Txurruka questionable for final stage in País Vasco
Amets Txurruka may be unable to defend his climber’s jersey in today’s final stage of the Volta al País Vasco. Txurruka crashed in yesterday’s stage and has broken his right collarbone. The fracture does not appear to be a complicated […]
Paris-Roubaix: Boonen readies for Sunday's battle
Yesterday the Quick Step team completed their traditional reconnaissance of the Paris-Roubaix route. The riders who are taking part in the race rode 85 kilometres of the parcours starting with the 17th sector of cobbles, the Troueé d’Arenberg, and finishing […]
De Vlaeminck rates Cancellara and Boonen above rest for Paris-Roubaix
Roger de Vlaeminck is the record holder in Paris-Roubaix, with four wins to his credit. As tough as the Belgian was on the cobbles in the “Hell of the North”, is as outspoken as he is about the chances of […]
RadioShack undecided on Lance Armstrong's Tour de Suisse participation
The RadioShack team has denied reports that their captain, Lance Armstrong, will take part in the Tour de Suisse as part of his build-up for the Tour de France. This news keeps the possibility open that the American and Tour […]
Steegmans back to racing next week in Vuelta Castilla y León
Team RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans will make his return to professional racing in next week’s Vuelta a Castilla y León in Spain, but expects that it will take him a while to get back to a reasonable level of form. […]
Bahati Foundation cyclist Jorge Alvarado killed while training
Bahati Foundation cyclist Jorge Alvarado was struck and killed yesterday by a speeding car while training on Greenspot Road near Santa Ana Canyon Road in San Bernardino County. According to the sheriff’s officials, the Honda Accord was racing two other […]
Sick Cunego drops out in Basque Country, rest of Lampre better
Damiano Cunego abandoned today’s fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country after less than 25 kilometers. Cunego suffered from intestinal problems during the night and had not recovered enough to get through the stage. Cunego was quite tired […]
Ravard wins final Sarthe stage ahead of overall winner Sánchez
Anthony Ravard gave the French something to cheer about as the AG2R La Mondiale rider won the bunch sprint of the final stage in the Circuit de la Sarthe. He beat Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) and Julien Simon (Saur […]
Rodriguez wins in Basque Country, Valverde defends lead
Joaquím Rodríguez attacked 21km from the line to take a well deserved win in the fifth stage of the Volta al País Vasco. He saved 14 seconds ahead of Samuel Sánchez, Alejandro Valverde and Chris Horner. Valverde managed to keep […]
Rebellin's CAS hearing set for June
The Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) will hear Italian Davide Rebellin’s appeal in his doping case on June 17th in Lausanne, Switzerland. Last November the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Rebellin would have to return his Beijing Olympic […]
