Giro Donne: Nicole Cooke foils the sprinters to take Verona stage win
Olympic champion escapes the peloton in the closing kilometres to take first victory of the season Nicole Cooke (MCipollini-Giambenini) escaped a breakaway group in the closing kilometres and managed to hold off the sprinters to take a solo victory in […]
Richie Porte: “It’s pouring with rain and Alberto Contador is happy”
Australian guiding Spanish race favourite in search of his second Grand Tour of the season Richie Porte (Saxo Bank-SunGard) is currently riding his second Grand Tour of the year. Having successfully guided Alberto Contador to victory in the Giro d’Italia, […]
Kelly questions commissaire’s decision to relegate Cavendish and Hushovd
Says it’s a ‘sorry time’ for sprinters Four time Tour green jersey winner Sean Kelly has said that he is perplexed as to why the commissaires decided to relegate Mark Cavendish (HTC Highroad) and Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) from yesterday’s intermediate […]
Tour de France: Jurgen Van de Walle becomes race’s first abandon
Omega Pharma-Lotto rider suffering the after effects of stage one crash Jurgen Van de Walle (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has become the first rider in this year’s Tour de France to abandon the race. The Belgian climbed off in the early kilometres […]
Tour de France: Europcar suffering injuries in the team’s home region
Vendée-based team concerned over conditon of Vincent Jérôme and Christophe Kern One thing that was universally expected in this year’s Tour de France was that the Vendée-based Europcar team would be aggressive in the first few days of the race, […]
Soler continues to improve, will soon be moved back to Spain
Movistar rider making slow progress, situation is going in right direction Twenty days after crashing and piling into a barrier at the Tour de Suisse, the Colombian rider Mauricio Soler is continuing to recover, albeit slowly. He is making slow […]
Gilbert and Evans ready for Mûr de Bretagne showdown
Belgian wants stage win on birthday, Australian after Maillot Jaune First and second on the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) are fully expected to be at […]
Hushovd: Stage win not possible, my only goal is to keep the yellow jersey
World champion promises to fight hard on Mûr de Bretagne Although he placed a fine third on the uphill finish on stage one, Tour de France race leader Thor Hushovd dimisses his own chances of fighting for victory on today’s […]
Tour de France: Tom Boonen rues missed opportunity after Niki Terpstra enjoys a day in the break
Mixed fortunes for Quick Step riders as chaos in the final corner ruins Belgian’s hopes Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was lining himself up for a sprint at the end of today’s Tour de France stage between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon. The […]
Jesse Anthony Interview: Nature Valley winner building up for Tour of Utah
Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth rider continuing to improve Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) recently netted the best domestic win of his career – and for his team, this season so far – in the six stage Nature Valley Grand Prix. Anthony […]
