RadioShack confirms Armstrong for Tour of Luxembourg
Likely to follow up with Tour de Suisse Team RadioShack has confirmed seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong for the Tour of Luxembourg today. The five-day race ends just a week prior to the Dauphiné Libéré, which would make […]
Hoy blasts UCI over new regulation limiting Olympic entries
Says changes are being made without considering riders Multiple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy has expressed his unhappiness with the recently-announced UCI rule that cycling nations will only be able to field one rider in each of the individual events […]
Thor Hushovd recovering well from collarbone break
Last year’s green jersey looking to defend title Only seventeen days ago, Thor Hushovd, last year’s Maillot Vert winner at the Tour de France, suffered an unfortunate crash in training, which resulted in a broken collarbone. The 32-year-old all-around threat […]
Dauphine Libere without Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil
Dutch teams overlooked once again In a not too surprising move, the Amaury Sport Organization, organizers of the Tour de France and the Dauphine Libere, have selected BBox, Cervelo, Cofidis, and Saur-Sojasun as the Wild Cards for the 2010 edition […]
Giro d'Italia: A brutal day on the Plan de Corones
It took today’s Giro d’Italia stage sixteen winner Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) 2 minutes and 33 seconds to ride up the final 600 meters of the Plan de Corones. The brutal mountain served up a some wind on the […]
McQuaid confirms six figure Armstrong donation, denies corruption within UCI
Armstrong was not being investigated for doping at the time International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has confirmed a $100,000 donation from seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, and insists there was no conflict of interest as a result […]
Boonen wants Quick Step to sign more big names
Needs others to contend in Classics Belgian national champion Tom Boonen has called on his Quick Step team to strengthen its ranks next season, making it clear that he thinks that it needs to sign new riders in order to […]
BMC Racing acknowledges UCI investigation into Lelangue
Team denies the allegations, says Landis has no credibility BMC Racing’s president Jim Ochowicz said the team will stand behind their sports director John Lelangue with respect to the investigation the UCI has launched to look into Floyd Landis’ claims […]
Giro d’Italia: Gadret shocks himself with third at Plan de Corones
Cyclocross specialist can’t believe podium spot in mountain time trial John Gadret (AG2R-La Mondiale) took third place in the mountain time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to the Plan de Corones, surprising even himself. The former French cyclocross champion […]
UCI officially denies Landis cover up claims
Governing body denies being paid off for 2001 EPO positive One of the specific claims made by Floyd Landis in the emails leaked last week was that the International Cycling Union (UCI) had conspired to cover up a positive EPO […]
