Armstrong withdraws from Milan-Sanremo due to illness
Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has unexpectedly withdrawn from tomorrow’s Milan-San Remo, according to his RadioShack team, due to what it termed ‘acute gastroenteritis.’ “It would have been good to have Lance lineup for the start but […]
Hincapie discusses Milan-Sanremo
With less than twenty-four hours before Italy’s biggest one-day classic, Milan-Sanremo, American George Hincapie of Team BMC discussed his preparation as well as the situation for tomorrow with his new team. Hincapie has had a quiet beginning of the season, […]
Clinger suspended for two years
The USADA announced today that an independent, three-member American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) panel has handed down a decision that will give David Clinger a sanction for testing positive for two prohibited substances. Clinger, 32, of Sandy, […]
Milan-Sanremo: HTC-Columbia trusts in Cavendish
The American HTC-Columbia team is prepared to do what it takes to deliver their sprinter Mark Cavendish to the line tomorrow and defend his 2009 title. While the Manxman hasn’t had a win yet this year, he’s come close, with […]
Haussler sits out classics with knee injury
Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler was the revelation of last year’s classics season, but is being forced to sit out the next few races as he recovers from a knee problem. The Australian/German crashed out of stage 4 of the Volta […]
Sanremo big guns nominate one other as favourites
On the eve of Milano-Sanremo, the big names are all attempting to take the pressure off themselves by nominating one another as the favourites for the race. Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Filippo Pozzato (Katusha), Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Philippe […]
Vuelta organiser rules out April return, considering start in North Africa
The organiser of the Vuelta a España, Javier Guillén, has ruled out a return to the previous timeslot for the race in early April. In recent years a lack of attention paid to the race by the media and the […]
Schleck sacrifices cobblestones in order to catch up on form
Andy Schleck had originally planned to ride some Belgian one-day races in order to gain experience of racing on the cobblestones prior to this year’s Tour de France. However that plan has been abandoned, and Saxo Bank directeur sportif Kim […]
UnitedHealthcare to San Dimas and Redlands
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis brings its stage race squad to San Dimas, CA this weekend for one final tune-up ahead of the NRC season opener in Redlands next weekend. The three-day San Dimas Stage Race race […]
Team TIBCO heads to San Dimas
Reigning U.S. national road champion Meredith Miller and all-around strongwoman Joanne Kiesanowski will lead Team TIBCO/To the Top into its first major stage race of the 2010 season this weekend in San Dimas. “This will be our first race against […]
