Lefevere confirms Quick Step offer for Philippe Gilbert
Belgian team manager is waiting to see if he will come on board Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere has confirmed a strong interest in current Tour de France Maillot Vert Philippe Gilbert, one of the standout riders of the […]
Another blow for Team RadioShack as Popovych withdraws
Klöden under pressure due to back injury Famously lucky during the Tour in its previous incarnation as the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, RadioShack is experiencing the opposite during the 2011 Tour de France. Yaroslav Popovych is the […]
Kolobnev denies knowledge of doping product, says not fired by Katusha
Voluntarily leaves Tour while waiting for B sample Alexandr Kolobnev is under the cloud of a positive A sample for a banned diuretic and already out of the Tour de France, but has insisted today that he doesn’t know how […]
Fredrik Kessiakoff Interview: Tour of Austria winner back to speed with Astana
Swedish rider gets career back on track with strong display The crash-fest taking place in France isn’t the only national tour taking place this month. High in the Tyrolean meadows the UCI 2.HC Tour of Austria was fought out over […]
Right to Play declares Ride to the Tour a success
Fifty amateur cyclists ride from London to Les Herbiers for international children’s charity International charity Right to Play has declared its annual ride the Tour de France a spectacular success, with fifty riders covering 350 miles in four days to […]
Alexandr Kolobnev questioned by police, quits Tour de France after positive test
If B sample confirms result, Katusha rider will be sacked and faces huge fine The Tour de France will have one less rider tomorrow following the earlier news that Alexandr Kolobnev has tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide. The […]
Ivan Basso: “We’ve only had one off day”
Liquigas-Cannondale leader has kept himself safe in the Tour de France’s crash-filled first week and is now ready for the race to really start Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has staked his season on a strong performance in the Tour de France. […]
Tour de France: Alexandr Kolobnev positive for banned diuretic
Russian rider set to be removed from race Team Katusha captain Alexandr Kolobnev has provided a positive A sample for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, and the UCI has requested that his squad withdraw him from the Tour de […]
Sky Procycling considering possible legal action over Flecha car collision
France Télévision apologises for crash involving Spaniard and Johnny Hoogerland One day after yesterday’s incident at the Tour de France where a car hit Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha, the latter’s Sky Procycling team is determining whether it will […]
Kevin De Weert extends with Quick Step through 2013
Belgian team’s classification rider could be the Tour’s top Belgian this year One piece of good news to come out of the somewhat beleaguered Quick Step team at the Tour de France is that Kevin De Weert has signed a […]
