Vacansoleil-DCM opens their own internal investigation on Riccardo Ricco
Dutch ProTeam calls current reports rumors, but says that if their investigation reveals anything illegal, he’ll be fired on the spot It didn’t take long for Riccardo Ricco’s Vacansoleil-DCM team to respond to the latest Ricco news, which points strongly […]
Visa problems mean that Androni Giocattoli team will miss Tour de Mumbai
Savio confirms squad has run out of time to make it to Indian races It’s taken victories in Argentina and Malaysia this season, but a bid by the Androni Giocattoli squad to chase a big result in India has been […]
Ben Hermans is breakaway winner of Mallorca’s Trofeo Inca
RadioShack’s young Belgian outsprints companions as they defy the peloton Ben Hermans (RadioShack) won the Trofeo Inca, the third race in the Mallorca Challenge, as he and his two breakaway companions managed to hold off the peloton. The Belgian outsprinted […]
Fabian Cancellara sets personal flat road record speed of 81.5 km/h at Qatar
Violent winds allow World Time Trial Champion to set a new best Yesterday’s first road stage of the Tour of Qatar was one of the more extreme days of racing at the race in quite some time. Vicious winds immediately […]
Heinrich Haussler finds a gap to take Qatar stage two
Australian squeezes past by the barriers and moves to with a second of the race lead Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar between the Camel Race Track and Doha Golf Club. The Australian squeezed […]
Haussler says he’s got no respect for Cavendish
Australian rider feels its too late for an apology over Tour de Suisse incident Speaking about tensions which date back to a clash, and crash, with Mark Cavendish in last June’s Tour de Suisse, Australian rider Heinrich Haussler has admitted […]
Riccò update: rider confirmed as having had kidney problems plus high fever
Rider recovering and expects to go home soon Following on from earlier reports that Riccardo Riccò was hospitalised due to suspected kidney failure, more details have begun to emerge about his condition. His Vacansoleil team has downplayed the issue, stating […]
Gert Steegmans’ nervous and fierce return to racing with Quick Step
Qatar’s first road stage sees Belgian in the lead group as the wind smashes the peloton Sixth in yesterday’s prologue, just 6 seconds behind Rabobank’s winner Lars Boom, Gert Steegmans has made a fast return to the top with his […]
Peter Van Petegem to guide Thor Hushovd to the classics?
Belgian classics legend offered Matt White’s former role at Garmin-Cervélo Retired classics specialist Peter Van Petegem has been offered the role of director sportif at the Garmin-Cervélo team, according to Sporza, in order to lend his experience to World champion […]
Ricco rushed to hospital with suspected kidney failure
Italian climber under observation Becoming ill at the end of a training spin, it has emerged that Vacansoleil rider Riccardo Riccò has been rushed to hospital and remains under observation. According to a report in the Gazzetta di Modena, the […]
