Robert Gesink checks out Alps ahead of the Tour de France
Could become first Dutch winner on Dutch mountain Alpe d’Huez since 1989 Robert Gesink finished the Critérium du Dauphiné in an unspectacular 20th spot, but his second place in the mountains classification showed that he will be strong in July. […]
Robbie McEwen reported to race with GreenEdge in 2012
Australian possibly delaying retirement Robbie McEwen has reportedly signed for the new Australian team GreenEdge in 2012. The 38 year old, whose contract with Team RadioShack ends at the end of the year, had planned to end his season at […]
Tour de Suisse: Bozic beats Freire to grab sprint stage win
No change in overall standings as race heads towards more high mountains Biding his time to see if his Vacansoleil DCM team-mate Marcato could stay clear to win the stage, then hitting the jets when it was obvious he’d be […]
Bellis to start Ster ZLM Toer today, will miss nationals
Briton returns to racing after long break Jonny Bellis is continuing his comeback from a severe accident in September 2009, and will today return to racing after a two and a half month absence. He will compete in the Ster […]
Martin Velits expects Tour de France selection to be tough
Slovakian hopes the team will find a sponsor and continue HTC Highroad domestique Martin Velits knows that making the final team selection for the Tour de France will be tough, but is ready to take his place as a workhorse […]
Ballan and Bruseghin to be questioned this month in Mantova investigation
Former world champion could miss Tour de France Recently returned to competition by his BMC Racing Team, former world champion Alessandro Ballan appears to be back in hot water with the announcement by Italian Olympic Committee CONI that he must […]
Holm: HTC Highroad would be sad to see Cavendish leave
Says riders often stop winning when they depart HTC-Highroad Sports Director Brian Holm this week told VeloNation that he would miss Mark Cavendish if he were to switch teams at the end of the season, but believes the team would […]
HTC's Patrick Gretsch wins prologue in the Ster ZLM Tour
Second-year professional races to first win HTC Highroad rider Patrick Gretsch took his first win as a professional when he blasted to a three-second win over teammate Alex Rasmussen in the prologue of the Ster ZLM Tour (formerly known as […]
FBI investigates Armstrong-Hamilton row at Cache Cache restaurant
Federal agents to seek surveillance video of Aspen venue Following earlier reports that Tyler Hamilton’s legal team has made an official complaint about what it claims was threatening behaviour by Lance Armstrong against him, the FBI has made a request […]
Sylvain Chavanel: Building for the Tour after two months away from racing
French rider returns to competition after a long post-Classics lay off Having been arguably the most aggressive rider of the spring, Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) has returned to racing at the Tour de Suisse, and was on the attack again […]
