Sastre to lead Cervélo to Giro d’Italia
The Cervélo TestTeam has announced its roster for next month’s Giro d’Italia. Once again the team will be built around 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre who Came third in last year’s race (after the disqualification of original second-placed […]
Italian coach Sassi fights brain cancer
Aldo Sassi, Italian trainer for Cadel Evans and Ivan Basso, is fighting brain cancer and will receive radiation treatment today. Doctors recently diagnosed him with an advanced-level tumour after he was complaining of strong headaches during his work at the […]
Valverde possibly linked to Operación Grail doping investigation
The Spanish press have reported that documents seized in searches for Operación Grail, a doping scandal uncovered by the Guardia Civil last November, could link Caisse d’Epargne rider Alejandro Valverde to the use of banned doping practices. Doctor Walter Virú, […]
CONI increases pressure for Valverde worldwide ban
Giovanni Petrucci, president on the Italian Olympic Committee, is trying to increase the pressure for a decision on extending Alejandro Valverde’s (Caisse d’Epargne) two-year doping ban on Italian soil worldwide. This follows news yesterday in the Italian press of the […]
Greipel set to leave HTC-Columbia in 2011
The off-road battle between HTC-Columbia sprinters Mark Cavendish and André Greipel has taken another turn, with the latter announcing his intention to leave the team at the end of the season. Despite Greipel having taken eleven wins this season to […]
Philippe Gilbert and Omega Pharma: on the cusp of greatness?
Philippe Gilbert put together, in one go, the type of Spring Campaign that takes most riders years to assemble, and for many, is just not possible. Gilbert managed to race at the highest level from Milano-Sanremo all the way through […]
Leipheimer leaves DZNuts dangling for Gila stage one win
The 2010 Tour of the Gila kicked off today, and it was 2009 defending champion Levi Leipheimer of the Mellow Johnnys team that took honors on the 151.5 kilometer first stage. Leipheimer was the fastest up the 2000 meter finishing […]
Lampre riders check out the Plan de Corones ahead of Giro d’Italia
Lampre-Farnese riders Gilberto Simoni and Matteo Bono are travelling to the Trentino province in northern Italy this Thursday to reconnoitre the climb to the 2273 metre Plan de Corones. The already legendary unsurfaced climb will feature in a 12.9km uphill […]
Sagan sprints to race lead in Romandie stage one
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) won the first stage of the Tour de Romandie between Porrentruy and Fleurier in a bunch sprint. The 20-year-old Slovakian beat Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) into second and third at the end […]
CONI gives Bosisio two-year ban and fine
Italian Gabriele Bosisio has been given a two-year doping ban by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO during a targeted out-of-competition test last September. The test was instigated by the International Cycling Union […]
