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Ben Swift speaks about his most successful season thus far by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, May 28, 2011 Ben Swift has enjoyed his most successful season to date as a professional road cyclist. Five months into the season and the 23 year old Brit has already notched up five victories, all them coming in major stage races on three different continents. S... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Michele Scarponi disappointed at losing time to Nibali by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, May 28, 2011 Lampre captain focussed on Sestriere stageMichele Scarponi (Lampre–ISD) showed his dissatisfaction at conceding 8” to Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) in the last kilometre of stage 19 in the Giro D’Italia. The two Italians who are fighting for what seems like second place on the podium... → Read More
Bagdonas loses time but retains lead in An Post Rás by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 27, 2011 Video: Stage win for Bialoblocki in Tramore Having held the race lead since the end of stage three, Gediminas Bagdonas faced the biggest challenge yet to his yellow jersey when he came under sustained attack on today’s sixth stage of the An Post Rás.
The Lithuanian rider got clear with An P... → Read More
HTC-Highroad’s black day in the Giro d’Italia by Bjorn Haake - Friday, May 27, 2011 Craig Lewis and Marco Pinotti both hospitalised after crashAfter enjoying an excellent Giro d’Italia to date, the luck finally turned bad for the HTC-Highroad team on the rainy stage between Bergamo and Macugnaga. Having won the opening time trial and two stages with Mark Cavendish in the first two weeks of ... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Dominating Contador can afford to hand out presents by Bjorn Haake - Friday, May 27, 2011 Spaniard sees his friend Paolo Tiralongo to the lineAlberto Contador showed in stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia that he is not only the race's dominator, but that he is also looking out for his friends in the peloton. Contador stormed away from his overall rivals in the final kilometers, then joined lone... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Peter Kennaugh getting stronger every day by Bjorn Haake - Friday, May 27, 2011 British youngster climbing close to the best as he nears his first compete Grand TourPeter Kennaugh (Team Sky) seems to be getting stronger as the Giro d’Italia comes to a close. While he didn’t finish anywhere close to the race leaders at the end of the tough, rain soaked nineteenth stage between Bergamo and Macagnuna, the 21-year-... → Read More
Giro d’Italia (Video): Russell Downing’s first Grand Tour completion hangs in the balance by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 27, 2011 Team Sky sprinter suffers bad crash on Macagnuga stageFor Team Sky sprinter Russell Downing, there is very little left to aim at in this year’s Giro d’Italia, except, that is, for the prospect of completing the first ever Grand Tour of his long career. At the age of 32, Downing has finally been gi... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Paolo Tiralongo puts week of freedom to good use with Stage 19 stage win by Bjorn Haake - Friday, May 27, 2011 Trustful domestique gets into the limelight on the climb of MacugnagaPaolo Tiralongo of the Astana team won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia, using strong legs and the favor of his friend Alberto Contador. Contador escaped the main group, then pulled Tiralongo towards the arrival and let the Italian pass the finis... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Denis Menchov keen to improve on eighth place by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 27, 2011 2009 race winner not happy with current position but sees opportunity to move upDenis Menchov (Geox-TMC) started the Giro d’Italia with the intention of repeating his victory of 2009. With just three stages to go though, he sat in a disappointing eighth place, as the race headed into the mountains once more.
As a strong time... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Kanstantsin Sivtsov breaking into the top five by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 27, 2011 Best ever Grand Tour finish on the cards for HTC-Highroad’s BelarusianFollowing his part in the break on stage seventeen, between Feltre and Tirano, where he finished almost three minutes ahead of the peloton, Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) is sitting pretty in the top-five of the Giro d’Italia. For the former Bel... → Read More
WADA and ASO respond to Contador's hearing delay before CAS by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 27, 2011 Postponement of appeal is blow to Tour de FranceThe World Anti Doping Agency has commented on the decision to delay Alberto Contador’s hearing in front of CAS, saying that it would have preferred the original June 6 – 8 hearing date, but that it had accepted a later hearing would be more fair.“WAD... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Chérel in stage-19 break of the day to Macugnaga by Bjorn Haake - Friday, May 27, 2011 Frenchman has good legs to help team leaders on mountaintop finishMickaël Chérel joined the break of the day in stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, staying with them until the final climb. He then helped his AG2R La Mondiale team leaders John Gadret and Hubert Dupont defend their overall chances.
The decision to go i... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Paolo Tiralongo climbs to stage 19 victory courtesy of the Maglia Rosa by VeloNation Press - Friday, May 27, 2011 Contador respects former teammate's bold attack, gives up the stage winPaolo Tiralongo (Astana) took his first professional victory today in stage nineteen of the Giro d'Italia. The Italian attacked on the final ascent to the finish in Macugnaga, and managed to stay away from a select group of chasers until the fi... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Garmin-Cervélo still motivated despite being reduced to five, says Cameron Meyer by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Time trial specialists looking forward to Sunday’s Milan testDespite sickness reducing the Garmin-Cervélo team to just five men in the last week of the Giro d’Italia, those left are still highly motivated to make their mark on the race. While the American team missed out on stage eighteen’s decisive breakaway... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Eros Capecchi finally begins to live up to his potential by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Stage eighteen winner disappointed not to be competing for white jerseyFor the second day in succession the Giro d’Italia stage was decided by a breakaway, and once again the victory went to a young Italian rider: Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) taking his first ever victory in the race. Despite having been a profes... → Read More
Degenkolb takes stage two of Bayern Rundfarht by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Boasson Hagen third, retains leader’s jersey Last year’s world under 23 road race championship runner-up John Degenkolb provided further proof that he’s set for a successful pro career when he triumphed on today’s second stage of the Bayern Rundfarht.
The HTC Highroad rider followed up on h... → Read More
Tour of Belgium: Greipel seizes race leader’s jersey with sprint win by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Prologue winner Westra drops out of contentionHaving shown signs his form was good with a solid ninth place in Wednesday’s prologue, Andre Greipel took over the race lead in the Tour of Belgium today with a strong sprint victory into Knokke Heist.
The German Omega Pharma-Lotto rider beat Ken... → Read More
An Post Rás: New Zealand’s Simpson triumphs, Bagdonas holds yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Video: Late pursuit doesn’t prevent strong solo victoryTiming his final attack perfectly, New Zealand national team rider Myron Simpson clipped away from a fading long distance break and soloed to victory on today’s fifth stage of the An Post Rás. The 20 year old track rider jumped clear after Lachlann N... → Read More
Armstrong biographer Sally Jenkins ‘hopes he’s clean’ by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Wants to believe assurances given to her by Tour winner Lance Armstrong’s biographer Sally Jenkins has said that she hopes the Texan raced clean during his career and that she wants to accept that he told her the truth about the subject when the spoke about it in the past.
Jenkins, who wrote ‘It’s Not ... → Read More
Giro d'Italia: Eros Capecchi takes stage eighteen from the break by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 26, 2011 Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the seventeenth stage of the Giro d'Italia today, outsprinting breakaway companions Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick Step) in the streets of San Pellegrino Terme. His win marks t... → Read More
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