Tour Champ Contador aggressive in Flèche
Spaniard Alberto Contador put on an aggressive show at the Flèche Wallonne yesterday in Belgium. The two-time Tour de France winner sent his Astana team to work and finished the job himself with an attack on the feared Mur de […]
BMC Racing's Thomas Frei tests postive for EPO
BMC Racing has announced that Thomas Frei has tested positive for EPO. The team said that they are pulling him from competition immediately, so he won’t be on the start line for tomorrow’s stage of the Giro del Trentino in […]
RadioShack's Lance Armstrong confirmed for 2010 Tour of the Gila
RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will take part in this year’s Tour of the Gila in New Mexico. Last year, while riding for the Astana team, Armstrong along with teammates Levi […]
Evans earns his stripes in the Flèche Wallonne
World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the Flèche Wallone with a late surge at the top of the infamous Mur de Huy. He overhauled Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who had led the way up most of […]
Vinokourov wants pink in Giro d'Italia, hopes to ride Tour de France
Yesterday’s Giro del Trentino opening time trial saw Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov notch up his third win since returning from his two-year doping ban. The Kazakh is currently building form for his participation in the Giro d’Italia, with yesterday’s win confirming […]
Dan Martin aiming for strong performance in Flèche Wallonne and Liège
Feeling like he’s coming into decent form, Irish professional Dan Martin is hoping that he has no issues with allergies during today’s Flèche Wallonne and he can clock up a good race. The Garmin Transitions rider is a strong climber […]
Wiggins to ride Tour of Britain after all, but Cavendish likely to miss race
Mark Cavendish remains highly unlikely to take part but home supporters could well be able to cheer Bradley Wiggins on during this year’s Tour of Britain. The Tour de France contender has reversed a decision yesterday not to ride the […]
Rasmussen confirms DNA was taken, is calm about the Humanplasma investigation
Double Tour de France King of the Mountains Michael Rasmussen has been implicated in the Humanplasma investigation, both through leaked reports of the riders suspected of being involved, and also by the former Gerolsteiner professional Bernhard Kohl. However the Dane […]
Mattia Gavazzi provisionally suspended for cocaine
Earlier today, the International Cycling Union (UCI) advised Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) that he has been provisionally suspended from racing. The decision was made after the WADA accredited laboratory in Lausanne reported an Adverse Analytical Finding of cocaine in a […]
AG2r's Nocentini back on the bike
Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2r-La Mondiale) is back on his bike 52 days after a crash in the GP Insubria put a halt to his already successful 2010 campaign. It was initially reported that the Italian had broken both his tibia and […]
