Engoulvent wins Tour of Luxembourg nighttime prologue
Sojasun-Saur team dominates the opener Jimmy Engoulvent stormed around the 2.6km prologue course in the Tour of Luxembourg opener in 3’41 to beat everyone, including Lance Armstrong. The Texan finished fifth on the night, around ten seconds behind the Frenchman. […]
Caisse d'Epargne's Sánchez fine after training crash
Spaniard briefly in hospital after colliding with car Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) crashed in training ride today in Murcia, Spain. He was brought to hospital after colliding with a car but was lucky to escape major injuries. Sánchez was […]
Rasmussen wants to ride nationals and Vuelta, but is he risking ruin?
Two doctors advise complete rest Danish rider Michael Rasmussen is focussed on once again taking top results and said that he plans to target the national championships as well as the Vuelta a España. The only problem with that is […]
Dauphiné Libéré: Contador leads Astana in final test before Tour de France defense
Defending Tour de France champion builds form for July Alberto Contador (Astana) will be heading to France this weekend to race the Dauphiné Libéré in what will be his last stage race before he looks to defend his Tour de […]
Liquigas signs Sylwester Szmyd for two more, continues to build for future
Secure important domestique for team leaders Following the news of sponsorship extension and contract extensions for team leaders Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali, the Liquigas-Doimo team has also renewed its contract with Sylwester Szmyd for two years. Szmyd was an […]
Team Sky riders push for Tour de France slots in Luxembourg
Good showing should improve chances of selection Several riders vying to be part of Team Sky’s Tour de France lineup are seeking strong performances in the Tour of Luxembourg. Eight years ago, Marcus Ljungqvist took overall victory in the race; […]
Milram to base Dauphiné Libéré hopes around Knees
German ProTour squad aiming for good showing Aiming for a strong showing in as many races as possible in order to improve the sponsorship chances for 2011, Team Milram will line out in the Dauphiné Libéré with its GC hopes […]
Does Alejandro Valverde ban make room for Alberto Contador?
Caisse d’Epargne vacancy could be tailor-made for Tour champion With speculation over where Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will ride in 2011 continuing, the suspension yesterday of Caisse d’Epargne Alejandro Valverde may have made things a whole lot simpler. […]
Armstrong confirmed for Tour de Suisse
Will follow same plan as in 2001 RadioShack team leader Lance Armstrong will follow the same preparation for this year’s Tour de France as he did back in 2001, with the Texan lining out in the Tour de Suisse on […]
Cancellara denies bike motor story, others debate the issue
UCI to tackle mechanised doping with bike scans World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara has rejected suggestions that he may have used an internal bike motor in winning the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. “It is so crazy that I […]
