Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam involved in car accident
More bad luck for the Dutch climber Rabobank rider Laurens ten Dam has been involved in a car accident today that has further aggravated injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour de Suisse. The Dutchman went down hard in […]
Cervélo TestTeam names nine for the Tour; Sastre cleared to ride
Sastre and Hushovd to spearhead two-pronged assault for black and white team The Cervélo TestTeam has become the latest squad to name its nine-man team to ride next month’s Tour de France. As expected, the team will be built around […]
Little change to World Rankings after Tour de Suisse, Evans still holds commanding lead
World champion still tops the pile as main rivals sit out the Tour de Suisse World champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) still holds the lead in the UCI’s World Ranking, with none of the other riders in the top ten […]
Tom Boonen’s knee problems continue; misses Tour de Suisse time trial
Belgian champion’s problems persist despite previous optimism Quick Step’s Tom Boonen continues to be dogged by problems with his left knee, deciding to miss out on the final stage time trial of the Tour de Suisse yesterday. The Belgian champion […]
OmegaPharma-Lotto confirms Tour de France line up
Belgian team names its final nine riders for next month’s Grand Boucle The Belgian OmegaPharma-Lotto team has confirmed its nine-man team for the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in less than two weeks. With previous Grand Tour […]
André Greipel reportedly in advanced negotiations with Omega Pharma-Lotto
Move to make Belgian squad a sprinting force seems eminent The Gazet van Antwerpen reports that Andre Greipel is in late stage negotiations with the Belgian Omega Pharma-Lotto team. Greipel, winner of 11 races in 2010 so far, has openly […]
Transfer Speculation: Kreuziger, Horner to Astana; Cunego and Rodriguez to Sky; top sprinters leave Liquigas
Mass exodus from Liquigas, Italians flock to British team, Horner Shacks up somewhere else? According to Dutch website, Sportdome, Roman Kreuziger is looking to make a move to Astana and not the Belgian Omega Pharma-Lotto team as previously reported. Kreuziger […]
Fränk Schleck wins Tour de Suisse in nail biting final over Armstrong
Martin takes time trial as Gesink falls out of yellow jersey Fränk Schleck produced an outstanding time trial for his measures, losing only five seconds to Lance Armstrong in the final 27km race against the clock in Liestal. It is […]
Basso's biological passport numbers from Giro d'Italia published
Giro d’Italia winner under examination Ivan Basso’s hematocrit values decreased by 4.3 percentage points on his way to winning the Giro d’Italia last month. Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport published yesterday the results of three controls used for Basso’s […]
Alberto Contador confident that Pyrenees will decide Tour de France winner
Believes that Alpine stages won’t separate the top riders As has been widely reported, Astanta’s Grand Tour dominator, Alberto Contador, spent the early part of this week reckoning the Tour de France’s stages in the Alps. After taking in the […]
