Vuelta a España: Alberto Contador “saves the day” after cramping on Fuerte del Rapitán
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider manages to limit his losses despite struggling on final climb Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) declared himself happy after stage six of la Vuelta a España, despite losing several seconds on the final climb to the […]
Greipel makes it two from two in Tour of Denmark
German nearing twenty season victories One day after wining the opening stage, Andre Greipel boosted his grip on the leader’s jersey in the Tour of Denmark when he again outsped the other sprinters in the bunch. The Lotto Belisol rider […]
Vuelta a España: Joaquim Rodríguez gets his stage on the steep climb to Jaca
Katusha’s red jersey sprints away after Team Sky dictates the final kilometres Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) exorcised the demons of his missed victory three days before, by sprinting away from the rest of the favourites to take stage six, between Tarazona […]
Rabobank sending flexible line-up to GP Ouest France-Plouay
Maarten Tjallingii returns to racing after Tour de France hip fracture Rabobank has announced a flexible team for Sunday’s Grand Prix Ouest France-Plouay, where it will look to take part in the breakaways but still have options in a sprint. […]
Samuel Sanchez’s collarbone injury not as serious as feared
Boost for Euskaltel rider as Worlds participation could still be on the cards Following this morning’s crash in the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Samuel Sanchez has got a silver lining to the cloud of another injury; fears that he may have […]
Pieter Serry joins Omega Pharma-Quick Step on two-year deal
Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator rider stepping up after strong showing in 2012 Omega Pharma-Quick Step has announced the signing of Belgian rider Pieter Serry on a two-year contract. The 23-year-old from East Flanders currently rides for Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, where he has spent […]
Andrew Talansky Interview: Garmin-Sharp’s big Vuelta hope
American talent talks about his season thus far One of the men holding his own during Contador’s stage three Vuelta purges was Garmin’s Andrew Talansky; the young American finished in ninth spot, just six seconds down on stage winner Alejandro […]
Demoralised Cancellara set to miss world championships
Swiss rider wants to end season and put 2012 behind him On the same day that a crash put a question mark over Samuel Sanchez’s chances of riding the world road race championships, Fabian Cancellara appears set to also miss […]
Samuel Sanchez crashes out of Tour du Poitou-Charentes
More bad luck for 2008 Olympic champion A very frustrating summer is continuing on for Euskaltel Euskadi leader Samuel Sanchez, who recently returned to competition after injury but is now once again suffering the results of a crash. The Spaniard […]
Van Garderen down a place to second in Colorado, but ideally poised
Locked on time with Vande Velde Bumped down into second place overall after today’s stage of the US Pro Cycling Challenge, BMC Racing team leader Tejay van Garderen has pledged to continue to battle for the final victory. The young […]
