missed opportunity
“I thought that this one would not escape me.” Unsurprisingly, Xacobeo-Galicia’s leader, Ezequiel Mosquera, has admitted to disappointment following yet another win stolen from his grasp at the last moment at his beloved Vuelta a Espana. The Galician has finished […]
Tour de l'Avenir: Belgium's Yannick Eijssen climbs to stage win and overall lead in Stage 3
American Andrew Talansky less than half a minute behind in 3rd21 year old Belgian talent, Yannick Eijssen, attacked on the descent of the penultimate climb of Stage 3’s mountainous 157 kilometer trip from Saint-Pour to the Col du Beal to […]
Milram's Roy Sentjens provisionally suspended by the UCI for EPO positive
Belgian found to have taken recombinant EPO in August 16th out of competition test Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse for the Milram team, it does. The team is still frantically searching for a replacement sponsor for […]
Vuelta a España: Igor Anton storms to stage win and race lead in Andorra
Basque rider puts in amazing ride in Vuelta’s first major mountaintop finish Today’s 208 kilometer stage from the coastal Catalonian city of Vilanova i la Geltru to the majestic heights of the Andorran ski town of Pal at 1900 meters […]
Bjarne Riis and the Schleck boys: The end of the affair?
Chinese whisper fuelled media frenzy over selected part of Riis’ statement, but will they race together again “Disappointed” is how Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis described himself about the decision of Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady to sneak out for […]
Behind-the-Scenes: Top agent Alex Carera talks contracts, clients and the climate of cycling
Continuing our series of behind-the-scenes interviews with the men who influence who signs where, when and for how much, we talk to the man who represents many of the peloton’s top talents, Italian Alex Carera. Alex and his brother, Johnny, […]
Top Dutch talent Kai Reus leaves Rabobank and quits cycling
Hangs up his wheels less than a year after winning a stage in Tour of Britain, but might return Former world junior champion Kai Reus has taken the emotional decision to walk away from cycling, perhaps permanently. The Rabobank rider […]
Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady out of Vuelta for ‘violation of team’s rules’
Schleck admits he and O’Grady had beers, were out until 1am Two of the biggest names on the Saxo Bank Vuelta a España squad, Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady, have been prevented from starting today’s tenth stage by team manager […]
Transfer news: Tuft leaves Garmin for Fly V Australia, Millar extends one year
Canadian’s signature to help Aussie squad’s ProTour application Former world championship silver medallist Svein Tuft looks set to become the biggest signing thus far for the Fly V Australia team which, through its holding company Pegasus Racing, is applying for […]
