Rabobank optimistic for timely Freire recovery in the Vuelta a España
Sports Director Jan Boven hopes already for Thursday’s stage six Normally an 11th place in a bunch sprint would be nothing to write home about for Oscar Freire from the Dutch Rabobank team. His directors draw hope from it though, […]
Giuseppe Saronni welcomes Przemyslaw Niemiec at Lampre-Farnese Vini in 2011
Polish climber to play pivotal role for the team in the mountains Polish rider Przemyslaw Niemiec will join the Lampre-Farnese Vini team in 2011. The climber, who turned professional in 2002, has won 11 races so far. He will receive […]
Vuelta a España: Tyler Farrar wins stage five sprint to get pre-Worlds morale boost
American outpaces his rivals for Melbourne after long breakaway is caught Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitons) won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España between Guadix and Lorca in a bunch sprint. The American beat Koldo Fernandez (Euaskaltel-Euskadi) and Mark Cavendish […]
Philippe Gilbert: “Vuelta stage finish was not as tough as Flèche Wallonne”
Belgian wants to hold onto Vuelta lead as long as possible but not take unnecessary risks Although Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) has won many of the world’s biggest one-day races, this is the first time he has ever held the leader’s […]
Sastre’s Vuelta a España victory chances drop, while Tondo shows strength
Spanish Tour winner loses time on second day of climbing It’s too early to say the Vuelta a España has lost an overall contender, but Carlos Sastre is certainly facing a mammoth fight back if he still has designs on […]
Au revoir Professeur; a tribute to Laurent Fignon
VeloNation looks back at the career of one of the most enigmatic riders of the 1980’s, who sadly died today Andy Warhol famously said that one day everybody would be famous for 15 minutes; Laurent Fignon was famous for 8 […]
Gallopin, Jalabert, Hinault, Tchmil and Armstrong pay tribute to Fignon
Double Tour winner remembered with affection The passing of Laurent Fignon early today has been met with surprise by many people, not least two of those who spent time with him in his least few months. Former soigneur and directeur […]
Double Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon dies at 50 years of age
1983/1984 champion passes away after long battle with cancer Just one month after he worked on this year’s Tour de France as a consultant for France 2 television, the former top professional Laurent Fignon has passed away. The 50 year […]
Taylor Phinney reportedly considering other offers
BMC Racing Team playing down talks of a contract Previously considered a very likely signing for Team RadioShack, highly promising young American rider Taylor Phinney is reportedly considering other pro teams. The 20 year old is currently on a trial […]
Paris-Brussels race presents new finish for 2010
Hills in the closing stages could foil the sprinters The Paris-Brussels race, one of the last big races of the Belgian season, presented a new course for its 90th edition, to be run on September 11th. The 2010 edition of […]
