Carlos Sastre still upbeat about Giro d'Italia chances
Will make move in the mountains Carlos Sastre likes the mountains, so the first week in the Giro, with Dutch flat and windy terrain and a team time trial, was never going to be his favorite. He is already down […]
Pink Nibali happy, but says Basso stays Liquigas captain
Another power struggle? Vincenzo Nibali donned the pink leader’s jersey in the Giro d’Italia today after his Liquigas-Doimo team won the the team time trial over 33km. Nibali was excited to take the race lead in his home country, after […]
Giro d’Italia: Liquigas team effort confounds the favourites in stage 4
Home team rides into pink Liquigas-Doimo won the stage 4 team time trial between Savigliano and Cuneo, completing the 33km course in 36 minutes 37 seconds. Team Sky finished in second place, 13 seconds slower and HTC-Columbia was third at […]
Gilbert could still do the Tour de France, team underlines benefits
Tour passes through Belgium Omega Pharma Lotto’s directeur sportif Dirk De Wolf recently appeared to pour cold water on the idea of Philippe Gilbert riding this year’s Tour de France, saying that his type of rider would have “little to […]
Giro d’Italia: Lastras blasts dangerous route, tips Sastre for overall
Brutal start in Holland Pablo Lastras is one of many who have fallen on the early stages of this year’s Giro d’Italia, and the Spaniard is clearly unimpressed with the dangers that have faced the riders. He let fly in […]
Giro d'Italia: Sastre motivated for the coming days
Crashes can’t stop the Spaniard Carlos Sastre was one of the many that left the Netherlands a little worse for wear following the Giro’s three day foray on Dutch soil. Sastre lost time in each of the first three stages: […]
Quick Step brings Boonen and Barredo to Tour of California
Belgian team will target stages. The Quick Step team took off from Frankfurt, Germany today to head to the United States for the Tour of California. Leading the squad will be Belgian national champion Tom Boonen, who already has a […]
Giro d'Italia: Zomegnan discusses the state of Italian cycling
Tougher controls equal less success. Giro d’Italia director Angelo Zomegnan discussed the state of Italian cycling during the race’s rest day in Italy. He reasoned that the decline in the performance level coming out of his home country is the […]
Armstrong, Leipheimer to lead veteran Radioshack team in Tour of California
Radioshack general manager Johan Bruyneel has announced what is likely to be the oldest team in this year’s Tour of California, with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong heading a team that has an average age of 34 years. […]
Giro d’Italia: Martin maintains mellow mood despite day three disappointment
Garmin Transitions pro Dan Martin is managing to remain positive about this year’s Giro, despite losing seven minutes and 59 seconds on Monday’s third stage of the Grand Tour. The Irishman had gone into the event hoping to take a […]
