Dekker to miss Eneco Tour and Vuelta a España
Five year gap continues for Dutchman The last Grand Tour Thomas Dekker rode was the 2007 Tour de France; his wait to return to the top stage races in cycling will take a while longer, with the news that he […]
Vuelta a Burgos: Dani Moreno unchallenged in going two out of two
Spaniard takes stage two, Henao second again on punchy uphill finish Dani Moreno (Katusha) made it two for two in the Vuelta a Burgos on Thursday, taking control inside the final 400 metres on another category-three uphill finish. Moreno grabbed […]
Marco Pinotti Interview: Strong Olympic ride and next targets
Italian speaks about his London 2012 experiences Just over a minute off a bronze medal and eleven seconds away from Taylor Phinney’s fourth place, Marco Pinotti posted a very strong Olympic performance for Italy yesterday. Riding his first Games at […]
Kazakh federation official confirms Nibali will become Astana rider
Tour podium finisher transferring with Agnoli and Vanotti The team is yet to formally announce the move but confirmation that Italy’s best Grand Tour prospect will move to Astana appears to have come from the vice president of the Kazakh […]
British women reflect on disappointing time trial after road race euphoria
Sixth place for Beijing silver Pooley; painful top ten for Sunday heroine Armitstead Great Britain’s women were unable to match the success of their male teammates in today’s Olympic time trials, and unable to follow up from their success in […]
Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Iglinskiy extends for two years with Astana
Kazakh remains until 2014 Having ridden for six seasons thus far with the Astana team, Maxim Iglinskiy’s best year to date has resulted in a new deal with the squad. The 31 year old Kazakh has renewed for two seasons […]
Two silvers for Germany as World champions denied in Olympic time trial
Third medal for Judith Arndt as Martin rides through the pain of his fractured hand Germany’s World time trial champions were both denied Olympic glory in today’s time trials at Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace, in south west London. Both […]
Moreno edges Henao in Vuelta a Burgos stage one
Last year’s runner-up moves into first leader’s jersey Dani Moreno (Katusha) pipped Sergio Henao (Sky Procycling) in a photo finish in stage one of the Vuelta a Burgos, taking the first leader’s jersey in the race in which he finished […]
Wiggins blows away the field, takes Olympic time trial gold
Martin 42 seconds back in second, Froome third, Phinney fourth again Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) continued his dominant 2012 season on Wednesday in London, burying the rest of the Olympic time trial field almost from the start, running away with […]
Roche puts Tour personal ambitions on hold to ride under Contador at Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Irishman confirms move to team after spending entire pro career with French squads Following on from recent reports that the Irishman was likely to ride with the Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team in 2013, Nicolas Roche has today confirmed his move […]
