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Giro d’Italia: Oscar Gatto foils the sprinters with last gasp attack into Tropea by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 14, 2011 Surprise attack from Alberto Contador gains a few seconds ahead of tomorrow’s Etna stageOscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Sapri and Tropea, after a late attack on the short, steep climb just before the finish. The 26-year-old from Montebelluna in the Veneto, took by far the biggest... → Read More
Movistar's Ruben Plaza recovering well from March crash by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, May 14, 2011 Hopes to return in time for the VueltaRuben Plaza’s (Movistar) recovery from a crash sustained in March has been on track. The Spaniard, who is in his 11th year as a professional cyclist, broke his right tibia and fibula during the closing kilometers of stage 2 in the Vuelta a Murcia. Af... → Read More
Bissell Pro Cycling looks for Tour of California success by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, May 14, 2011 American squad up for challenge of riding alongside the ProTeamsWhen the Amgen Tour of California kicks off tomorrow, US Continental team Bissell Pro Cycling will have some stiff competition, with some of the world’s best teams lining up. Amongst them are Team RadioShack, the team of favourites Levi Leipheimer an... → Read More
Video: Bart De Clercq talks about his unexpected Giro d’Italia stage win by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 13, 2011 Belgian didn’t believe he could actually winHe held on to win stage seven in brilliant fashion, but it’s a fair bet to say that Bart De Clercq will be pinching himself for some time, making sure that his victory wasn’t a dream. “I’m not really a winner-type,” he told VeloNation after the stage... → Read More
Video: Le Mevel - I’m like a sniper for the pink jersey by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 13, 2011 Frenchman talks about his Giro d’Italia campaignHovering five seconds off the race lead, Christophe Le Mevel remains focussed on trying to take the Maglia Rosa in the Giro d’Italia. The French Garmin-Cervélo rider was tenth on today’s stage to Montevergine di Mercogliano, crossing the line just be... → Read More
Unpronounceable Lithuanian moves into lead after first stageby Ben Atkins - Friday, May 13, 2011 
Doping: UCI blasts leaks of ‘suspicious list’, defends targeting of riders by VeloNation Press - Friday, May 13, 2011 Says list is proof that serious efforts are being madeResponding to the publication of a confidential list of riders dealing with suspicions of possible doping, the UCI has criticised those who leaked the information to l’Equipe. The French newspaper today published an article detailing the UCI’s assess... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Bart De Clercq wins first mountain stage by the skin of his teeth by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 13, 2011 Late attacks from race favourites just fail to catch the lone Belgian breakawayBart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, as the race hit the mountains for the first time. The 24-year-old Belgian, in his first year as a professional, attacked alone with 7km to go to the top of the climb to t... → Read More
HTC-Highroad completes almost total domination of Chinese stage raceby Ben Atkins - Friday, May 13, 2011
Giro d’Italia: Alberto Contador looking forward to the mountains by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 13, 2011 Tour de France champion sees Sunday’s Etna stage as more decisive than today’s thoughFor many riders, today’s short, sharp stage between Maddaloni and Montevergine di Mercogliano is where the Giro d’Italia really starts. One of those is Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard), one of the big favourites for the ra... → Read More
Weening will aim for top ten finish in Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 13, 2011 Said that at times during yesterday’s stage he forgot he was leadingEncouraged by his win on Wednesday plus his first day in the Maglia Rosa yesterday, Dutch rider Pieter Weening has confirmed that he will aim for a high overall finish in the race.
“For me it is very hard to win the Giro d’Italia, but I will try ... → Read More
Doping: UCI ‘Index of Suspicion’ leaked from 2010 Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Friday, May 13, 2011 UCI rated riders for biological passport purposesThe French l’Equipe newspaper has leaked a list drawn up by the UCI, which catalogued an estimation of the doping ‘risk’ of each rider in last year’s Tour de France, Ranking the riders from zero [no suspicion] to ten [very suspicious], each rider who... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Eruptions on Mount Etna could disrupt Sunday’s stage by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Ash and lava floes could force the shortening of the race’s big showpieceWith half of the World’s cycling media currently readying their cliché-ometers for Sunday’s big stage to Mount Etna, the words “volcanic” and “eruption” might well be needed for the Sicilian volcano itself. As one of the most active volcanoes in the... → Read More
HTC-Highroad puts the peloton to the sword as strong winds bluster the raceby Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 12, 2011
Giro d’Italia: Francisco Ventoso sprints to stage six win as the Ale-Jet switches off his afterburners by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Pieter Weening holds onto the maglia rosa after Rabobank controls the stage-long breakFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) won the sixth stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia between Orvieto and Fiuggi in a bunch sprint at the head of what was a much-reduced peloton. The Spanish sprinter beat Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD), who suddenly sat up... → Read More
Millar says team will give full backing to Le Mevel at Giro by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Fourth on yesterday’s stage to Orvieto and fourth overall, five seconds behind the Maglia Rosa: it’s been a strong Giro d’Italia thus far for Christophe Le Mevel, and he’ll have the full backing of the Garmin-Cervélo team in the days ahead.
“He is... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: McEwen expects break to contest stage six by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Rules out his own chances of being there in the finaleWith a lumpy run in to the line in Fiuggi, RadioShack sprinter Robbie McEwen has said that he believes that stage six of the Giro will be contested by a breakaway group.
“This is hardly a flat stage. It says in the book that it is one of the flat... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Pinotti will fight to get the Maglia Rosa back by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Believes retaking pink jersey is better than riding conservativelyFive days after he took the pink jersey in the team time trial in Turin, Marco Pinotti showed that he is determined to try to get it back when he rode strongly on the stage to Orvieto. The HTC Highroad rider drove the pace after the-then race leader ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Mixed fortunes for Saxo Bank-SunGard captains on Strade Bianche stage by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Cuts and bruises for Richie Porte but a strong finish for Alberto ContadorSaxo Bank-SunGard enjoyed mixed fortunes on yesterday’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, which crossed a number of sections of Tuscany’s iconic Strade Bianche between Piompino and Orvieto. Tour de France winner Alberto Contador managed to keep out ... → Read More
Tour of California: BMC looking forward to racing “at home” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 12, 2011 Brent Bookwalter returns from injury, while Steve Morabito hoping to improve on last year’s twelfth placeThe BMC Racing Team is looking forward to the Amgen Tour of California, which starts in South Lake Tahoe this coming Sunday, sending a strongly US team to its home race. The team’s headquarters is in Santa Rosa, CA and so will hope for a good showin... → Read More
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