Tour de France 2011: Race to head north to Brittany after Vendée start
Local officials claim that Tour is to head to visit north western region With the 2010 edition of the race barely over, the rumours are already circulating as to the route of next year’s Tour de France. Race organiser ASO […]
Fuglsang confirms he’s leaving Saxo Bank, Riis searching for new great Danes
Young climber plus Matti Breschel both indicate that they are heading elsewhere Following weeks of rumours, triple Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang has now officially confirmed that he is leaving the Saxo Bank team, although he remains tight-lipped about […]
Transfer News: Breschel signs a two year contract with Rabobank
Danish rider to move from Saxo Bank Matti Breschel is hoping that his goal of becoming one of the top Classics riders in the sport will get a boost from a transfer to the Rabobank team. The signing was confirmed […]
Vos and others highlight lack of anti-doping testing in women’s cycling
Out of competition testing is surprisingly lax The UCI has long pushed the fact that professional cyclists are tested more often than competitors in other sports, using this to show that the sport is serious about tackling the drug problems […]
Dan Martin Interview: Irishman reflects on ProTour glory in Tour of Poland
Takes biggest career success, lays out remaining season targets On Saturday the Garmin Transitions rider Daniel Martin made history when he became the first Irish rider to win a ProTour stage race since the series was introduced in 2005. He […]
Michael Rasmussen still in with a chance with Riis's team?
After meeting with Rasmussen and personal sponsor, Riis says: “We will see what happens.” While the likelihood of Michael Rasmussen racing the upcoming Vuelta with Bjarne Riis’s Saxo Bank team looks nonexistent, the chances of the two-time polka dot jersey […]
Route de France: Ina Teutenberg outsprints the field to take stage 1
German über-sprinter takes 21st victory of the season as Annemiek Van Vleuten seizes the race lead Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) took her 21st win of the season so far with victory in the first stage of the Route de France, between […]
Jakob Fuglsang bemoans his limited racing schedule after third Tour of Denmark win
Saxo Bank rider wants more racing to satisfy his post-Tour form Saxo Bank’s Jakob Fuglsang won his third straight Tour of Denmark yesterday and is enjoying a period of good form after riding the Tour de France in support of […]
Transfer News: Mark Renshaw extends with HTC-Columbia through 2012
American team keeps top leadout man for Cavendish HTC-Columbia has secured the services of ace leadout man Mark Renshaw for two more years. The Australian has been the core of the American team’s sprint train, helping sprinter Mark Cavendish to […]
Little change in UCI World Ranking after the Tour of Poland
Top 20 remains as before With many of those who competed in the Tour de France taking a break from stage races, there was very little change to the UCI’s World Ranking when the standings were updated today. Alberto Contador […]
