Andy Schleck crashes heavily in training, should be okay for Tour de France start
Luxembourg time trial champion looks to have come away with only road rash Saxo Bank Tour de France hope Andy Schleck crashed heavily while out training with his brother Fränk today. The 25 year old Luxembourger finished second in last […]
Philippe Gilbert looking for first Belgian Road Championship
Cautiously optimistic ahead of Sunday’s showdown Philippe Gilbert is no stranger at the top end of the Belgian National Championships – he is however, a stranger to the top step. The Walloon has a brilliant record of near wins over […]
Sánchez successor of Contador in Spanish time trial Championships
Caisse d’Epargne teammate Costa wins in Portugual In the absence of Alberto Contador, Luis León Sánchez won the Spanish time trial championships in Villarrobledo, over a course of 36.8km. Sánchez’s time was 43’34. He was 41 seconds ahead of Jose […]
Martin wins German time trial championships, Becker takes women's road title
National championships are overshadowed by soccer World Cup Tony Martin did what he wanted to do in Sangerhausen, Germany, and won the national time trial title. He de-throned teammate Bert Grabsch, a former World Championships winner in this discipline. The […]
Tour de France: Garmin-Transitions announces roster; Farrar set to take on Cavendish, will also look for overall success
American team fields sprint muscle and will also support Vande Velde The American Garmin-Transitions team has announced a Tour de France roster set to challenge for both green and yellow during the three week race. Representing the team’s best chance […]
Visconti wins Italian championships, 'sacrifices pay off'
Visconti takes second career Italian title Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) arrived solo to win the Italian national championships today in Conegliano, repeating his 2007 victory. “What can I say?” Visconti told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “All of my sacrifices have paid […]
Paul Martens patiently waiting to begin comeback
Rabobank rider’s internal injuries holding him back Two weeks ago, the prognosis for Rabobank’s young German talent, Paul Martens, was relatively optimistic. Martens suffered a bad crash at the Dauphine, which resulted in a broken rib, a bruised kidney, and […]
Heinrich Haussler will miss Tour de France due to knee problems, surgery scheduled for next week
Tour de Suisse crash aggravates knee injury Cervélo TestTeam announced today that sprinter Heinrich Haussler will miss this year’s Tour de France due to persistent knee problems. The team said his place on the Tour roster will be taken by […]
Tour de France: Tom Boonen out as knee problems persist
California crash injuries prevent Belgian champion from starting the Grand Boucle Current Belgian champion Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will not be defending his driekleur jersey in Leuven this weekend; neither will he be starting the Tour de France the following […]
World champion Evans leads BMC Racing roster at Tour de France
Hincapie and Ballan to be his chief lieutenants The BMC Racing Team lineup which will support the bid by Cadel Evans, twice runner-up, to finally win the Tour de France has been announced today. The Australian world champion will be […]
