Alberto Contador: "I enjoy this race after all the stress and all those thoughts about other things that I've been through."
Embattled Spanish Grand Tour king happy to be back racing Alberto Contador’s return to racing has proved to be virtually seamless so far following a period of controversy since his third Tour de France win that could rival arguably any […]
Cummings wins in Algarve, Van Garderen second; Contador already strong
Briton takes over race lead from GilbertTeam Sky rider Steve Cummings took an unexpected stage win in the Volta ao Algarve, beating the highly promising young American rider Tejay Van Garderen (HTC Highroad) and defending champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) […]
Tour of Oman: Gesink grabs emotional victory on Green Mountain, takes race lead
Boasson Hagen closest threat heading into time trial Dutch climbing sensation Robert Gesink scooped both the stage and the leader’s jersey on today’s 157 kilometre leg of the Tour of Oman, being clearly strongest on the uphill finish of Jabal […]
Brailsford says Wiggins had far too much pressure in 2010
Suggests Team Sky rider is, mentally, not a natural team leader Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has conceded that the squad’s top Grand Tour contender Bradley Wiggins was under too much pressure in 2010, and that his performances were most […]
Giro d’Italia race director Zomegnan confirms Contador can ride
No barriers to Spaniard’s participation The race director of the Giro d’Italia, Angelo Zomegnan, has said that he doesn’t have any objections to Alberto Contador taking part in the Italian race this May. The Spaniard won the contest in 2008, […]
Matti Breschel: “I missed the taste of blood in my mouth”
Rabobank’s Danish star relishes his return to racing after knee injury Matti Breschel (Rabobank) has finally started his first race for his new team: he is currently at the Volta ao Algarve and, while he has not featured in the […]
Geraint Thomas Interview: Building on a successful 2010
British champion speaks about the coming year on the road and the track Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) has made a steady start to 2011. His personal results in January’s Santos Tour Down Under were fairly unspectacular, but he spent the […]
Volta ao Algarve: Contador says he’s not in top form, but will try to ride well tomorrow
Spaniard aiming to perform well on summit finish to Malhao Defending champion Alberto Contador will have the first real test of his condition on tomorrow’s summit finish of the Volta ao Algarve. The 28 year old Saxo Bank-SunGard rider returned […]
Pendleton admits that she’s not as hungry for Olympic success as in the past
British sprinter feeling pressure, but Brailsford expects things to click for London 2012 Faced with the pressure of targeting three events and also dealing with the position of racing on home soil, Victoria Pendleton has admitted that she is not […]
Lapthorne cancels retirement due to contract offer from Drapac Professional cycling team
Had quit cycling after Pegasus Sports team fell apartHaving retired last month, disillusioned after the collapse of the Pegasus Sports team, former Australian champion Darren Lapthorne has secured a contract and is returning to racing. Lapthorne is going back to […]
