Castilla y León: Alberto Contador looking to Queen stage for title defence
Laguna de Peces not tough enough for big time gaps Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) is looking towards tomorrow’s Queen stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León between Benavente and Laguna de Peces as an important step towards the defence […]
Brammeier looking forward to Amstel and Liège, pleased with Roubaix
Says he was delayed by crashes, broken chains and Boonen’s support crew Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is ready to continue playing a supporting role in the upcoming Amstel Gold and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classics, and is enjoying a strong race […]
Tour of California officially announces Solvang women’s time trial
Women’s invitation race to be run on the same course and the same day as the men’s stage Amgen Tour of California organiser AEG has announced details of the inaugural Amgen Tour of California Women’s International Time Trial Challenge, presented […]
Katusha confirms it handed over rider files to Italian police
Says no search was conducted of team premises Following on from earlier reports of a raid on the Katusha team headquarters, the team has confirmed that the police agents from the Italian NAS (Nucleo Antisofisticazioni e Sanitā) division visited the […]
Thor Hushovd points to “old ways” at Crédit Agricole for lack of previous Classics prowess
No regrets, but World champion wishes he knew then what he knows now Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) has come out in criticism of his former team, Crédit Agricole, for its lack of forward thinking as the reason why he had never […]
Australian climber Matthew Lloyd fired by Omega Pharma-Lotto
Belgian team cites unacceptable behaviour from last year’s Giro mountain king The Omega Pharma-Lotto team has decided to terminate the contract of Australian rider Matthew Lloyd after alleged “behaviour”, which was at odds with the “image of the team”. Lloyd, […]
New sanctions planned, UCI ProTeam reportedly targeted in Italian anti-doping raids
Italian federation plans to ramp up doping sanctions The headquarters of a UCI ProTeam based at Lake Garda has reportedly been raided as part of a countrywide anti-doping operation in Italy. According to Tuttobiciweb, the action involves numerous police agents […]
Belgian coach to visit Copenhagen Worlds course with Boonen and Gilbert
Both team captains very motivated for September’s race Belgian national coach Carlo Bomans is planning a visit to take a look at the World Championships road course in Copenhagen, Denmark later in the month. While he has had a good […]
Mitchell Docker Interview: Skil-Shimano rider’s strong performance in Roubaix
Aussie continues upwards progression in Hell of the North For Mitchell Docker, Paris-Roubaix has been a race where he has shown steady improvement. The first time that the Skil Shimano rider rode the Classic was in 2009 when the dreaded […]
Freire: Gesink needs to learn from his mistakes, is not as smart as me
Spaniard says Rabobank team-mate has huge talent Rabobank’s triple world champion Oscar Freire has said that his team-mate Robert Gesink is has a huge amount of ability, but needs to learn much in the way of tactics. “Sometimes I think: […]
