2011 Tour of Japan cancelled due to effects of earthquake and tsunami
Race was due to be held in mid-May The earthquakes and tsunami which have affected Japan have led to the cancellation of the country’s national Tour for 2011, with the organisers conceding that it is impossible for them to hold […]
Stijn Devolder: "Boonen should be scared of Cancellara."
Belgian champion can at least count on good form, Leukemans, and his team come Sunday Before the start of the second stage of the Three Days of De Panne in Oudenaarde, Vacansoleil captain, Stijn Devolder, met with the press to […]
Nygaard says Leopard Trek riders are winning at the right time
Cancellara and Schleck’s victories show team is delivering It’s taken a while, but last weekend showed that the Leopard Trek team is hitting form at just the right time. Fabian Cancellara dominated the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen with a long solo […]
Sastre seeking to recapture top form for Giro through intense racing
Spaniard approaches Grand Tour differently to last year Carlos Saste is planning a very different run-up to the Giro d’Italia this year, and will seek to be at his sharpest in the Italian event via some intensive racing beforehand. Twelve […]
Team Movistar wants Valverde, is also interested in Contador
Unzue speaks about future captaincy of team Team Movistar, which until the start of this season raced under the Caisse d’Epargne title and backing, has confirmed that it is interested in re-signing former rider Alejandro Valverde. The Spanish all rounder […]
Astana's Tomas Vaitkus showing solid form heading into Tour of Flanders
Lithuanian hardman finishes fourth in Stage 2 after extremely long sprint Tomas Vaitkus has long been a rider who has promised a big result in the cobbled classics of the springtime, but up until this point, his successes have been […]
Katusha to decide on Leif Hoste's Flanders participation on Thursday
Belgian classics threat’s injuries from Tuesday’s De Panne crash could keep him out of Flanders The Three Days of De Panne is typically known as a crash fest each year, and in 2011, the major victim so far appears to […]
Geraint Thomas Interview: Gaining strength with Sky Procycling
Welshman goes close to victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen It’s arguable that but for two results, Team Sky’s arrival in the Pro Tour peloton in 2010 could have been classed as a poor one. The first was Juan Antonio Flecha’s […]
Alberto Contador and Michele Scarponi point to one another as chief Giro d’Italia threat
Catalunya clash has given both riders a good chance to measure each other up With the Giro d’Italia still almost six weeks away, two of the races favourites have already identified one another as the riders to watch, according to […]
No reward for aggressive Quick Step in first De Panne stage
Belgian team got nothing today but form bodes well for Sunday’s Ronde Despite Gert Steegmans and Sylvain Chavanel being two of the most aggressive riders in today’s first stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, their Quick Step team came away […]
