Michele Scarponi pulls out of Vuelta with poor form
Lampre-ISD leader due to undergo medical tests; team director insists he will be staying with blue-fuchsia team After the unfamiliar experience of finishing in the gruppetto on yesterday’s thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) climbed off […]
Poland selects competitive team for road world championships
Polish World Tour riders to target road race and time trial The Polish National team for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships has been announced with Team RadioShack’s Michal Kwiatkowski (pictured) expected to lead the team. Though only 21 years […]
Thibaut Pinot poised for overall victory in Settimana Lombarda
Strong second half of season continues for young French star Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) has once again exceeded expectations and is currently leading the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda in Italy after soloing to the finish on stage one. The 21 year old […]
USA names full World Championships squads
Youth dominates in elite men’s selections USA Cycling has announced its rosters for the upcoming World Championships, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The elite men’s team gets a full compliment of nine riders and with the course pointing towards […]
Women’s Giro della Toscana route presented with extra stage
Pre-Worlds stage race adds 67km road stage before short evening time trial The sixteenth Giro della Toscana has been presented by its president Brunello Fanini, with an extra road stage added to an almost identical course to last year. The […]
Ángel Madrazo fights to the end of Vuelta’s stage 13
Young Spaniard gets best result in first Grand Tour Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad) won stage thirteen of the Vuelta a España, but it was Ángel Madrazo (Movistar) who was just as aggressive, if lacking a little strength when compared to the […]
Contador wishes to extend his contract with Saxo Bank SunGard
Uncertainty exists about rider’s future, but Riis says his best years are ahead Less than a year into his two year deal with the Saxo Bank SunGard team, Alberto Contador has said that he wishes to prolong his contract with […]
Mikel Nieve: “We will continue fighting”
Euskaltel-Euskadi climber takes back time in stage thirteen Vuelta breakaway Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) started the Vuelta a España with the role of working for team captain Igor Antón. With Antón’s failure on the very first mountain stage though, to the […]
Nicolas Roche moving closer to top ten in Vuelta a España
Irishman aggressive on stage 13, hopes to climb well in days to come Ireland’s Nicolas Roche was one of several riders who gained time on today’s 13th stage of the Vuelta a España, infiltrating a large breakaway move which went […]
Michele Scarponi gives up on Vuelta classification after his legs fail to respond
Giro d’Italia runner up still aiming for a stage victory Michele Scaponi (Lampre-ISD) came to the Vuelta a España aiming to go one better than his runner up finish in May’s Giro d’Italia. With his legs failing to respond on […]
