Tom Zirbel Interview: Building back up after a long time out
New team plus early end to USADA suspension helps American start over After over a year and a half away from racing, US time trial specialist Tom Zirbel’s comeback is gathering momentum. The 32 year old was given a green […]
Guardini grabs second second stage win, moves closer to debut season record
Italian sprinter wins penultimate stage of Presidential Tour of Turkey First year professional Andrea Guardini continued his superb debut season when he clocked up his second stage victory in this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey. The 21 year old Italian […]
Porte to ride Giro in support of Contador, other team members named
Strong backup team for Spaniard as he bids to win his sixth Grand Tour Saxo Bank – SunGard has reversed an earlier decision for Richie Porte to compete in the Tour of California rather than the Giro d’Italia, listing the […]
Tom Boonen: "I just need a chance for things to turn around for me."
Belgian excited about chances at this fall’s World Championships It was a minor occasion: Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert made a small trip to Denmark to preview the 2011 World Championship course in Copenhagen this week. It’s a rare occasion […]
Vuelta Asturias: Schumacher loses lead to stage winner Moreno
Spaniard grabs jersey in aggressive finale One day after controversial rider Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) fortified his overall lead when he won the time trial, the German rider lost out on the third stage of the Vuelta Asturais. The stage to […]
Jamis/Sutter Home says Zirbel signing is important for team
American TT specialist wants to head to Europe next season The US-based Jamis/Sutter Home team has expressed confidence after its signing of Tom Zirbel, saying that he gives an additional strength to the setup and will enable it to be […]
Stef Clement to replace Tom Leezer for Rabobank at Giro d'Italia
Dutchman’s comeback season to continue with a start at the Giro d’Italia Rabobank’s Stef Clement will get his chance to return to the Grand Tours with next month’s Giro, following Tom Leezer’s problems with bursitis, which necessitate his absence from […]
Photo gallery from Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Run off last Sunday, Liege-Bastogne-Liege brought the 2011 Spring Classics to a close. The last of the Ardennes Classics saw a big battle amongst the UCI ProTeams, with the Schleck brothers Frank and Andy throwing down the gauntlet towards the […]
Patrick Lefevere officially denies Quick Step involvement in Omega Pharma-Lotto split
Rival team boss quashes rumours that team’s old co-sponsor is set to return Amid the announcement that Omega Pharma and Lotto are to part ways as team sponsors at the end of the year have been rumours that the pharmaceutical […]
Thomas building gradually towards Tour de France
Rider likely to test himself on tomorrow’s TT stage of Tour de Romandie Having ridden well this year in races such as Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders, where he was second and tenth respectively, Geraint Thomas is […]








