Valverde vows to fight ban, UCI determined to extend globally
Alejandro Valverde was quick to react to the news that the Sports Court of Arbitration has upheld his ban to race on Italian soil, imposed by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). He released a statement, dismissing the decision as […]
Cavendish crashes in closing kilometers of final Tirreno-Adriatico stage
HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish looked poised to go for the sprint in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, when the Manxman hit to pavement hard with less than 10 kilometers left in the stage. At first it looked as if Cavendish […]
Bruyneel acknowledges Contador’s strength
He’s now a rival manager to his former team leader, but Johan Bruyneel has admitted that Alberto Contador’s all-round abilities make him very difficult to beat. The Belgian was speaking after the end of Paris-Nice, which was won by Contador […]
Milan San Remo: Hushovd to lead Cervélo, Haussler out
The Cervélo Test Team will give full backing to Thor Hushovd in this weekend’s Milan San Remo, with last year’s runner-up Heinrich Haussler being confirmed today as a non-starter. Haussler has been battling a knee problem which arose from a […]
Nicolas Roche Interview: Dissecting a strong Paris-Nice performance
Now in his sixth season as a professional, Nicolas Roche appears to be moving on to a new level with his best-ever early season performance. Yesterday he finished eleventh overall in Paris-Nice, adding fourth on the final stage to earlier […]
Belgians take classics rivalry to the Italians in Sanremo
Quick Step and OmegaPharma-Lotto are traditional rivals in the cobbled classics of the north. The hard men from each team pit themselves against one another for supremacy over their native cobbles, but this weekend will see Belgium’s biggest teams do […]
U23 silver medalist Szczepaniak attempts suicide following EPO positive
Polish under-23 World Championship silver medalist Kacper Szczepaniak has attempted suicide following the announcement late last week of a positive doping control for EPO. According to Sportwereld, Kacper’s brother Pawel, who also tested positive for the substance after winning the […]
Valverde looks to next races as CAS hearing looms
Second overall in Paris-Nice, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde is turning his attention toward the Volta ao Pais Vasco while also facing the second of his anti-doping hearings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On Thursday a four-day process will […]
Dekker is offered help from former teammate Boogerd
Former professional cyclist Michael Boogerd has said he’s willing to help his compatriot Thomas Dekker work through the two-year doping suspension that was handed down to him by the UCI last week. The Dutchmen rode together on the Rabobank team […]
Lance Armstrong to ride Milano-Sanremo
Lance Armstrong will be part of the RadioShack team to tackle Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo, according to tuttobiciweb.it. An agreement was reportedly made between the seven-time Tour de France winner and race director Angelo Zomegnan in a personal phone call last night. […]