Contador clear favourite for Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, but says he’s been suffering with a cold
Spaniard has already won two stage races in 2011 Victorious this season in the Vuelta a Murcia and the Volta a Catalunya, Alberto Contador will aim for his third consecutive stage race win when he begins the Vuelta Castilla y […]
Carlos Sastre returns to lead Geox-TMC in Vuelta a Castilla y León
Former Tour champion hopes to get back his mojo after recovering from bronchial infection Carlos Sastre has recovered from the respiratory infection that so affected his performance in last month’s Volta a Catalunya, and will lead the Geox-TMC team in […]
Hoogerland signs two year contract extension with Vacansoleil-DCM
Attacking Dutchman stays with current team until end of 2013 Aggressive Dutch rider Johnny Hoogerland will remain part of the Vacansoleil team for a further two years, with the squad confirming today that a deal has been done until the […]
Astana’s Simon Clarke operated on for broken scaphoid
Paris-Roubaix debut causes problems for Australian rider Paris-Roubaix faller Simon Clarke has been diagnosed with a wrist fracture, and underwent surgery yesterday to correct the issue and to speed his recovery. The Australian hit the deck during Sunday’s Classic, and […]
Chinese Anti-Doping Agency claims risk of clenbuterol contamination is minimal
Country reacts to research performed by Cologne laboratory The risk of accidental clenbuterol contamination from eating Chinese beef is minimal, so says Zhao Jian, the head of the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA), according to De Standaard. Zhao was speaking in […]
Iljo Keisse takes case to Belgian Court of Appeal again
Quick Step rider could have final verdict by April 26th The Iljo Keisse saga took a step towards conclusion yesterday, as the Quick Step rider took his case to the Belgian Court of Appeal once more, according to Het Laatste […]
Farrar, Petacchi, Greipel and Guardini for Presidential Tour of Turkey
Big sprint battle expected at 2.HC race Sprint rivals Tyler Farrar, Alessandro Petacchi, André Gripel, Andrea Guardini, Kenny Van Hummel and Allan Davis will have a real head-to-head this month in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, enabling them to see […]
Tom Boonen's agent: "Interest in Boonen is certainly not lacking."
The fight for the signature of one of cycling’s biggest talents sure to heat up as year progresses Tom Boonen is certainly doing his best at the moment to forget about a Spring Classics best forgotten. Even with a second […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi announces roster headlined by Igor Anton for the Giro d'Italia
Basque team returns to Giro d’Italia for the first time since 2007 Euskaltel-Euskadi will return to the Giro d’Italia for the first time in three years next month headlined by up and coming Grand Tour threat Igor Anton. The Basque […]
Oscar Freire: "The Tour is the most boring race of the year."
Former Green Jersey winner to miss Tour de France, as Rabobank focuses solely on Gesink Following the announcement yesterday that Garmin-Cervelo’s Heinrich Haussler would not take part in this July’s Tour de France, another top name in the sport of […]
