Cancellara plans repeat Sanremo win
In two day’s time, Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) will search to repeat his Milano-Sanremo win. The Swiss hard man warns that he is going stronger than last year and that he is ready. “At Tirreno-Adriatico I managed myself well,” he […]
Freire poised to go for his third Milan-Sanremo
Spaniard Oscar Freire is set to lead his Rabobank team in this year’s Milan-Sanremo. He has won La Primavera twice before, and was the first Spaniard to take victory on the via Roma. His 2004 triumph over German rider Erik […]
Riccò returns to the peloton
The rider nick-named “The Cobra” for his sudden attacks, Riccardo Riccò, will see the end of his sanction for doping tomorrow, and was hoping to race this Saturday in Milan-Sanremo. However, in late January his girlfriend, double Italian cyclocross champion […]
Teams for 2010 Tour of Flanders announced
Organizers of the Tour of Flanders have announced the teams that will participate in the 94th edition of the event on Sunday April 4th. This year’s edition of the race will not only be important for riders targeting the the […]
Andy Schleck adds Catalunya to race schedule
Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank has become the latest big name rider to make adjustments to his spring schedule, opting to race next week’s Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The Luxembourg champion was hit by a car in training last December; […]
Former world under 23 champion Grabovskyy getting back on track
The Ukrainian rider Dmytro Grabovskyy took his biggest success in quite a while yesterday when he finished up as the final winner of the mountains classification in Tirreno-Adriatico. He took the lead in the contest on the first day of […]
The week in women’s cycling
Johansson dominant but no longer unbeatable in Belgium In Saturday’s race in Oostduinkerke Grace Verbeke (Lotto Ladies) managed to break the stranglehold that Emma Johansson (RedSun Cycling) has had over Belgian racing this season. She won a two-up sprint in […]
Petacchi the leader for Milan-Sanremo
Italian Alessandro Petacchi will be the leader for the Lampre – Farnese Vini squad for this Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo. Ale-Jet last won the race in 2005 riding for team Fassa Bortolo, and since that time has been second (2006), eighth (2007) […]
US Open of Cycling cancelled for 2010
The U.S. Open Cycling Foundation, an organization that empowers people to live a healthy lifestyle by incorporating cycling into their daily activities, today announced that it has cancelled The U.S. Open of Cycling scheduled for May 2010 in Providence, R.I. […]
ISD-Neri's Visconti ready for Milan-Sanremo
ISD-Neri’s leader for Milan-Sanremo, Giovonni Visconti, had to take an early exit from Tirreno-Adriatico earlier this week due to physical problems. The former Italian national champion was forced to abandon during the mountainous stage six, with the team sending him […]