BMC Racing Team on form for Gent Wevelgem with four captains
Past winners and on-form riders will be protected in cobbled WorldTour race The BMC Racing Team will start this coming Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem with two former winners, but will also be supporting the interests of two on-form cobble specialists. George Hincapie, […]
Liquigas-Cannondale is ready for the Belgian classics
Quality but a little inexperience for the acid-green team Liquigas-Cannondale approaches the next week of Belgian races with confidence, but with the admission that many of its riders lack experience in the tough, cobbled courses of the north. The acid-green […]
Alberto Contador: “CAS case will help me to prove my innocence”
Embattled Tour de France winner is confident that he will be cleared Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) passed a relatively uneventful day on the bike, successfully defending his lead in the Volta a Catalunya. After he crossed the finish line however, […]
Astana and RadioShack teams sending strong lineups to Criterium International
Riders will join competitive field in Corsican event The Astana and RadioShack teams have sent some of their strongest riders to Corsica for the Criterium International, which begins tomorrow with a 198 kilometre stage from Porto-Vecchio to the top of […]
WADA studying Contador file, Saxo Bank team pledges support
World Anti Doping Agency confirms decision will be made within three weeks Following the UCI’s announcement this morning that it intends to appeal the RFEC’s clearing of Alberto Contador, the World Anti Doping Agency WADA has confirmed that it will […]
UCI’s Contador appeal to CAS could roll on past Tour de France start
Implications of appeal and possible sanction Following the news that the UCI has decided to appeal Alberto Contador’s clearing on doping charges by his national federation, the rider, his legal advisers and his Saxo Bank SunGard team will be weighing […]
UCI to appeal Contador doping case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Spanish rider facing major battle over coming months The UCI has confirmed in the past few minutes that it intends appealing the Contador case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The rider tested positive for Clenbuterol during last year’s […]
Eleven ‘rebel’ teams named in relation to potential split with the UCI
Several teams abstain from aligning with rival league The UCI recently revealed that plans had been drawn up for a rival league, which could see a number of ProTeams potentially split from the governing body in the search for a […]
Robert Gesink targets wins at Amstel Gold and Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Dutchman hoping for home glory on the Cauberg and in the Ardennes Robert Gesink is already the owner of an excellent spring campaign following two stage wins and the overall at the Tour of Oman and a second place overall […]
Cadel Evans: "I've got a bit of work to do for these uphill finishes."
Australian disappointed in performance on first mountaintop finish of his season at Catalunya Following his tenth place finish, fifty seconds behind the five-time embattled Grand Tour winner, Alberto Contador, on the Volta a Catalunya’s Queen stage yesterday, BMC captain Cadel […]
