Pozzato feeling upbeat about worlds, names main rivals for Geelong
Expects to lead Italian team While his bid yesterday to win a stage of the Vuelta a España didn’t work out, Katusha rider Filippo Pozzato is feeling good about his condition heading towards his big season target, the world championships. […]
Bad luck robs Farrar of chance of second Vuelta stage win
Points jersey opportunity also lost Quicker of late than Thor Hushovd, Garmin-Transitions sprinter Tyler Farrar was left rueing what was a missed chance for a stage win plus the points jersey on yesterday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta a España. […]
Team Sky pulls out of the Vuelta a España following the tragic death of Txema González
Cycling world saddened by loss of highly respected Basque The British Team Sky has pulled out of the Vuelta a España following the death of popular and widely-respected masseur and team helper Txema González. Sky has had health issues since […]
Transfer News: RadioShack signs three more riders for 2011
American team adds young riders to next year’s roster The American RadioShack team has announced the signing of three new riders for 2011: Portuguese Manuel Cardoso, New Zealander Jesse Sergent and Pole Michal Kwiatkowski. Cardoso, the 2009 Portuguese champion, currently […]
World Championships: David Millar to replace Geraint Thomas in Great Britain team
Garmin-Transitions rider to ride road race as well as time trial David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) will step in to replace Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) in the Great Britain team for the World Championship road race in Melbourne, Australia next month. The […]
Holland Ladies Tour: Kirsten Wild takes stage 4 as Cervélo teamwork pays off
Dutch sprinter takes victory in her home tour after two podium finishes Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) won the fourth stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Diepenheim, in the east of the Netherlands. Having finished third on stage 1, and […]
Vuelta a España: Alessandro Petacchi fires his Ale-Jets to take stage 7
Italian sprinter takes his first win of the race in a Sprint Royale Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España between Murcia and Orihuela in a bunch sprint. Ale-Jet outsprinted Manx Express Mark Cavendish […]
Juan Antonio Flecha abandons Vuelta as team helper in coma
Spaniard becomes third Team Sky rider to be forced out with mystery stomach bug as member of staff more serious Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) has been forced to abandon the Vuelta a España, midway through today’s stage between Murcia […]
Kenny Van Hummel extends with Skil-Shimano
Dutch sprinter to spend sixth year with Pro Continental team Kenny Van Hummel has extended his contract with the Skil-Shimano for another year, taking him to the end of 2011. The Dutch sprinter has been with the team since it […]
Floyd Landis Investigation: What will prosecutors be looking for if there is a money trail?
Novitsky gathering evidence for the Grand Jury Floyd Landis’s email to cycling officials claiming there was widespread doping in the US Postal Service team has prompted Food and Drug Administration agent Jeff Novitsky to look into seven-time Tour de France […]
