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Ninove and Geraardsbergen launch petition to keep Ronde van Vlaanderen finish by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 Towns at the end of current route want 15,000 signaturesThe Mayors of the towns of Ninove, Geraardsbergen and Galmaarden have launched a petition to persuade Flanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen to leave the race’s finish as it is, according to Sporza. Merebeke, a suburb of Ninove... → Read More
Emma Pooley Interview: “You increase your luck by doing more attacks!” by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 British champion has no designs on the overall World Cup but is angry over the loss of major racesEmma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) has started the 2011 World Cup as she ended the 2010 one: with a dominant solo victory. As usual for the British champion though, credit for her victory in yesterday’s Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune Cittiglio was shared with... → Read More
Hajo Seppelt Interview: Lingering questions about the Contador positive by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 28, 2011 Clenbuterol traces, unusual delays and suggestions of plasticizersOn Thursday, the UCI announced its decision in relation to the Alberto Contador situation, opting to take the case further to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Spaniard tested positive during last year’s Tour de France, was expected to be given... → Read More
Organisation unable to secure enough road closure so event will be un-timedby Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 
Riccardo Riccò up before CONI on April 1st by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 Italian to face questions over near-fatal alleged blood transfusion; could face life banDisgraced Italian rider Riccardo Riccò has been called to appear before the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at 10:30am on April 1st, in relation to the alleged botched blood transfusion that almost killed him last month. The rider, who was immediat... → Read More
Giovanni Visconti’s MCipollini bike stolen by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 Italian champion latest victim of rash of pro-bike theftsGiovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) has become the latest victim of what is turning into a crime wave, after his bike was stolen from his car today. The Italian champion’s special edition MCipollini RB1000 was taken from the car park of a h... → Read More
Chiara Passerini: there are many cyclists who have never ever had anything to do with doping by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 28, 2011 Unhappy with Italian journalist’s generalised innuendo against professionals Cadel Evans’ wife Chiara Passerini has warned against assuming that all the big pro riders use banned substances, saying that her husband and many others have never broken rules and that it is unfair to judge them because some others have cheated.
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Matt Goss clings onto World Ranking lead as Contador enters the top five by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 28, 2011 Quick Step finally registers after Boonen’s Wevelgem winMatt Goss (HTC-Highroad) has hung on to his lead in the overall International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking by a slender point. The Milano-Sanremo winner failed to finish yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem race, suffering from a cold, and so remains on 2... → Read More
Andy Schleck improves time trial capabilities by Bjorn Haake - Monday, March 28, 2011 Rider tells VeloNation he worked hard on his weaknesses to tackle 2011 Tour de FranceAndy Schleck finished the 7.8-kilometer time trial of the Critérium International 43 seconds down on winner Andreas Klöden. With a small mishap at the start explaining part of his time loss, the Luxemburger was quite happy with his approaching form. ... → Read More
Australia dominates world track championship as Britain loses pace by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 28, 2011 Best-ever performance by Aussie teamFour years ago at the same point in the Olympic cycle, Great Britain dominated the track worlds and gave a signal that they would go on to be by far the most successful national at the Beijing Games.
The haul in Majorca was impressive: the riders... → Read More
Leipheimer was hospitalised Saturday night, more details emerge of illness by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 28, 2011 Team states old problem flared up againHaving been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya due to stomach issues, more details have emerged of Levi Leipheimer’s condition.
The RadioShack rider had been sitting second overall in the WorldTour race, but spent Saturday night in hospital and w... → Read More
Klöden blazes to time trial win in stage three of Critérium International by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, March 27, 2011 German beats Wiggins - Fränk Schleck holds on to overall winAndreas Klöden of the RadioShack team blitzed around the 7.8-kilometer time trial to win the final stage of the Critérium International. Klöden's time of 8'46 was four seconds faster than that of Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and ten seconds quicker than tha... → Read More
Emma Pooley takes her second Trofeo Binda in trademark solo style by Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 27, 2011 British champion does it again in the race that made her nameSome day the peloton will learn that they can’t allow Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) get too far away in a long, hilly race; until that day the British champion will just keep on winning. Pooley attacked alone, in her own trademark fashion, and stayed... → Read More
Tom Boonen takes second Gent-Wevelgem as sprinters win over breakaways by Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 27, 2011 Belgian classics king sends emphatic answer to Fabian Cancellara’s challengeThe Quick Step team’s decision to pull Tom Boonen out of yesterday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen has proved to be one of great wisdom, with the Belgian star taking the sprint at the end of an exciting race to take the second Gent-Wevelgem of his career. Boon... → Read More
Ligthart is King of Mountains winner in Criterium International by VeloNation Press - Sunday, March 27, 2011 Big success for Vacansoleil neo-proThe time trial is yet to be concluded but with no mountain points on offer, Vacansoleil rider Pim Ligthart is set to be crowed the final winner of the KOM classification at the Critérium International. The award is an important one for the 22 year ol... → Read More
Tour de France winner confirms race victory as French sprinter wins againby Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 27, 2011
Simon Geschke sprints to first pro win at Critérium International stage two by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, March 27, 2011 Frank Schleck easily defends his yellow jersey ahead of decisive afternoon time trialSimon Geschke of the Skil-Shimano team sprinted to his first professional win in stage two of the Critérium International. The German beat Murilo Fisher (Garmin-Cervélo) and Laurent Mangel (Saur-Sojasun) on the uphill drag to the finish in Porto Vecc... → Read More
Niki Terpstra left empty-handed after aggressive effort at the E3 by Jered Gruber - Sunday, March 27, 2011 QuickStep's Dutch champion showed himself as one of the race's strongestWhile it is little comfort to Niki Terpstra or his QuickStep team, the Dutch champion showed himself as one of the absolute strongest riders in the race on Saturday. Unfortunately, the strength Terpstra had to offer, was not in the same solar system ... → Read More
RadioShack leader felled by sicknessby Jered Gruber - Sunday, March 27, 2011
Young Belgian was impressive on Saturday, but there was no chance against Cancellaraby Jered Gruber - Sunday, March 27, 2011
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