Video: Piva pleased with Cavendish win, confirms he will leave Giro after stage 12
HTC Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva was a satisfied man at the finish of stage ten of the Giro d’Italia. The team had just picked up its second stage win of this year’s race thanks to Mark Cavendish’s speed into […]
Amgen Tour of California: Greg Henderson motors away in the final meters to take stage three
Team Sky makes it two for two in the sprints Team Sky made it two in a row in stage three of the Amgen Tour of California, with Greg Henderson riding himself off the front of the race in the […]
Amgen Tour of California: Shawn Milne off to a good start, ready for the next sprint
Criterium experience helpful on closing circuit VeloNation spoke to Kenda/5-hour Energy pb Geargrinder Team Director Frankie Andreu before the start of the Amgen Tour of California, when he stated the team’s goal of a top 10 finish on the General […]
Giro d’Italia: Cavendish underlines importance of Teramo stage win
Rejects Ventoso allegations about Etna stage Netting the sixth Giro stage win of his career, Mark Cavendish this evening underlined the importance of his victory ahead of Fran Ventoso and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) on the crowd-thronged streets of Teramo. “It […]
Ivan Basso needs fifteen stitches in his face after Etna crash
Giro champion training on volcano ahead of Tour de France bid Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) needed fifteen stitches to facial wounds yesterday, after he crashed while descending Mount Etna in Sicily. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner has skipped his national tour […]
Pat McQuaid writes open letter to riders over l’Equipe’s publication of the “Index of Suspicion”
UCI president expresses anger and confirms judicial enquiry over leaked documents Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has written an open letter to “all riders and team members” over the article published in French sports daily […]
Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish answers his critics with stage ten victory
Manx Missile fires again to take sprint victory in Teramo Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has proved once more that you write him off at your peril, taking a dominant sprint victory in the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage between Termoli and Teramo. […]
Tour of California: Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis satisfied with second stage performance
Laszlo Bodrogi in the breakaway lets the rest of the relax in the peloton Like most of the peloton, the riders of Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis were itching to get going in the second stage of the Tour of California. […]
Tour of California: Ben Swift revelled in the conditions in Sacramento sprint
“British cyclists are used to riding in the rain,” says Sky’s Yorkshire sprinter After seeing the Tour of California’s first stage cancelled due to heavy snow, Team Sky sprinter Ben Swift was far more comfortable with the weather conditions on […]
Giro d’Italia: Ventoso accuses Cavendish of holding onto team car up Mount Etna
Controversy hits the race as sprinters point fingers at one another There was controversy amongst the sprinters at the start of the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage in Termoli this morning, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport, as stage six winner […]
