HTC-Columbia's Cavendish forced to exit Volta a Catalunya
HTC-Columbia captain Mark Cavendish has been forced to pull out of the Volta a Catalunya’s fifth stage with the flu. Three days ago the Manxman took his first victory of 2010 and looked to be back on track after a […]
Sánchez battles hard for Catalunya podium spot against Taaramäe
Two days after a third place in the stage to La Seu d’Urgell, Luis León Sánchez finished on the last step of the podium again in stage five of the Volta a Catalunya, which took place between Ascó and Cabacés […]
Australia takes men's team pursuit title one man down
The Australian track team continued their success in Copenhagen, Denmark, overcoming the loss of a man late in the race to secure gold in the men’s team pursuit ahead of rival Britain. New Zealand put in a dominating performance to […]
Mulder takes kilo in Copenhagen with world record time
Teun Mulder of the Netherlands upset French hopes of a first gold at the world track championships Friday when he blitzed his way in record time to victory in the men’s kilometre. French duo Michael D’Almeida and Francois Pervis won […]
Evans sees Contador as clear favorite in Critérium International
Cadel Evans has started the year on top form, finishing sixth in the Tour Down Under and third in Tirreno-Adriatico. The Critérium International this week should suit him well, but the Australian does not want the burden of top favorite. […]
Contador has no message for Armstrong ahead of Critérium International
On the eve of the Critérium International, Alberto Contador hosted a press conference, where he answered all the nagging questions ahead of his first clash of the season with Lance Armstrong. But Contador said there was no message that he […]
Malacarne solos to victory in Catalunya's fifth stage
Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) took an impressive solo victory in the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya today, his first as a professional, finishing the 181.2 kilometer stage with 36 seconds to spare over second placed Andreas Klöden (RadioShack), […]
Kump sprints to Coppi e Bartali stage win
Marko Kump (Adria Mobil) has won the 183.8 kilometer fourth stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali. The young Slovenian was the fastest in the sprint from a select group that finished in Emilia. Simone Ponzi (Lampre – […]
Cofidis extends sponsorship until 2012
Cofidis announced on Friday that it would extend its sponsorship of the French cycling team for another two years, continuing their support through the end of 2012. The chief executive of the lending company, François Migraine, has been a strong […]
Vacansoleil boss calls for political help with tour wildcard
After missing out on invitations to the Giro d’Italia and the Walloon classics double of la Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Vacansoleil team manager Hilaire Vanderschueren is calling for politicians to step in to make sure that the Dutch team secures […]
