Drug testing for Gran Fondo New York
Out of competition and post-event controls to be carried out Although drug testing is more usually associated with other types of events, the organisers of Gran Fondo New York have confirmed that the riders due to take part in next […]
Joaquim Rodríguez sprints away to take his first Flèche Wallonne
Ardennes’ eternal second finally gets his win with a devastating attack on the Mur de Huy Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) has exorcised the demons of so many second places in the Ardennes Classics with an emphatic victory in la Flèche Wallonne. […]
Evie Stevens beats Marianne Vos to take la Flèche Wallonne Femmes
American does the seemingly impossible and outsprints Dutch champion on the Mur de Huy Evie Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) has done what nobody though possible and beaten Marianne Vos (Rabobank) on the Mur de Huy in la Flèche Wallonne, to deny the […]
Cunego grabs first win of 2012 on day two of Giro del Trentino
Phinney drops out of race lead, team-mate Frank takes over Damiano Cunego has bounced back from the disappointment of his final-kilometre crash in the Amstel Gold Race to win the second stage of the Giro del Trentino. The Lampre-ISD rider […]
Riis ready to battle UCI for Contador’s points if he returns to Saxo Bank
Believes UCI’s rule is unfair and unenforceable Following comments by Alberto Contador yesterday that he ‘s likely to return with the Saxo Bank squad after his doping ban ends, the team’s owner Bjarne Riis has pledged to battle the UCI […]
Kittel and Greipel to resume sprinting duel in Turkey
Duo will be part of a very strong lineup of sprinters In what will be a fascinating square-up between two of the top sprinters in cycling, German riders Marcel Kittel and Andre Greipel will go head to head in the […]
Team Type 1-Sanofi ready for first appearance in Ardennes Classics
Diabetes team bullish ahead of Flèche Wallonne after strong start to 2012 Team Type 1-Sanofi will line up tomorrow for its first ever appearance at la Flèche Wallonne. The American team, which rides to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes, […]
Philippe Gilbert : “My condition has been improving day by day”
Sixth place in Amstel Gold makes Belgian champion optimistic, if not confident, ahead of Flèche Wallonne Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) came into this year’s Ardennes Classics as the defending champion in each of the three races, but without having shown […]
Nibali gunning for improvement in tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne
Lack of racing may explain disappointing Amstel Gold performance Disappointed with his showing in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, Italian climber Vincenzo Nibali heads into tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne hoping to be in a position to fight for the win. The Liquigas […]
Giro del Trentino: Phinney into first leader’s jersey as BMC Racing Team triumphs
American WorldTour squad dominates team time trial Taylor Phinney has taken the first leader’s jersey in the Giro del Trentino, with his BMC Racing squad winning the team time trial today. The American WorldTour squad covered the 14.3 kilometre distance […]
