Gesink ready for Lombardia, Horner returns
Robert Gesink (Rabobank) will be hoping to capitalize off of his top form in his final races of the season, the Giro dell’Emilia and Giro di Lombardia. Lombardia, dubbed the race of the falling leaves, is the last of cycling’s […]
Page has fun in Gloucester mud
Jonathan Page won the Grand Prix of Gloucester Round 1 in Maine today by over a minute. He left Jamey Driscoll, Chris Jones and Tim Johnson behind. Andy Jacques-Maynes finished fifth in the muddy affair. Page solidified his lead in […]
Boonen reasserts in Franco-Belge
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) reasserted himself as one of the peloton’s top sprinters with victory in stage 3 of the Circuit Franco-Belge between Antoing and Ichtegem, Belgium. The former World champion took first place from a breakaway group that included […]
Valverde calls an end to 2009
World number one Alejandro Valverde has decided, with the agreement of his Caisse d’Epargne team, to call an end to his 2009 season. The Vuelta a España winner will therefore not take part in the upcoming end of season races, […]
2012 Olympics likely to lose three track events
Last week at the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland there was talk by cycling’s governing body that the Olympic track cycling program would get face lift for London in 2012. The International Cycling Union’s aim for the changes was to […]
2008 Tour re-tests – calm before the storm?
This month, the French antidoping agency AFLD (Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage) will start re-tests for the 2008 Tour de France doping samples. The French are on the lookout for CERA, a third-generation EPO substance. For a long […]
A Byrne-ing Passion for Bikes
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a […]
Valverde races dogs
Vuelta winner Alejandro Valverde will race a bunch of sled dogs in Valencia on Sunday. Valverde races six dogs over the distance of 350 meters. The dogs belong to Ismael Piñol Venteo, silver medalist in the dogsled World Championships, according […]
Farrar wins and wins
Tyler Farrar won the second stage of the Circuit France-Belge, after already prevailing on day one. Farrar took the bunch sprint in Poperinge, ahead of Alexandre Usov and Jimmy Casper. With his 10th win of the season Farrar ensured he […]
Austrian lab admits tax evasion, denies doping
The Austrian blood transfusion specialist Humanplasma, already at the centre of a huge doping scandal, on Friday admitted tax evasion. Officials for the lab admitted not declaring 300,000 euros earned from taking blood tests from athletes but continued to deny […]
