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Russel Downing took the sprint in the short, 75km stage two of the Critérium International. Overall leader Pierrick Fédrigo finished third to take two more bonus seconds. He now leads Tiago Machado by 17 seconds and  Samuel Sánchez by 23 […]

Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara took a convincing win in the E3-Prijs today, with a powerful move from more than a kilometer out to finish off breakaway companions Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky). The Swiss champion’s […]

Past Tour de France winner Stephen Roche is known for being outspoken about matters relating the sport, and has given a frank assessment of the first meeting of Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong since the 2009 Tour de France. The […]

In recent days the Spanish media has been speculating as to why Spaniard Alejandro Valverde was left off the start list of the Volta a Catalunya this week. The thought was that perhaps his Caisse d’Epargne team had been notified […]

HTC-Columbia’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg raced aggressively in the criterium at the Redlands Classic on Saturday, distancing herself from the main field by 1’12” with the help of her seven breakaway companions. Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita/Baci pb Cooking Light) sprinted to the race […]

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong had a bad day at the office in today’s first stage of the Critérium International. The anticipated match-up between the American and his former teammate Alberto Contador took an unexpected turn when Armstrong […]

Critérium International pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Astana) cited seasonal allergies as his main adversary on the island of Corsica today.  The pollen in the air is said to have prevented the Spaniard from having the legs follow the attacks on […]

Samuel Dumoulin continued the French Cofidis team’s hot streak in Barcelona today, by winning the hilly sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Frenchman’s teammate Rein Taaramäe finished just behind the sprinter, with overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) placing […]

ISD-Neri’s Bartosz Huzarski took the victory today in the 170 kilometer fifth and final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali from Fiorano Modenese to Sassuolo. The Polish rider came in with a 45 second lead over Stefano […]

Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo (BBox Bouygues Telecom) won the 177 kilometer first stage of this year’s Critérium International with a well timed attack in the closing kilometers, while RadioShack’s Tiego Machado flew the flag for the American team finishing in second […]