Tour de France: Fränk Schleck angry and frustrated with ASO route choices
Says spectacle at the cost of rider safety is unacceptable Team Saxo Bank leader Fränk Schleck has lashed out at the organizers of the Tour de France, Amaury Sports Organization [ASO], for trying to sensationalize their race by adding some […]
Boonen has knee operation, faces a lengthy break from competition
Quick Step competitor can’t train for at least three weeks, worlds chances could be affected Belgian rider Tom Boonen faces a further delay in his return to racing after having been forced to undergo an operation this morning. The surgery […]
Steve Chainel heads to Française des Jeux for two years
Heads to rival French team for 2011 Steve Chainel has decided to move over from BBox Bouygues Telecom to rival French team Française des Jeux next season. The former cyclo-cross rider moved up to the ProTour last season following two […]
Tour de France: Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank troops try to exploit crosswinds
Effort proves ultimately fruitless, but shows that no stage is without its opportunities for Grand Tour hopefuls Ahead of Thursday’s Stage 11, Saxo Bank team manager, Bjarne Riis, had expressed hope that his team would get an easier day en […]
Tour de France: Hat trick for Cavendish as sprinters make their return
Manx Missile fires another winning shot to the line Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between Sisteron and Bourg-lès-Valance in a fast bunch sprint. The Manx Missile took his third victory in this year’s […]
Tour de France: Even the team wasn’t told about Cadel Evans’ fractured arm, says Karsten Kroon
World champion’s injury kept from his teammates to stop the word from spreading When Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) started stage 9 between Morzine-Avoriaz and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, his one and only day in yellow in this year’s Tour, he did so with […]
Tour de France: disappointment for Garmin Transitions as Hunter is forced out
Fractured elbow proves to be too much to handle The battle-scarred Garmin Transitions team today lost one of its key riders from the Tour de France, with South African sprinter Robbie Hunter being forced to pull out due to a […]
Tour de France: Pineau battles on in hunt for mountains jersey
Two way battle with Charteau keeps French happy French riders missed out on the chance to take a fourth stage victory on Bastille Day, but Jérôme Pineau nevertheless ensured that the home nation had a good representation on the stage-end […]
Feillu Brothers to Kim Andersen's team in 2011?
Move to new Luxembourg team a possibility, but Vacansoleil seeking ProTour status as well According to De Telegraaf, Brice Feillu and Romain Feillu are dissatisfied with their Vacansoleil team and wish to move on to greener pastures in 2011. De […]
BMC signs top Belgian climbing talent Yannick Eijssen
Ronde de l’Isard winner opts for Rihs’s team over three other ProTour possibilities Previously, it was presented as a possibility that both Cofidis’s Amael Moinard and Omega Pharma’s Greg Van Avermaet could move to Andy Rihs’s BMC Racing Team in […]
