Ster ZLM Toer: Tyler Farrar remembers Wouter Weylandt with victory in second stage
American sprinter makes ‘W’ sign in his victory salute Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) remembered his close friend Wouter Weylandt as he took his first victory since the Belgian was tragically killed in last month’s Giro d’Italia. As he crossed the line […]
Tour de Suisse: Steven Kruijswijk climbs to stage six victory
Thrilling end to mountain stage after serious injury to Soler overshadows the start Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) won the hardest stage of the Tour de Suisse so far, at the top of Malbun, above Triesenberg in the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein. […]
Soler airlifted to hospital after Tour de Suisse crash
Colombian rider crashes out of second overall Affected by crashes on several occasions during his pro career, Team Movistar’s Maurico Soler has once again experienced bad luck and has crashed out of the Tour de Suisse. The stage two winner […]
Gretsch psyched to defend race lead in Ster ZLM Toer
First pro win confirms talent of former world under 23 TT silver medallist Starting off today’s second stage of the Ster ZLM Toer as the prologue winner and race leader, German rider Patrick Gretsch has had a considerable boost to […]
Belgian transfer rumours: Quick Step wants Gilbert; Van Den Broeck to Lotto?
Patrick Lefevere says his team can afford both big stars; has the new Belgian project netted the country’s big Tour hope? The season is less than half way through and the transfer rumour mill is already well and truly grinding, […]
US Pro Cycling Challenge organisers optimistic Contador will ride
Saxo Bank SunGard joins previously-announced UCI ProTeams in Colorado event Although the rider has already done the Giro d’Italia and is about to tackle the Tour de France, the organisers of the US Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado are pushing […]
Holm: We won’t give up the fight to find a sponsor for HTC Highroad
Says hunger, discipline and methodical approach behind the team’s success As reported today, HTC Highroad star rider Mark Cavendish is strongly rumoured to have signed a deal to compete with Sky Procycling in 2012, moving away from the team he […]
Cavendish reported to have signed for Sky Procycling
Briton expected to move from HTC Highroad at the end of this season Following weeks of rumours, it has been reported that Mark Cavendish has signed a deal to compete with the Sky Procycling team from 2012 onwards. The Manx […]
WADA denies any plan exists to introduce allowable threshold for Clenbuterol
Strict liability rule to be debated in September The World Anti Doping Agency has today issued a statement in relation to recent speculation that it might be poised to set an allowable threshold for the banned substance Clenbuterol. It has […]
Tyler Farrar will ride the Tour de France
ZLM Tour prologue destroy doubts about form of Garmin-Cervélo rider Tyler Farrar still had some doubts about his Tour de France participation, but a good prologue in the Ster ZLM Tour has made the decision for him. Farrar was seventh […]
