Van Hummel wins windy Picardie stage 1
Dutchman outsprints ProTour rivals Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) won the opening stage of the Tour de Picardie between Boué and Doullens. He beat Ben Swift (Team Sky) and Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) in a bunch sprint at the end of 181km, […]
Giro d’Italia: Lloyd escapes to solo stage 6 victory
Aussie secures his biggest win Matthew Lloyd (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the 173km sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Fidenza and Marina di Carrara, as a breakaway was successful for a second successive day. The Australian escaped his escape companion Rubens […]
Brailsford upbeat despite setbacks of Giro's first week
Sky performs well despite bad luck Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford and his riders have experienced a topsy-turvy first few days of the Giro d’Italia, with a stage one time trial win, one day in the Maglia Rosa and second […]
Paul Voss: Mountain mission accomplished
Milram out to prove themselves to secure a new team sponsor. Milram’s Paul Voss went with today’s breakaway for one reason, and one reason only: to win more points and secure his grip on the maglia verde mountains competition. The […]
Bettini to take over Ballerini’s position as Italian national coach
Decision process over, will succeed close friend. It’s been predicted, and now it has been confirmed: double world champion Paolo Bettini will take over from the late Franco Ballerini as Italy’s national coach, overseeing the male teams which will aim […]
AFLD pushes to do additional anti-doping tests during Tour de France
Further clashes with the UCI? Although the UCI has said that it will no longer work with the AFLD, the French anti-doping agency has said that it wants to conduct additional tests of its own during this year’s Tour de […]
Emma Pooley Interview: Winning for the team
Cervelo’s Classics star talks to VeloNation Emma Pooley emerged on the international scene in 2007, but 2008 was the year that the World was really made to sit up and take notice. She won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the first […]
Giro d’Italia: Evans avoids mishaps on stage five
Dangerous riding still evident World champion Cadel Evans finished 30th on today’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line as part of the main bunch which was four seconds adrift of the stage winner Jerome Pineau (Quick Step). […]
Giro d'Italia: Dissecting stage five
Unexpected finale ensures drama On a day dedicated to the cyclist Fausto Coppi 50 years after his death, Italy’s “Champion of Champions” has a couple of reasons to be smiling down on the race that he won on five occasions. […]
Giro d'Italia: Pineau takes stage 5 as the peloton gets it wrong
Break defies the sprinters Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) won stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia between Novara and Novi Ligure from a breakaway that managed to hold off the sprinters’ teams right to the line. Quick Step’s “other Frenchman” took […]
