Washington DC's Mayor talks about the 2012 Giro d'Italia bid
There has been much speculation in recent days about whether or not Washington DC will host the start of the 2012 Giro d’Italia with no conclusive answer to date. While purists in the sport cringe at the thought of bringing […]
Cavendish to miss Milan-Sanremo?
HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish has started off his 2010 season a bit behind schedule. The Manxman is used to having his way in the run up to the line, but his recent performances have brought up questions about whether he’ll […]
Milram looks to Roberts and Rohregger in Murcia
The German Milram team will be setting their sites on the Tour of Murcia this week with Luke Roberts and Thomas Rohregger set to lead their Spanish campaign. Both riders had a successful Tour Down Under in January, with Rohregger […]
Saxo Bank's Fuglsang hoping to ride into form
Saxo Bank rider Jakob Fuglsang is having problems finding form this year after coming off a strong 2009 season. Last year the young Dane won the Tour of Slovenia and Denmark, found himself on the podium in three stages of […]
Quick Step's Devolder relieved that form has not vanished
Stijn Devolder is relieved that he performed well in Sunday’s Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and that his off-day in Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was just a fluke. He was much more relaxed on Sunday evening than 24 hours prior. While he didn’t finish […]
Strange but true: naked cyclist cleared on appeal
A cyclist who was fined several hundred dollars for riding without clothes has had the penalty quashed by a judge, who ruled that his nudity had not met the test of offensive behaviour. Nick Lowe was stopped by police on […]
McQuaid reacts to Italian ban in Murcia
President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Pat McQuaid has called on Tour of Murcia organizer Paco Guzmán to apologize for not allowing Italian teams to participate in his event as a response to Alejandro Valverde’s ban on racing in […]
Suspects acquitted in Vandenbroucke case
The three Senegalese suspected of stealing from Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke were acquitted Tuesday in a court in Thies, 70 kilometres east of Dakar. Vandenbroucke died last October in Senegal of a pulmonary embolism. The three, which include a woman, […]
Matthews vows to fight on despite yellow jersey loss
One day after taking his first pro win, Michael Matthews (Team Jayco-Skins) had the disappointment of losing his race leader’s yellow jersey on today’s longest stage of the Tour de Langkawi. The Australian and his team tried to control the […]
Tour de Langkawi: stage victory for Thomson, race lead for Erler
Former Tour of Egypt winner Jay Thomson clocked up his biggest success to date today when he galloped to victory on stage two of the Tour de Langkawi. The 23 year old South African outsprinted Tobias Erler (Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling […]
