Tour de l’Avenir: John Degenkolb sprints to stage 1 win; Taylor Phinney holds the lead
Latest HTC-Columbia sprint acquisition shows what he’s worth in the race of the future John Degenkolb (Germany) won the first stage of the Tour de l’Avenir between Vierzon and Saint-Amand-Montrond in a bunch sprint. The 21-year-old, who recently signed with […]
Jelle Vanendert surprised that Vuelta performance doesn’t buy him a trip to the Worlds
Belgian feels that Spanish form should earn him a trip to AustraliaOmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jelle Vanendert rode strongly in yesterday’s ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, getting himself into the break and staying away to finish 10th. He may have done […]
Transfer News: Rémy Di Gregorio signs for Astana
French climber heading to Kazakh team to provide mountain support Rémy Di Gregorio is to leave the FDJ team, where he has spent his entire professional career, after signing a one-year contract with the Astana team for 2011. The 25-year-old […]
Transfer news: Rabobank welcomes two year signing of Luis León Sánchez
Spanish rider opts for Dutch squad rather than Team Movistar The Rabobank team has hailed today’s announcement that the Spanish time trial champion and Clasica San Sebastian winner Luis León Sánchez will sign for two years, saying that he will […]
Roger Kluge Interview: From the ProTour to the Track
Versatile German spends his winters on the boards In a world of ever increasing specialisation among bike riders, a professional is typically a ‘Cobbled Classics rider’, an ‘Ardennes Classics specialist’, a ‘man for the Giro,’ or perhaps it’s ‘tout pour […]
Tour de l'Avenir: Taylor Phinney takes the prologue, Dowsett and Matthews round out podium
English speakers dominate the opening podium in the Tour of the Future American Taylor Phinney powered to victory in the prologue of the Tour de l’Avenir today, besting former Trek-Livestrong teammate Briton Alex Dowsett, with Australian Michael Matthews completing a […]
Italian investigators widening Petacchi doping probe
Petacchi continues to race Vuelta a España despite doping investigation in Italy The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) is widening its doping investigation of sprinter Alessandro Petacchi as he continues to race and win. Petacchi won the seventh stage of the […]
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov and Rabobank “can forget the podium” after Xorret del Catí disaster
Crashes put Dutch team’s captains out of the running but stage wins are still possible Rabobank’s Denis Menchov was probably the biggest loser among the overall contenders after yesterday’s first mountain stage to Xorret del Catí. The Russian, who won […]
Green Mountain Stage Race: Veilleux and Dillon prove strongest in stage three
Powers takes over lead in men’s race, McGrath maintains control David Veilleux made it two stages in a row for the Kelly Benefits Strategies team in stage three of the Green Mountain Stage Race, while Irish National Champion Olivia Dillon […]
Holland Ladies Tour: Marianne Vos takes stage and tour in Hellendoorn finale
Vos and Wild do battle over bonus seconds in sprinters’ stage race Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the seventh and final stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Hellendoorn, eastern Netherlands to secure overall victory in the race. The former […]
