Monfort wins Tour of Bavaria time trial, takes over lead
Belgian hits twice in convincing performance against the clock Maxime Monfort of the HTC Columbia squad won the time trial in the Tour of Bavaria, ahead of Lampre’s Adriano Malori and Monfort’s teammate Hayden Roulsten. With his win by 12 […]
Dominique Cornu takes over lead in the Tour of Belgium after time trial win
Rain flushes Gilbert out of the leader’s jersey With his time trial win in stage four of the Tour of Belgium, Dominique Cornu, took over the leader’s jersey from Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert will be remembered for riding under a particular […]
Giro d'Italia: Stefano Garzelli abandons race with knee pain
2000 Giro d’Italia champion unable to finish race Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia during Saturday’s twentieth and penultimate staged. The Italian packed it in at the 59 kilometer mark citing a painful knee […]
Sachsen Tour and Surbida a Urkiola both cancelled
UCI schedule takes a big hit Two races in two different countries, both within a week of each other, have been axed from the UCI schedule this week: the Sachsen Tour and the Surbida a Urkiola. The Sachsen Tour, typically […]
Giro d'Italia: Showdown on the Gavia
Organizers give clearance to include highest climb The organizers declared the Gavia clear to be ridden in today’s final mountain stage in the Giro d’Italia, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Late snow had threatened the cancelation of the penultimate […]
AG2R's Rinaldo Nocentini ready to return to racing
Tour de France start a definite possibility Following a terrible crash at the GP Insubria in February, AG2R’s Rinaldo Nocentini was forced to take a long break to recover from his substantial leg injuries. After three months out of competition, […]
Giro d'Italia: Basso in a commanding position, final alpine test looms
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) left no doubts today about who the strongest climber is in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The 2006 winner rode away from the overall contenders during the race’s nineteenth stage to once again wear the coveted maglia rosa […]
Lefevere proposes Belgian super team
Quick Step boss dreams of merger with OmegaPharma-Lotto Just days after Quick Step’s Belgian champion Tom Boonen called for greater reinforcement of his team, his director sportif has come up with a possible solution. In an interview with Belgian newspaper […]
Ballan to return to racing after team gives a green light
BMC Racing says no sign of guilt in inqury Former world road race champion Alessandro Ballan is set to make a return to competition following an announcement by his BMC Racing team. The Italian was sidelined due to a doping […]
Garmin-Transitions team to co-operate with Landis inquiry
Encourages honesty and pledges support The Garmin-Transitions team has pledged its full support into the ongoing inquiry into allegations that Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and the US Postal Service team were engaged in doping practices. The US Anti-Doping Agency, national […]
