Roche back training, still on course for Tour de France
Irish champion likely to return in Tour de Suisse Nicolas Roche’s chances of riding this year’s Tour de France got back on track yesterday when he was given the green light to resume training and prepare for the Tour of […]
Giro d'Italia turned upside down by massive break
Unexpected split in peloton could put Porte in pink and Sastre, Wiggins back into contention The main contenders in the Giro d’Italia are facing panic stations in today’s race after a massive split in the bunch saw 56 riders go […]
Giro d'Italia: Acqua & Sapone team pays tribute to earthquake victims
Special jerseys to be worn on today’s longest stage The riders of the Acqua & Sapone team are today commemorating the victims of last year’s earthquake in Aquila, wearing redesigned kit during what is the longest stage of the Giro. […]
Tour of California Stage 4, Chicchi triumphant in Modesto
The 195.5 km Stage 4 from San Jose to Modesto provided the expected bunch sprint finish, but instead of confirming Mark Cavendish’s ever improving form, posted a big fat question mark instead. Cavendish finished a distant third behind Saxo Bank’s […]
Giro d'Italia: The Corsa Rosa continues to surprise
Expect the unexpected in this Giro Everyone watched the eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia today in amazement as 56 riders split off of the front of the peloton at kilometer 20 to take a maximum advantage of close to […]
Giro d'Italia: Arroyo moves up to second thanks to Caisse d'Epargne work
Benefactor of the day’s events David Arroyo moved up to second overall in the crazy stage 11 that saw 56 riders go clear from the top five of the overall classification. Arroyo’s Caisse d’Epargne team did its fair share of […]
Skil-Shimano's Huguet out for several months
Skil-Shimano rider Yann Huguet crashed heavily during the final sprint of the first stage of the Circuit de Lorraine today. His team reported that the Frenchman broke his pubis, which is part of the pelvis, and it will be two […]
Tour de l’Aude: Mattis takes stage 5 and moves into contention
Breakaway stage win puts US rider on the podium Katheryn Mattis (United States) took the team’s second successive stage victory in the Tour de l’Aude, escaping alone to win in Amélie les Bains. She is also the second successive American […]
Giro d'Italia: Vinokourov will fight all the way to Verona
Astana’s leader Alexandre Vinokourov lost the pink jersey to Saxo Bank’s Richie Porte on today’s eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia after missing out on a massive split in the peloton. He wasn’t alone in the 26-man group that was […]
Sastre satisfied that he is back in the Giro d'Italia
Finally a bit of luck for the Spaniard Carlos Sastre is having a strange Giro d’Italia. After two crashes and racing on the Dutch classics terrain that he doesn’t like, he was behind by almost ten minutes after a week […]
