Contador planned Astana departure before Tour, says Martinelli
Italian DS explains that Contador worked on win and new team at Tour Spain’s Alberto Contador will ride for a new team next year, a plan he had in place even before winning the Tour de France, according to Astana […]
Sammy Sánchez finished Tour de France with fissure in his right hand
Still ready to tackle the Clásica de San Sebastián Saturday Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez raced the final days of the Tour de France with a fissure in his right hand. The injury is unlikely to change his race schedule, to resume […]
Greg LeMond’s suggestions for a credible future for cycling
Former Tour winner lists ways to fight doping Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has outlined several methods by which he believes cycling can restore its credibility, listing a number of ways he feels that the sport can prove […]
Petacchi interviewed by police over doping issue, but refuses to talk
Maillot Vert exercises right to silence Tour de France Green Jersey winner Alessandro Petacchi was interviewed this morning by Italian drug police, but refused to talk to them about allegations of blood doping. According to his lawyer Virginio Angelini, the […]
Alberto Contador announces he will leave Astana days after Tour de France victory
Will explore all options carefully before making a decision Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has rejected an ultimatum from the Astana team and will leave it at the end of the season. The Kazakh squad had demanded an […]
Dan Martin upbeat about form heading into second half of season
Irish rider to target Tour of Poland Irish pro Dan Martin had a break of racing of several weeks following the Irish road race championships but showed strong form in the Brixia Tour last week. He’s hoping to build on […]
Milram sends Tour de France quintet to Clasica San Sebastian
Pressure on German team to land results after quiet Tour campaign Following a quiet Tour de France, the Milram team is hoping for better fortunes in this Sunday’s Clasica San Sebastian in northern Spain. The eight-man squad will feature five […]
Andreas Klöden believes that he will lead RadioShack in 2011
Enigmatic star ready for another shot at glory Andreas Klöden’s 2010 Tour de France went a lot like that of his RadioShack team’s: forgettably. Though the team managed a respectable Tour by way of taking the top spot in the […]
Bert De Waele recovering from knee surgery
Several weeks of rehab ahead – teammate Amorison luckier Landbouwkrediet rider Bert De Waele is recovering after he had a knee surgery on Wednesday. De Waele crashed hard in the Tour of Belgium, making a surgery necessary. Sporza reported that […]
Sky's Russell Downing wins Tour of Wallonia
Final day’s stage win gives Downing the edge over Marcato Russel Downing of the British Sky team has won the overall classification of the Tour of Wallonia (July 24-28). In each of the five stages the stage winner also took […]
