Volta a Catalunya: Dan Martin says ‘epic day’ is in store
Irishman in strong form, but allergies provoke caution With two first cat ascents followed by the hors categorie climbs of the Port del Canto and the 1947 metre summit finish of Port Ainé, overall contender Dan Martin is clear that […]
Italian doctor claims Merckx had a serious heart defect
Says Belgian ‘rode with the sword of Damocles over his head’ Italian doctor Giancarlo Lavezzaro has claimed that Eddy Merckx competed with a serious heart defect and that if he was racing today, obligatory medical tests on riders would have […]
Valverde withdraws from Volta a Catalunya
Injury forces Movistar leader out of race Body bruised and morale dented after yesterday’s second stage of the race, Alejandro Valverde has withdrawn prior to today’s toughest leg of the Volta a Catalunya, thus giving up on his aim of […]
Settimana Coppi e Bartali: Palini triumphs after long day in break
Bunch miscalculates in finale Team Idea’s Andrea Palini triumphed on the first day of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy, being the quickest out of a breakaway group which finished just ahead of the main bunch. He beat Cesare […]
Vacansoleil-DCM’s Classics squad building on Paris-Nice and Tirreno successes
Dutch team looking forward to the big northern races after best season start to date After its best start to the year to date, putting it sixth in the WorldTour rankings so far, Vacansoleil-DCM is now looking forward to the […]
Alejandro Valverde crashes out of contention in Volta a Catalunya
Movistar rider tastes Paris-Nice medicine as Omega Pharma-Quick Step pace stops him rejoining the peloton After the events of the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice, earlier in the month, when the Movistar team accelerated as Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Levi Leipheimer was […]
Interview: Pozzato takes confidence from Sanremo, is ambitious for Classics ahead
Farnese Vini Selle Italia rider speaks about fresh outlook and new team Taking confidence from a good sixth place finish in Milan Sanremo, a result that came despite breaking his collarbone just over a month before, Filippo Pozzato has spoken […]
Michael Albasini doubles up in the Volta a Catalunya
Race leader surprises the leaders with as the final climb decimates the peloton Michael Albasini (GreenEDGE) surprised the rest of the very select group of riders to take the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, starting and finishing in […]
Kelly sees merit in one of proposed changes to Milan-Sanremo route
Says finishing line closer to Poggio could boost safety and drama Twenty years after his stirring 1992 victory in Milan-Sanremo, Sean Kelly has agreed that one of the proposed tweaks to the route could be beneficial to the early-season Classic. […]
Boonen concerned by wild sprinting in modern cycling
‘There are real cowboys… Nowadays the guys take too big risks’ He made his name as one of the fastest sprinters in the bunch, clocking up a large number of victories in that way including the 2005 world road race […]
