Evans willing to advise Porte on Tour debut, unless Contador rides
Double runner-up looking out for fellow Aussie Last year, Australian Ritchie Porte finished seventh in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia, after he lead the race for three days. He also went on to win the best young rider […]
Tour of California: Rubens Bertogliati talks about Solvang and Mt Baldy climb
VeloNation had a chance to catch up with 2009, 2010 Swiss time trial champion Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1-sanofi aventis) following the Amgen Tour of California’s stage six yesterday. Going into the race he said the course was one that […]
Giro d'Italia: Igor Anton conquers Zoncalon to win stage 14, Contador barely breaks a sweat
Maglia Rosa shows no weakness, Nibali puts in a bold effort Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Igor Anton conquered the Monte Zoncalon in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia today, riding away from race leader Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) on […]
Amgen Tour of California: Mixed emotions for Maarten Tjallingii on Solvang TT
Rabobank hoping for some luck on Mount Baldy Maarten Tjallingii expressed mixed feelings after finishing in 5th place on stage six of the Amgen Tour of California. The Dutchman was satisfied with his Time Trial as he crossed the line […]
Giro d'Italia: Anton and Arroyo out of ideas on beating Contador
The verdict: “It’s almost impossible” While there is one Spaniard leading and dominating the Giro d’Italia, there are two others who are steadily progressing and have high hopes of finishing the race on the podium. David Arroyo (Movistar) finished in […]
Giro d'Italia organizers eliminate Monte Crostis from 14th stage
Pressure of team managers too high, citing safety reasons The 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia was to be run over 210 kilometers between Lienz and Monte Zoncolan, featuring the Monte Crostis as the next-to-last mountain before the finishing climb […]
60 minutes says George Hincapie admitted to using EPO alongside Lance Armstrong
According to the CBS show “60 Minutes”, at least four of Lance Armstrong’s former teammates, including his close friend George Hincapie, have told federal authorities that they have used banned substances. All three have said they saw Armstrong also used […]
Amgen Tour of California: Zabriskie snags stage six time trial in Solvang
Leipheimer unable to remain undefeated Garmin-Cervelo’s David Zabriskie notched up his second time trial win of the season in stage six of the Amgen Tour of California, knocking previously undefeated Solvang king Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) off his thrown into second […]
Contador says his legs hurt like anyone else's in Giro d'Italia
Spaniard desperately trying to say that Giro isn’t over yet, despite three-minute margin Alberto Contador showed once again that in this year’s Giro d’Italia, he is above all of the general classification contenders in the mountains. His vicious attacks on […]
Rujano satisfied with Giro d'Italia stage win at the Grossglockner
Venezuelan finally gets victory, after losing to Contador on Etna José Rujano Gillen (Androni Giocattoli) was the first rider to cross the line on the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia. Runner-up Alberto Contador did not contest the sprint of […]








