Andy Fenn Interview: Big opportunity beckons with Omega Pharma – Quick Step
Young An Post Sean Kelly rider riding aggressively in Tour of Britain Back in April, Andy Fenn (An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) said that his goals for 2011 were to win a pro race, get a ride […]
Longo’s husband Patrice Ciprelli suspended by French federation as doping investigation begins
L’Equipe prints emails suggesting he purchased EPO Following last week’s revelations that Jeannie Longo was in violation of cycling’s whereabouts regulations plus former US Pro Joe Papp’s suggestion to VeloNation that he provided EPO which may be linked to her […]
Stefan Denifl comes good for Leopard-Trek in Montreal
Young Austrian rider can’t hold off Gilbert, finishes fifth When a late breakaway took out the GP de Montreal on Sunday, Stefan Denifl (Leopard-Trek) was in the thick of the action until 100 meters to go. But he couldn’t hold […]
Leigh Howard to learn how to win Grand Tour stages from McEwen at GreenEdge
Veteran Australian to mentor younger rider at new team Having the aim of winning Milan-Sanremo in the years ahead and also fighting for stage victories in the Tour de France, 21 year old Australian sprinter Leigh Howard will work with […]
Andalucia-Caja Granada satisfied with aggressive Vuelta a España
Team missed out on “well-deserved” stage win but Adrian Palomares awarded overall combativity prize The Andalucia-Caja Granada team has declared itself well satisfied with its performance in the Vuelta a España. Although the team failed to pick up what it […]
Is Filippo Pozzato heading to Europcar?
Former Italian champion could be headed to France after a miserable year with Katusha After a miserable 2011 season with Katusha, Filippo Pozzato could be headed to Europcar from next year, according to French newspaper Ouest France. The former Italian […]
Boonen upset to miss worlds, Australians don’t pick Renshaw
Two big names missing from teams for Copenhagen Tom Boonen’s bid to take his second world championship in six years has run aground, with the Belgian being forced to tell national selectors that he wouldn’t be up to the task. […]
World Championships: Netherlands and Spanish teams announced with strong Rabobank presence
Oscar Freire to spearhead Spanish team, while Dutch to travel without a sprinter The Netherlands (KNWU) and Spanish (RFEC) Federations have both announced their nine-man teams for the upcoming World Championship road race on September 25th. Unsurprisingly, the Dutch team […]
Philippe Gilbert extends WorldTour lead after Montréal third place
Omega Pharma-Lotto takes the lead; Belgium closes on Spain with no points for Vuelta winner Having only retaken the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour rankings on Friday, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has extended his lead after the […]
Andrea Guardini equals Cavendish’s debut season record of eleven wins
Italian sprinter looks set for big future Four years after Mark Cavendish clocked up a record eleven wins in his debut pro season, that total has been equalled by the 22 year old Italian Andrea Guardini. The Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli […]
