Teams announced for Ardennes classics
Race organiser ASO has announced the 25 teams invited to both Ardennes classics, la Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. In addition to the eighteen ProTour teams, seven wild cards have been awarded to Professional Continental teams. French teams Cofidis and Bbox-Bouyges […]
Saxo Bank confident in Haedo as victory search continues
With just three wins thus far, it’s been a lean early-season for the Saxo Bank team. Yesterday JJ Haedo went close to increasing that tally when he finished a close second to Mark Cavendish (HTC Columbia) on stage two of […]
Tilmann Waldthaler: 30+ years burning down the road
Globetrotter Tilmann Waldthaler will soon embark on the final journey of his long and interesting cycle touring life, which has spanned 32 years and 430,000 kilometers so far. In May, the German will start a bike tour that is scheduled […]
Stephen Roche impressed by son Nicolas' improvement
It is early days in the season, but thus far 2010 has seen what appears to be a clear step-up in results and confidence for Nicolas Roche. He was third, fourth, sixth and eighth on stages of Paris-Nice and finished […]
Cavendish finally comes through in Volta a Catalunya
Mark Cavendish showed everyone that he is back on track for a successful 2010 season, when he outsprinted his competitors in the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, from Salt to Banyoles (182km). Cavendish beat Juan José Haedo (Team […]
Andy Schleck out of Volta a Catalunya
Andy Schleck’s nightmarish start to the 2010 season continues, with the Luxembourg rider deciding not to take the start of today’s second stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Schleck said he was having problems with his stomach which forced him […]
Hoy and Pendleton spearhead British track world championship charge
Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will this week line out in the world track championships in Ballerup, Copenhagen, and both are motivated to add to their collection of gold medals. Hoy missed out on last year’s worlds due to a […]
Women’s Prestige Cycling Series begins at the Redlands Bicycle Classic
The seventh edition of the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series kicks off this week at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, which begins Thursday in Redlands, California. Defending Women’s Prestige Cycling Series champion Alison Powers (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) will make the trip […]
Liquigas-Doimo helps Chicchi defend Coppi e Bartali lead with team time trial win
Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) kept the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali leader’s jersey that he won in the morning stage through a sprint win. The Liquigas-Doimo team won the 15.6km team time trial in the afternoon, ahead of De Rosa […]
Armstrong gives French President Sarkozy a bike in Paris
Before heading off to the island of Corsica for the Critérium International, RadioShack’s seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, stopped in Paris to present French President Nicolas Sarkozy with a new Trek Madone. Armstrong communicated via Twitter that he […]
