Team Type 1 motivated to motor in Amgen Tour of California
Efimkin, Reijnen and Southerland talk targets With details of the first three stages of the Amgen Tour of California being released today, the Team Type 1 sanofi-aventis squad has said that it is psyched about its participation in this year’s […]
UCI presents World Cycling Tour for amateur riders
Cycling’s governing body offering amateurs a chance to win their own rainbow jersey The International Cycling Union (UCI) has created a new World Cycling Tour (UWCT), which offers the chance to amateur cyclists to earn their own rainbow jersey. Through […]
Tom Boonen robbed by a puncture in Qatar for a second time
Belgian loses race lead in the crosswinds just like in 2004 edition Tom Boonen (Quick Step) lost the lead in the Tour of Qatar during stage 3 as a puncture made him lose his place in the front group. The […]
Cancellara already motoring, would like a result in Qatar or Oman
Swiss rider will chase same objectives this season as he did in 2010 The Team Leopard squad of Fabian Cancellara went close to clocking up its first win of the 2011 season when sprinter Daniele Bennati finished just behind Heinrich […]
Valverde training with Team Movistar in Majorca, says that his condition is very good
Spaniard working hard during his suspension Although he’s been blocked from racing since incurring a backdated two year suspension last May 31, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has said that he is almost as fit as he was prior to the […]
Thomas Voeckler wins Tour of Med opener as breakaway just makes it
French champion gets his first win of the season and takes overall lead Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the opening stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean between Maubec-Coustellet and Pertuis, outsprinting the rest of a five-man breakaway group. The French […]
José Joaquín Rojas wins Mallorca’s Trofeo Deià in uphill sprint
Movistar sprinter takes his first win in 18 months to open Spanish superteam’s European account José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) won the Trofeo Deià, the fourth race in the Mallorca Challenge, in an uphill sprint from a group of 34 riders. […]
Heinrich Haussler sprints to second successive Qatar stage
Peloton decimated by the wind on stage three as the Australian takes the lead Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) took his second victory in as many days to take the third stage of the Tour of Qatar between Al Wakra and Mesaieed. […]
Breukink says teams are united against radio ban
Dutchman calls on UCI to have discussions on issue Three days after the peloton staged a protest against the radio ban by wearing banned earpieces in the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge, the issue shows no sign of settling […]
Tirreno-Adriatico route presented with sprints, mountains and time trials
Stages for all riders in the race of the two seas The route of the 2011 Tirreno-Adriatico was presented today in the Tuscan seaside resort of Marina de Carrara. The “Corsa dei Due Mari” (the race of the two seas), […]
