Former team doctor claims EPO is not harmful
Peter Janssen, former team doctor with the Vacansoleil squad, has published a book that is certain to provoke argument. His newly released work ‘Blood Form’ not only argues that the banned blood-booster is harmless, but also states that he could […]
Independent review to examine relationship between Team Sky and British Olympic setup
British Cycling and UK Sport have commissioned an independent review into relations between Team Sky and the British Olympic setup, seeking to examine the interaction between the two. Deloitte are scheduled to complete the review by this summer and will […]
Giro d'Italia: Off to Italy after a brutal two days
The third stage of the Giro d’Italia closed out its stint in the The Netherlands and managed to dish out some surprises once again. There were several crashes during the race, but it wasn’t as bad as stage two, where […]
Giro d’Italia: Hondo salvages bad day for Lampre
Danilo Hondo’s fourth place on stage 3 was the one bright spot on what was otherwise a tough day for the Lampre-Farnese Vini team. Team leader Damiano Cunego was in the front group as the race entered the closing stages […]
Giro d’Italia: Losing time to rivals wasn’t part of the plan, says Evans
A crash with around 10km to go in today’s Giro d’Italia stage 3 saw race leader Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) caught behind a split in the front group. Despite a hard chase the World champion was unable to close the […]
More bad luck for ISD-Neri as Grabovskyy crashes
Former U23 world champion in hospital Former world under 23 champion Dmytro Grabovskyy has shown a good return to form this year after alcohol problems threatened to end his career, but faces several weeks off the bike due to a […]
Giro d’Italia: Weylandt sprints to stage 3 as pink changes hands again
Young Belgian gets back on track Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) won a scrappy sprint to take stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia between Amsterdam and Middelburg. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) was second with Robert Förster (Milram) third at the end of […]
Huge turnout in Netherlands for Giro d'Italia
Yesterday’s second stage of the Giro d’Italia resulted in a huge number of crowds by the roadside, with an estimated half a million spectators lining the route of the 209 kilometre race from Amsterdam to Utrecht. The calculations were quoted […]
Giro d'Italia: Crash causes Sastre to lose time in stage two
Today’s Giro d’Italia stage in Holland didn’t go as well as Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) had hoped. The 209 kilometer ride from Amsterdam to Utrecht was marred with crashes, and in the closing kilometers the Spaniard found himself caught up […]
Giro d'Italia: Ash cloud threatens travel back to Italy
The travel issues during the spring Classics from the eruption of volcano Eyjafjallajökull are now in danger of rearing their ugly head again for the Giro d’Italia. The ash cloud caused by the event shut down airports in April causing […]
