Vuelta a España: Antonio Piedra makes the season for Caja Rural
Stalemate for leading Spanish trio at Lagos de Covadonga; Froome dropping out of contention Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España was a day for the breakaway, as a group of ten worked hard to get away and was subsequently […]
Valverde closing in on podium place in Vuelta
Spaniard accepts current hierarchy of form Ending yesterday fourth overall but on exactly the same time as third-place rider Chris Froome, Alejandro Valverde started today’s stage increasingly confident in his abilities. There’s still a week of tough racing to go […]
Froome finding it difficult to handle ‘explosive, punchy’ riders at Vuelta
Briton slipping back relative to three big rivals Second in the Tour de France and the strongest climber in that race, Sky’s Chris Froome had the look of a tired rider on yesterday’s fourteenth stage of the Vuelta a España. […]
Vuelta: Devastating surge sees Rodriguez overhaul Contador for another stage win
Race leader tightens grip on red jersey Distanced by Alberto Contador with two kilometres to go, Joaquim Rodriguez put in a characteristic final kilometre burst to get back up to his closest rival and then cannon clear for his third […]
Bos best on stage two of World Ports Classic, Boonen takes overall
Bunch gallop again on day two of race The second and final stage of the inaugural edition of the World Ports Classic went to Rabobank sprinter Theo Bos, who beat Lotto-Belisol’s André Greipel and Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quick Step […]
Spotlight increases on Armstrong over Crow reports and Hamilton book
Account of time, and doping, on US Postal Service team While Lance Armstrong had hoped that things would quieten down once initial reports that he would not fight the US Anti-Doping Agency’s case against him had been published, stories about […]
Setback for Valverde as Rojas retires from Vuelta
Murcian rider affected by bad crash Alejandre Valverde has had the setback of losing an important team-mate in the Vuelta a España, with José Joaquín Rojas being forced to withdraw from the event. The 2011 Spanish national champion hit the […]
Report: Cavendish ‘certain’ to leave Team Sky
Will British sprinter have greater opportunities next season? Persistent rumours that Mark Cavendish could be leaving the Sky team after just one season are gathering pace, with Procycling.no now reporting that it has received confirmation that this is the case. […]
Giro Toscana: Malgorzata Jasinska takes the lead after Queen stage victory in Volterra
Polish rider escapes the breakaway into iconic hilltop city Malgorzata Jasinska (MCipollini-Giambenini) seized control of the 2012 Giro Toscana-Memorial Michela Fanini with a solo victory on the Queen stage of the race between Pontedera and the hilltop city of Volterra. […]
Eurobike: SRAM and Zipp, Santini SMS and fi’zi:k all present new products for 2013
Red now fits 32 sprocket, World’s fastest disc, cool summer threads and upgraded saddles Still happy with the 2012 iteration of its top Red groupset, the big headline for SRAM is the rollout of the mid-cage WiFLi rear derailleur that […]
