Video: Le Mevel up to third overall, but says he's sick
French rider hopes to recover during today’s rest day Garmin-Cervélo rider Christophe Le Mevel sounded optimistic in a video interview carried out before the start of yesterday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia, saying that he was going to make a […]
Contador seizes control but insists there’s a long way to go
Rider says race not over despite dominating Etna stage In the minutes after the attack by Alberto Contador on yesterday’s stage to Mount Etna, things became considerably more muted amongst the mainly-Italian crowd standing at the summit finish. The Spaniard’s […]
Amgen Tour of California stage one canceled due to weather after all
Mother Nature has the final word on stage one America’s premiere stage race looked set to begin with an abbreviated first stage due to bad weather conditions, but at the last minute organizers have made the painful decision to pull […]
Ina Teutenberg defends Chongming Island World Cup
Fourth place Annemiek van Vleuten retakes World Cup jersey Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) successfully defended her title in the Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, capping a near perfect week for herself and the HTC-Highroad team. The German über-sprinter beat British […]
Amgen Tour of California organizers give green light for shortened stage one
Will keep an eye on conditions as the stage unfolds After much deliberation and a little luck, stage one of the Amgen Tour of California will start this afternoon at 1:15 with a shortened route. The new route, which eliminates […]
Riis says Giro d’Italia isn’t over yet
Two weeks remain, ‘anything can happen’ A total of 25 riders remain within five minutes of the Maglia Rosa, with seven of those being less than two minutes away, but the identity of the new race leader led some to […]
Tour of California: Stage one delayed, organizers will try to run a shortened route
Shortened route would take the peloton up the west side of Lake Tahoe Andrew Messick, the President of AEG Sports, has released a statement explaining that stage one of the Amgen Tour of California will have to be delayed due […]
WADA opens investigation on UCI "Index of Suspicion" document leak
Investigation will be independent of the UCI’s efforts In a statement released today the International Cycling Union (UCI) has revealed that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has opened an independent investigation to help determine the source of the leak that […]
Giro d’Italia: Alberto Contador conquers Etna with all guns blazing
Stage and race lead for Tour champion as the race takes on the volcano Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) staked his claim as the strongest rider at this year’s Giro d’Italia with a dominant stage victory in the ninth stage between […]
Giro d'Italia: Weening promises to battle to retain lead
Dutchman ready for Etna showdown He’s not known as a high-mountain climber, and as a result Pieter Weening was in an uncertain mood as to how things would pan out on today’s stage to Mount Etna. Speaking minutes before the […]
