Hunter strikes again in Murcia stage 2
Robert Hunter sprinted to a second successive stage victory in the Vuelta a Murcia between Calasparra and Caravaca de la Cruz. Once again Graeme Brown (Rabobank) and Vicente Reynes were second and third behind the South African. The early kilometres […]
Rabobank sends Dutch contingent to Paris-Nice
The Rabobank team will be sending an all Dutch team to France next week to contest the 2010 edition of Paris-Nice. With an average age of 25 years old, the team will be young, but will still be in with […]
Rock Racing goes amateur
Fashion designer Micheal Ball’s Rock Racing team has been refused a Continental license from the UCI and will now be forced to ride in the amateur ranks. Earlier this year Rock Racing’s appeal for Pro Continental team status was rejected, […]
Tour de Langkawi: Nishitani wins stage four, Erler retains yellow
Japanese road race champion Taiji Nishitani underlined the ever-increasing standard of Asian cycling when he galloped to victory on stage four of the Tour de Langkawi today. The 29 year old proved quickest on the downhill finish into Parit Sulong, […]
Thomas Dekker unhappy at maximum two-year suspension
Thomas Dekker was banned for two years by the Monaco cycling federation yesterday after testing positive for Dynepo, a variant of EPO, but is unhappy to have received to maximum possible sentence, according to de Telegraaf. “Why do I get […]
Two pronged Caisse d’Epargne for Spanish battle in Paris-Nice
Caisse d’Epargne will be sending two team captains to the start of Paris-Nice this Sunday, a measure of how seriously the team takes the race. In addition to defending champion Luis Leon Sanchez, the team line-up will also include controversial […]
Bennati hot for Milano-Sanremo, recons route
Daniele Bennati is quite motivated for Milano-Sanremo on March 20. He did a reconnaissance ride with his Liquigas teammates Vincenzo Nibali, Valerio Agnoli and Fabio Sabatini on Tuesday. Winning a stage in the Tour of Oman – after almost an […]
Schleck returns to racing with mixed results
After contesting the Giro del Friuli, Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank used his personal Twitter account to give a status update regarding his injured knee. “My first race today and I’m happy did good work ’til I pull out after […]
Keukeleire surprises in GP Samyn
Cofidis rider Jens Keukeleire took the first victory of his professional career today in Belgium at the the traditional Wallonian season opener GP Samyn. The 21 year old got the better of Grégory Joseph (Topsport Vlaanderen), Cédric Pineau (Roubaix Lille […]
Hunter opens Garmin account with Murcia stage 1
Robert Hunter (Garmin-Transitions) won the first stage of the Tour of Murcia in San Pedro del Pinatar in a bunch sprint, taking his first win for his new team. In second place was Graeme Brown (Rabobank) with Vicente Reynes (HTC-Columbia) […]
