Great Britain women injured in road accident
Riders from the Great Britain women’s team were injured in a road traffic accident between Oudenaarde and Brakel, Belgium this morning. The group of five women was involved in a collision with a car while out training at around 10:30, […]
Cummings tips Wiggins for Giro success
Team Sky’s Steve Cummings has said that he expects Bradley Wiggins to have an excellent Giro d’Italia, saying that the team leader is in excellent shape going into the race. “I’ve been racing with him and he always looks super. […]
Basso and Nibali ready for strong Giro d’Italia campaign
Liquigas riders Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali will spearhead the hopes of the team in this year’s Giro, with the latter stepping in to fill the shoes of Franco Pellizotti. Basso has been targeting victory in this race for many […]
Giro d'Italia: ISD's Luca Scinto fears for his team's future
A bitter and depressed ISD-Neri manager, Luca Scinto, reflected a day ahead of the Giro about his team’s non-selection. He started slowly and with a wide scope: “I’m really disappointed not to be participating in the Giro d’Italia.” After the […]
Hondo to lead out Lampre teammate Petacchi at Giro d'Italia sprints
Danilo Hondo is ready for the Giro d’Italia, which starts tomorrow in the Netherlands. The 36-year-old is tackling his fourth Corsa Rosa and is the lead-out man for Alessandro Petacchi in the Lampre team. Petacchi has four wins so far […]
Rasmussen reclaims race lead with another sprint win in Dunkerque
Future Classics star finds success Sprinting in to take his second stage win in three days, Danish track specialist Alex Rasmussen reclaimed the race lead in the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque this afternoon. The Team Saxo Bank rider outsped Danilo […]
Giro d'Italia: Saxo Bank's Richie Porte ready for debut
Saxo Bank’s 25-year-old revelation, Richie Porte, pulled off what can only be described as the upset of 2010 so far with his time trial victory at the Tour de Romandie last week. The first year professional has been quiet all […]
Giro d'Italia: Amsterdam tram tracks ready for Saturday
Tram tracks presented a major point of controversy in the ill-fated 2009 Giro Stage 9 in Milan last year, but the Giro is looking to ensure that will not be the case in 2010. The opening prologue in Amsterdam on […]
Giro d'Italia: Vinokourov ready to go for pink
Alexandre Vinokourov is just two days away from starting his first Giro d’Italia, and will be coming into the race with confidence from recent performances in Italy and Belgium. Just three weeks ago the Kazakh took his first major wins […]
Gilbert to miss Tour de France, Boonen opts for Tour de Suisse over Dauphiné Libéré
Fatigued after a long and successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year. The […]