Tour de l'Avenir: Hepburn doubles up with stage three victory
Australian successful in breakaway group after already taking prologue The future can come for Australian Michael Hepburn, who continued the Tour de l’Avenir with strong form. On the 166 kilometers between Gérardmer and Porrentruy (Switzerland), Hepburn sprinted home ahead of […]
Becca says Andersen can remain with RadioShack Nissan Trek in 2012
UCI studying Leopard-Trek/RadioShack amalgamation Current Leopard Trek chief sponsor Flavio Becca has confirmed that while general manager Brian Nygaard will leave the setup, chief directeur sportif Kim Andersen will be able to remain part of the team in 2012. There […]
Vuelta a España: Chris Froome takes the Peña Cabarga stage and the fight to Juan José Cobo
Team Sky rider goes all out for the Vuelta but race leader just holds on Chris Froome (Team Sky) went all out on the final climb to Peña Cabarga to win the seventeenth stage of the Vuelta a España and […]
Dan Martin believes he’s making good progress as a future Grand Tour contender
Irishman ambitious heading into today’s final big mountain stage Heading into the final part of the Vuelta a España, Irish rider Dan Martin regards this year’s race as an indication that he can become a contender for the Grand Tours. […]
Brian Nygaard confirmed as leaving Leopard-Trek
Following reports yesterday that Brian Nygaard and Leopard Trek have parted ways, the Dane and the team have both officially confirmed the separation today. Nygaard helped set up the squad after being approached by Luxembourg businessman Flavio Becca but after […]
Mercedes not impressed by Radioshack-Nissan-Trek merger with Leopard Trek
Luxembourg team sponsor says ‘consequences must now be discussed’ of broken contract It appears that it was not only some of the riders who were taken by surprise at the news that the Radioshack and Leopard Trek teams were to […]
Lequatre on the hunt for new team after Radioshack/Leopard Trek merger news
Frenchman says UCI points system makes it hard for domestiques to find teams Team RadioShack’s Geoffroy Lequatre is in search of a new team for next season as the news about a merger between the American team and Leopard Trek […]
Richie Porte switches to Team Sky for 2012 season
Australian expecting to lead the charge in week-long stage races In a big boost to its stage race strength, Team Sky has acquired the services of Australian Richie Porte for the 2012 season. The announcement was made today, bringing the […]
Hincapie motivated for Canadian World Tour races after Colorado stage win
Tour de France veteran on strong form after US events George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team) is relishing the opportunity to line up in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec on Friday and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday. […]
Wouter Wippert sprints to the Netherlands' second Avenir stage
Rohan Dennis holds the yellow jersey after a long break dominates stage two Wouter Wippert (Netherlands) won the second stage of the Tour de l’Avenir between Rambervillers and Bruyères as the race came down to a bunch sprint for the […]
