Bellis prepares for return to racing, Riis pleased with progress
British rider Jonathan Bellis is set to make his comeback to racing in less than two month’s time, continuing his long fight back to full fitness. The 21 year old suffered a near-fatal accident last September when he crashed on […]
Evans impressed by Giro climbs, checks out course with rivals
World champion Cadel Evans has expressed his respect for the mountains of the Giro d’Italia, where he will aim to win his first Grand Tour. The BMC Racing rider has been checking out some of the climbs of this year’s […]
Women’s racing roundup: Stage races and classics see the big names on top
Cervélo rules the north as Pooley and Wild continue Wild takes a hat trick at Roeselare Cervélo’s Kirsten Wild showed once again that she is the sprinter to beat this season by adding her third successive GP Stad Roeselare to […]
Wegmann ready to defend Eschborn-Frankfurt title
Milram put in a dominating performance in last year’s Grand Prix in Frankfurt, the traditional race that takes place on May1. Fabian Wegmann won the race, with teammate Christian Knees also landing on the podium in third. The chances […]
Trek Livestrong's Sergent beats world-class field in Tour of the Gila TT
Jesse Sergent (Trek Livestrong) pulled off an upset today in stage three at the Tour of the Gila, beating a world-class field in the 26.6 kilometer time trial. The 21 year old Kiwi finished with a time of 34 minutes […]
Tour of California steps up anti-doping efforts
Tour of California organizers, AEG, have announced increased anti-doping efforts with the support of Amgen and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that will provide additional testing protocols for the fifth edition of the race. The move is designed to supplement […]
HTC-Columbia pulls Cavendish from Romandie following finish-line antics
The HTC-Columbia team has taken Mark Cavendish out of the Tour of Romandie following the conclusion of today’s stage, citing his inappropriate gesture after winning stage two yesterday as the reason. The gesture, which in Britain and several other countries […]
Gilbert to receive unsanctioned UCI World Ranking jersey at Romandie
The Omega Pharma-Lotto team of International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking leader Philippe Gilbert has announced the team will present him with a special jersey to signify his accomplishment after the Tour of Romandie stage four finish in Châtel, France. […]
Porte shocks in Tour of Romandie stage three, Rogers moves into overall lead
Australian Richie Porte stunned race favorites in the Tour of Romandie’s stage three time trial with a scorching ride in what was his biggest victory to date. The 25 year old put an incredible 26 seconds on second placed Alejandro […]
Cavendish apologises for finish-line gesture
Mark Cavendish has backtracked on an explicit gesture he made at the finish of yesterday’s second stage of the Tour of Romandie, where he wheeled across the finish line holding two fingers up. The gesture, which in Britain and several […]
