Route de France: Marianne Vos outguns Ina Teutenberg to take stage 2
Dutch all-rounder outsprints German über-sprinter after long, tough stage Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Route de France between Saint-Fort and Lavare. The 23-year-old Dutchwoman beat stage 1 winner Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) and her own teammate […]
Vuelta a España: Thomas Löfkvist to lead Team Sky; Simon Gerrans and Juan Antonio Flecha to hunt stages
British superteam announces aggressive line up for the year’s third Grand Tour Team Sky has named its nine-man squad for the Vuelta a España, which starts on Saturday August 28th. The British-registered team will be led by Swede Thomas Löfkvist, […]
Pieter Weening to miss Vuelta a España with collarbone break; Bauke Mollema more fortunate
Mixed prognoses for Rabobank’s weekend casualties The break to Rabobank rider Pieter Weening’s collarbone that he suffered in stage 5 of the Vuelta a Burgos is worse than originally thought. The nature and extent of the injury mean that the […]
Transfer News: Vladimir Karpets extends with Katusha
Russian rider to stay with “Russian Cycling Project” for another year Russian rider Vladimir Karpets has extended his contract with Katusha for another year, the team announced today. The lanky rider from St Petersburg has been with the Russian team […]
Transfer News: Brice Feillu to quit Vacansoleil; destination Luxembourg?
French climber to leave Dutch team after lacklustre season, may be off to join the Schleck brothers French climber Brice Feillu is to leave the Dutch Professional Continental team Vacansoleil after just one year of a two-year contract, according to […]
Former world cyclo-cross champion Radomir Simunek dies
Czech rider took rare triple in the sport Nineteen years after he won the world cyclo cross championship in Casting, the Czech rider Radomir Simunek has died. The 48 year old succumbed after a long battle with cirrhosis of the […]
Lampre-Farnese Vini banking on a sprint at Vattenfall Cyclassics
Italian blue and fuchsia team taking an assortment of fast men to Germany The blue and fuchsia Lampre-Farnese Vini team is taking a team full of fast men to the Vattenfall Cyclissics in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. The race generally […]
Denis Menchov bound for “either Katusha or Astana”
Russian rider heading back east after six years at Rabobank Tour de France third place Denis Menchov will be heading east next year, either to Kazakh sponsored Astana or Russian sponsored Katusha, he confirmed in an interview with Russian newspaper […]
Frank Schleck set to return this weekend at the Vattenfall Cyclassics
Elder Schleck will make his return to racing Frank Schleck looks set to make his return to professional racing following his collarbone break in Stage 3 of this year’s Tour de France. The elder Schleck, a former winner of the […]
Zabriskie not worried about long-term effects of Landis inquiry, but Bahati is concerned
Howman believes investigation could expand As the ongoing Floyd Landis/US Postal service investigation continues, two US professionals have given contrasting views on the inquiry conducted by Federal agent Jeff Novitzky. Lance Armstrong’s former USPS team-mate Dave Zabriskie has confirmed that […]
