Xavier Tondo dies tragically while removing his car from the garage
Cycling loses another friend The cycling world suffered another tough blow this morning with the news that Movistar rider Xavier Tondo was tragically killed in a freak accident where he was crushed between his car and a garage door as […]
Tour of Belgium: Quick Step sending a strong team its home Tour
Boonen makes his return following the Classics The Quick Step team will be sending a strong team to the start of the Tour of Belgium in Buggenhout on May 25th, with team captain Tom Boonen making his first appearance since […]
Armstrong spokesman criticises 60 Minutes programme
Fabiani claims journalistic standards not met Responding to last night’s 60 Minutes programme on CBS which made new claims against Lance Armstrong, the rider’s spokesman Mark Fabiani has criticised the station. “Throughout this entire process CBS has demonstrated a serious […]
Armstrong investigation: 60 Minutes claims UCI put pressure on lab to cover up positive EPO test
Lab director has testified to FBI about incident The UCI is facing serious questions over its relationship with Lance Armstrong after the US TV programme 60 Minutes last night brought damaging new claims over suggestions that the rider failed a […]
Armstrong Investigation: Tyler Hamilton says he was sucked into doping by US Postal team
Claims secret white lunch bags carried doping products Former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday evening and, amongst other claims, said he used performance-enhancing drugs with former teammate Lance Armstrong, the man he helped shepherd to three […]
Tour of California: Matt Goss rocks the sprint for stage eight, Horner seals the deal
HTC-Highroad comes out on top in hard fought sprint HTC-Highroad sprinter Matt Goss sprinted to victory in the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California, beating points leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Greg Henderson (Team Sky) in a furious […]
Giro d'Italia: Nieve solos to stage fifteen success, Contador unfazed
Two stages in a row for the Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Mikel Nieve rode to solo victory in the Giro d’Italia’s fifteenth stage, riding away from Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) on the final climb of five to notch up consecutive […]
Video: ‘No doping’ initiative at Giro d’Italia
50,000 water bottles handed out at start of stages A glance over the results list of the last decade or so of the Giro d’Italia has unfortunately included a high proportion of riders who have been implicated in doping practices. […]
Van Garderen looking good for Tour de France debut
Remains ambitious despite not meeting California goals HTC Highroad rider Tejay Van Garderen’s solid showing in the Tour of California has increased the likelihood that he will be selected for his first Tour de France this year. “It sounds like […]
Tour of California: RadioShack solidifies its grip on race
Other teams fall away on mountain stage Punching the air in unison, Team RadioShack riders Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner reached the summit finish of Mount Baldy first and second, winning the hardest stage of this year’s Amgen Tour of […]








