Vacansoleil-DCM signs Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman
Young talents get two-year contracts with Dutch team Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman have been stagiaires with the Vacansoleil-DCM team since August 1st, and their good showings hoave now paid off. Both riders have agreed on a two year contract […]
Giro della Toscana: Ina Teutenberg gets her revenge in Altopascio to take stage two
German champion reverses 2010 result, beating World champion Giorgia Bronzini in close sprint Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Giro della Toscana between Porcari and Altopascio in a close bunch sprint. The German champion managed to reverse […]
Gilbert wins GP Wallonie, rides everyone off his wheel
Belgian wins atop the Citadel de Namur for second time in career Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) took the GP Wallonie for the second time in his career with another display of unmatchable power. The Belgian champion rode everyone else off […]
Thor Hushovd shows strong pre-worlds form with stage win in Tour of Britain
Rainbow jersey to the fore as Lars Boom strengthens his overall lead Showing winning form a week and a half before the defence of his world road race championship title, Garmin-Cervélo’s Thor Hushovd powered to victory on today’s fourth stage […]
Jeannie Longo withdraws from French team for world road race championships
Rider under fire due to out of competition testing violations and accusations against husband Under pressure after three ‘whereabouts’ violations plus the news that her husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli is suspected of buying EPO in 2007, multiple French champion […]
Renshaw suggests worlds selection might have been affected by signing for GreenEdge rival
Following yesterday’s announcement of the Australian elite men’s lineup for the world road race championships, Mark Renshaw’s supporters and a sizeable proportion of Aussie fans were left scratching their heads about his non-selection for the team. The rider is one […]
Henderson exits Sky to join former team-mates at Lotto-Ridley
Kiwi looking forward to working with Greipel again After joining Team Sky at its inception last year, Greg Henderson has announced he will leave the British outfit at the end of the season. The New Zealander has signed a two […]
Tour of Britain victory gives Boom confidence for world championships
Dutchman looks to defend jersey all the way to London Lars Boom came out top on stage three of the Tour of Britain by taking the day’s win and grabbing the overall lead from Mark Cavendish. The HTC-Highroad sprinter only […]
Andy Schleck to miss GP Wallonie and next races; worlds not yet certain
Slow healing from tooth operation causes problems Having been forced to miss the Canadian WorldTour races because of a necessary operation on his wisdom tooth, Andy Schleck is facing further disruption to his racing schedule. He was due to return […]
Jalabert names strong French squad for worlds, team spearheaded by Voeckler and Chavanel
Feillu recovers in time from fractured collarbone to have a shot at the rainbow jersey The selector of the French national cycling team, Laurent Jalabert, has called on the experience of Sylvain Chavanel (Quick-Step), and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) for the […]
