Thor Hushovd breaks collarbone in Italy
Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd has broken his collarbone while on a training ride in Italy Sunday. The 32 year old collided with a young girl while out on the road, causing him to hit the pavement. “I was out for […]
Joe Martin Stage Race: Amaran wins overall, Crane takes final stage
Matt Crane of the UnitedHealthcare Pro cycling Team Presented by Maxxis attacked late out of a nearly race-long break and just held for victory in the final stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race. He beat teammate Karl Menzies at […]
Giro d'Italia: Chaos in the streets of Holland
The narrow roads and traffic furniture in Holland took their toll on the peloton during stage two of the Giro d’Italia today causing several riders to hit the deck. Chief among the victims were yesterday’s stage winner Bradley Wiggins (Team […]
Giro d’Italia: Farrar wins crash marred stage 2
American builds on his Classics success Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia between Amsterdam and Utrecht. He beat Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) and Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) at the end of a 210km stage that was peppered with […]
Four Days of Dunkerque: Vaugrenard takes final stage; Elmiger the overall
Benoit Vaugrenard (Française des Jeux) escaped inside the final five kilometers from a 14-man front group to take the final stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. Second and third were Nicolay Trussov (Team Katusha) and Jens Mouris (Vacansoleil), respectively. […]
HTC-Columbia's Teutenberg takes World Cup race in China
HTC-Columbia’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the Chongming Island World Cup, prevailing in the bunch sprint. It was Teutenberg’s fourth win in five days, besting Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild and Australian Rochelle Gilmore. Teutenberg continued her good run in China, after taking two […]
Van Emden surprised about Giro d'Italia result, atmosphere
Rabobank rider Jos van Emden finished ninth in the Giro d’Italia prologue, a surprise even to himself. He was only nine seconds off the pace and enjoyed the day in Amsterdam tremendously. He also explained why Monday is a special […]
Sick Greipel keeps pink option alive in Giro d'Italia
André Greipel started the Giro d’Italia sick, but fought hard to keep his option for a pink jersey alive. He finished 18 seconds behind Briton Bradley Wiggins and there is a 20-second time bonus on the finish line in the […]
Cofidis comes in too low for Keukeleire's contract extension
Last week the Cofidis team began negotiations to keep 21 year old prodigy Jens Keukeleire on the team beyond his current contract, which expires in 2011. The young Belgian has already taken four wins this season, giving other teams plenty […]
Giro d'Italia: Carlos Sastre minimizes time gaps in opening time trial
Last year’s third place finisher Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) finished today’s short Giro d’Italia time trial in 42nd place, but more importantly, the Spanish climber completed the test against the clock only 25 seconds slower than stage winner Bradley Wiggins […]
