Armstrong comes out ahead in duel with Lieto
Team RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong came out slightly ahead of Ironman triathlete Chris Lieto in their time trial showdown yesterday, finishing between nine and 15 seconds ahead at the end of the 14 mile test. The informal race against the clock […]
Québec eyes 2015 World Championships bid
Canada is not only thinking about the Olympics in Vancouver, it has its mind on the 2015 World Championships road race. Québec is planning to make a bid to host the race, according to Le Journal de Québec. The newspaper […]
Cancellara poised for overall victory in Oman?
Depending on how today’s stage progresses in the Tour of Oman, world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara could well be on track for his first victory of the season. The big Swiss rider finished as part of the front group […]
Gerdemann to chase second season win in Vuelta a Andalucia
Having already racked up a victory this month, Linus Gerdemann will have a further chance to test his form when he leads the Milram team in the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol on Sunday. The 27 year old German […]
Martinelli's adventure with Contador officially starts
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador started his season yesterday at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal under the spotlight, but behind him, in the team’s car, Giuseppe Martinelli also felt the heat. “I passed my exam,” Astana Sports Director […]
Phil Southerland Interview: Team Type 1's man with a mission
Phil Southerland from Team Type 1 is a man on a mission – a mission to spread the word of diabetes, not just here in the States but internationally. His life resembles George Clooney’s character from the movie, Up In […]
GroenLinks party wants gay 'Podium Men' for Giro opener
The Dutch GroenLinks political party is advocating having men instead of women greet the Giro d’Italia prologue winner on the podium in Amsterdam. According to Reuters, party member Marco de Goede brought forward the idea during a meeting of the […]
HTC-Columbia's Cavendish nominated for Laureus World Sports Award
HTC-Columbia star sprinter Mark Cavendish has been nominated for the 2010 Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award. Among the 24-year-old’s 24 victories in 2009 were six stages of the Tour de France, four stages in the Giro d’Italia and […]
Papp pleads guilty to conspiracy in Federal Court
Former professional cyclist Joe Papp pleaded guilty to conspiring with a Chinese manufacturer to sell performance enhancing drugs in a federal court on Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Papp reportedly had more than 180 athletes as customers, which included […]
Swiss drop doping case against Ullrich
The disciplinary committee of the Swiss Olympic Committee decided Wednesday to drop the case against former professional cyclist Jan Ullrich. The action was taken against the cyclist for his alleged involvement in the Operación Puerto doping scandal. This news follows […]
