Fenn nabs first pro win in Mallorca
Evans, Schlecks and Contador took part in early season opener On a day when former Paris-Roubaix winner Tom Boonen triumphed on stage one of the Tour of Qatar, a past winner of the under 23 version of the same Classic […]
Coppel surprised to take overall classification in Étoile de Besseges
Frenchman didn’t believe he would overhaul Rolland Sitting twenty seconds behind race leader Pierre Rolland (Europcar) heading into the concluding time trial, former world under 23 championship bronze medallist Jerome Coppel used his skill against the clock to overcome his […]
David Howman Interview: WADA’s director general speaks about Armstrong/USPS investigation
“There should be no impediment to evidence being handed over relatively quickly” The director general of the World Anti Doping Agency David Howman has said that he believes the evidence gathered thus far in the US Postal Service/Lance Armstrong federal […]
Tour of Qatar: Course change reconnaissance puts BMC's Adam Blythe into white
Red and black team checked out new stage finish as roadworks forced a move from Doha Golf Club As soon as it was announced that roadworks had necessitated the move of the finish of the first stage of the Tour […]
Tom Meeusen completes his double-weekend in the Superprestige Hoogstraten
Two wins in two days for Belgium’s new Iceman Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) followed his first victory of the season, in the previous day’s Krawatencross Lille, with his second in the Superprestige Hoogstraten. The 23-year-old managed to escape the tactical battle […]
Past winner Charteau heads Europcar team in Tour de Langkawi
Five former winners to take part in Malaysian race Former race winner and 2010 Tour de France King of the Mountains Anthony Charteau will lead the Europcar team in this year’s Tour de Langkawi, which begins in just under three […]
Tom Boonen cruises to sprint victory in opening Qatar stage
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider takes yet another stage win in windy Middle Eastern race Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) rekindled his love affair with the Tour of Qatar with an apparently easy victory in the first stage, between Barzan Towers […]
Mark Cavendish passed fit to start Tour of Qatar
World champion “not 100% healthy” but cleared to race Mark Cavendish has been passed fit by Team Sky’s medical team, and has lined up at the start of the Tour of Qatar, his first race of the season. The World […]
Tour of Qatar preview: battle in the desert
Cavendish, Gilbert and Hushovd headline field Starting today, the Tour of Qatar signals the start of the season for many Classics riders and sprinters whose aims lie in the first few months of the season. The flat course, mild temperature […]
WADA president says he expects US investigators to hand over US Postal files to USADA
“Evidence gathered is likely to be highly pertinent to doping’ Responding to yesterday’s news that the federal investigation into Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team had been called off, the World Anti-Doping Agency has indicated that it expects […]
