Alberto Contador admits that it is unlikely he will race the Vuelta
Three-time Tour de France champion: “What I want now is rest.” After finishing a comfortable 31 seconds in front of arch-rival Andy Schleck in Bordeaux, the tears of happiness and relief flowed from the soon to be five-time Grand Tour […]
Tour de France: Bjarne Riis says "I cried and I screamed."
Saxo Bank manager happy with Schleck’s ride After a thrilling time trial from the two best riders at the this year’s Tour de France, Andy Schleck came up just a little bit short. Schleck lost 31 seconds to an ailing […]
Tour de France: Oscar Freire will have nasal surgery immediately after the finish
Looks forward to a problem free Vuelta and Worlds Triple World champion Oscar Freire is set to undergo surgery in the Netherlands on Tuesday to remove polyps from his nasal passage and sinus. The Spaniard has had serious problems with […]
Tour de France: Fabian Cancellara reigns as time trial king, while Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck fight it out
World champion destroys the field as a close Tour de France goes to the wire Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) won the stage 19 time trial of the Tour de France between Bordeaux and Pauillac. The World champion blitzed the flat, […]
Caisse d'Epargne's Rigoberto Uran breaks collarbone
Vuelta start in jeopardy for promising Colombian talent 23-year-old Caisse d’Epargne talent, Rigoberto Uran, broke his collarbone while training at home in Colombia. Uran, who calls Medellin home, hit a child while preparing for his second Grand Tour of 2010, […]
UnitedHealthcare's Marc De Maar to return to Europe with QuickStep?
Dutch rider has a verbal agreement with Lefevere’s team for 2011 according to De Telegraaf Marc de Maar’s move from Dutch ProTour squad, Rabobank, to the American Continental outfit, UnitedHealthcare/Maxxis, for the 2010 season was a rather surprising one, as […]
Mark Cavendish: The 'Boy Racer' comes of age at the Tour de France
The Manxman poised to write his next chapter HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish notched up his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France today, bringing his tally to an incredible fourteen stages in the past three editions of the […]
Tour de France: Tomorrow will be a tough day, says Alberto Contador
Tour champion expects a hard time against the clock in his stage 19 showdown with Andy Schleck After 3487.4km of racing, Alberto Contador (Astana) and Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) are separated by just 8 seconds. With Sunday’s stage to the […]
Tour de France: Three way battle for Green set for Sunday afternoon
First through third on the Points Classification separated by only 16 points While Thor Hushovd excused himself from the table of contenders for the Green Jersey in Paris after a disappointing sprint and dismissed Mark Cavendish’s chances, the three-way fight […]
Horner continues his progression by sitting tenth in Tour de France
Set for highest-ever finish on Sunday Chris Horner may have gone to the Tour de France as primarily a support rider for Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer, but the 38 year old is now poised to finish as the highest-placed […]
