Tom Boonen still on track for start in Circuit Franco-Belge
No more knee pain for Quick Step leader Quick Step leader Tom Boonen is still on track to resuming racing at the Circuit Franco-Belge at the end of the month. The Belgian was involved in a crash at the Tour […]
Green Mountain Stage Race: Mumford and Holcomb take stage two honors
Kelly Benefits Strategies goes 1-2, King and McGrath in control of the overall Kelly Benefits Strategies lit up stage two of the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont, with a 1-2 finish by Reid Mumford and David Veilleux in the […]
Holland Ladies Tour: Kirsten Wild takes the race lead after double stage success
Victory in the morning road stage and third in the afternoon time trial hand orange jersey to Dutch Cervélo rider Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) has taken the overall lead in the Holland Ladies Tour after two stages in one day […]
Transfer News: Katusha extends contracts for Brutt, Galimzyanov, Ignatiev and Trusov
Russian team holds on to homegrown talent Team Katusha extended contracts for four Russians that ride for their home ProTour squad. Pavel Brutt, Denis Galimzyanov, Mikhail Ignatiev and Nikolay Trusov have all been given the green light to ride for […]
Vuelta a España: David Moncoutié takes breakaway win on stage 8 as red jersey changes hands
French climber stays away to take the stage as the favourites do battle behind him David Moncoutié (Cofidis) won the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España between Villena and Xorret del Catí as he escaped from the long breakaway […]
Team Sky masseur Txema González dies, virus that swept through team apparently unrelated
Unclear whether virus was a contributing factor Txema González, a masseur and team helper at Team Sky has died after a virus has swept through the British-registered team at the Vuelta a España. The Basque, who had previously worked with […]
Phinney on verge of contract with BMC Racing Team?
Top talent denies claims that deal has already been done The BMC Racing Team has denied reports that US phenom Taylor Phinney has already signed a deal with the team, contradicting reports circulating in the media this afternoon. Phinney has […]
World Championships: Spain announces long list for men’s team
21 names released with the aim of a record fourth title for Oscar Freire The Spanish Cycling Federation chose the Vuelta a España’s visit to the city of Murcia to announce a 21-name long list for next month’s World Championships […]
Fignon’s wife pays tribute as double Tour winner laid to rest
Special memories of the French champion On the day of his funeral in Paris, Laurent Fignon’s wife Valerie has paid a warm tribute to the man she was in a relationship with for ten years, describing him as a brave […]
Roche to lead Irish team in world championships
McCann and Brammeier to support his bid for a medal In form Irish rider Nicolas Roche has been confirmed as heading a three-man Irish team at next month’s world road race championships in Geelong, Australia. Cycling Ireland this morning announced […]
