Ninove and Geraardsbergen launch petition to keep Ronde van Vlaanderen finish
Towns at the end of current route want 15,000 signatures The Mayors of the towns of Ninove, Geraardsbergen and Galmaarden have launched a petition to persuade Flanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen to leave the race’s finish […]
Emma Pooley Interview: “You increase your luck by doing more attacks!”
British champion has no designs on the overall World Cup but is angry over the loss of major races Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) has started the 2011 World Cup as she ended the 2010 one: with a dominant solo victory. As […]
Hajo Seppelt Interview: Lingering questions about the Contador positive
Clenbuterol traces, unusual delays and suggestions of plasticizers On Thursday, the UCI announced its decision in relation to the Alberto Contador situation, opting to take the case further to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Spaniard tested positive during […]
Riccardo Riccò up before CONI on April 1st
Italian to face questions over near-fatal alleged blood transfusion; could face life ban Disgraced Italian rider Riccardo Riccò has been called to appear before the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at 10:30am on April 1st, in relation to the alleged botched […]
Giovanni Visconti’s MCipollini bike stolen
Italian champion latest victim of rash of pro-bike thefts Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) has become the latest victim of what is turning into a crime wave, after his bike was stolen from his car today. The Italian champion’s special […]
Chiara Passerini: there are many cyclists who have never ever had anything to do with doping
Unhappy with Italian journalist’s generalised innuendo against professionals Cadel Evans’ wife Chiara Passerini has warned against assuming that all the big pro riders use banned substances, saying that her husband and many others have never broken rules and that it […]
Matt Goss clings onto World Ranking lead as Contador enters the top five
Quick Step finally registers after Boonen’s Wevelgem win Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) has hung on to his lead in the overall International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking by a slender point. The Milano-Sanremo winner failed to finish yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem race, suffering […]
Andy Schleck improves time trial capabilities
Rider tells VeloNation he worked hard on his weaknesses to tackle 2011 Tour de France Andy Schleck finished the 7.8-kilometer time trial of the Critérium International 43 seconds down on winner Andreas Klöden. With a small mishap at the start […]
Australia dominates world track championship as Britain loses pace
Best-ever performance by Aussie team Four years ago at the same point in the Olympic cycle, Great Britain dominated the track worlds and gave a signal that they would go on to be by far the most successful national at […]
Leipheimer was hospitalised Saturday night, more details emerge of illness
Team states old problem flared up again Having been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya due to stomach issues, more details have emerged of Levi Leipheimer’s condition. The RadioShack rider had been sitting second overall in the WorldTour race, […]
