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BMC Racing Team on form for Gent Wevelgem with four captains by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Past winners and on-form riders will be protected in cobbled WorldTour raceThe BMC Racing Team will start this coming Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem with two former winners, but will also be supporting the interests of two on-form cobble specialists. George Hincapie, the 2001 winner, remains the only American rider to have won a c... → Read More
Liquigas-Cannondale is ready for the Belgian classics by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Quality but a little inexperience for the acid-green teamLiquigas-Cannondale approaches the next week of Belgian races with confidence, but with the admission that many of its riders lack experience in the tough, cobbled courses of the north. The acid-green team will send a virtually identical team to all... → Read More
Alberto Contador: “CAS case will help me to prove my innocence” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Embattled Tour de France winner is confident that he will be clearedAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) passed a relatively uneventful day on the bike, successfully defending his lead in the Volta a Catalunya. After he crossed the finish line however, he learned that the International Cycling Union (UCI) intends to... → Read More
Breakaway dominated stage finishes in bunch gallopby Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 24, 2011 
Italian climber retakes jersey with dominant solo victoryby Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 24, 2011
Astana and RadioShack teams sending strong lineups to Criterium International by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Riders will join competitive field in Corsican event The Astana and RadioShack teams have sent some of their strongest riders to Corsica for the Criterium International, which begins tomorrow with a 198 kilometre stage from Porto-Vecchio to the top of the Col de l’Ospedale.The race is run by Tour de Fr... → Read More
WADA studying Contador file, Saxo Bank team pledges support by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 24, 2011 World Anti Doping Agency confirms decision will be made within three weeksFollowing the UCI’s announcement this morning that it intends to appeal the RFEC’s clearing of Alberto Contador, the World Anti Doping Agency WADA has confirmed that it will make a decision within the next three weeks.“Regarding the Contador case, WA... → Read More
UCI’s Contador appeal to CAS could roll on past Tour de France start by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Implications of appeal and possible sanctionFollowing the news that the UCI has decided to appeal Alberto Contador’s clearing on doping charges by his national federation, the rider, his legal advisers and his Saxo Bank SunGard team will be weighing up their options in the hours and days ahead... → Read More
UCI to appeal Contador doping case to Court of Arbitration for Sport by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Spanish rider facing major battle over coming monthsThe UCI has confirmed in the past few minutes that it intends appealing the Contador case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The rider tested positive for Clenbuterol during last year’s Tour de France, and faced a ban of up to two years plus the ... → Read More
Eleven ‘rebel’ teams named in relation to potential split with the UCI by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Several teams abstain from aligning with rival leagueThe UCI recently revealed that plans had been drawn up for a rival league, which could see a number of ProTeams potentially split from the governing body in the search for a new system.“I have heard about these rumous for several weeks now. This disc... → Read More
Robert Gesink targets wins at Amstel Gold and Liege-Bastogne-Liege by Jered Gruber - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Dutchman hoping for home glory on the Cauberg and in the ArdennesRobert Gesink is already the owner of an excellent spring campaign following two stage wins and the overall at the Tour of Oman and a second place overall at the recently completed Tirreno-Adriatico. He's just getting going though.
The lanky Dutch... → Read More
2008 Gent-Wevelgem winner on antibiotics, but Rabobank is hopeful that he will be able to take the start on Sundayby Jered Gruber - Thursday, March 24, 2011
Cadel Evans: "I've got a bit of work to do for these uphill finishes." by Jered Gruber - Thursday, March 24, 2011 Australian disappointed in performance on first mountaintop finish of his season at CatalunyaFollowing his tenth place finish, fifty seconds behind the five-time embattled Grand Tour winner, Alberto Contador, on the Volta a Catalunya's Queen stage yesterday, BMC captain Cadel Evans admitted he still has a long way to go to get to the level t... → Read More
Acqua e Sapone rider launches perfect move in final 500 meters to take the win, Ferrari assumes overall leadby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Dwars door Vlaanderen: Nick Nuyens returns to the top step of a Classics podium with victory in Waregem by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Saxo Bank rider and Geraint Thomas battle it out for the victory with the field just meters behindNick Nuyens assumed his place back amid the top Classics riders today in Waregem with a powerful display of defiance. The Belgian went clear with just over 20 kilometers of racing to go with Geraint Thomas in tow. Nuyens bridged across to the remnant... → Read More
Riis celebrates Saxo Bank's double day by Samuel Morrison - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Contador and Nuyens bring in two wins for Danish teamBjarne Riis has reason to smile, two of his top cyclists took wins today: Nick Nuyens in Belgium and Alberto Contador in Spain.
"This is one of the good days," Riis told Denmark's DR.
Nuyens win in Dwars door Vlaanderen was especially good news... → Read More
Tom Boonen to race Gent-Wevelgem this weekend instead of the E3 Prijs by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Four-time E3 champion to race Gent-Wevelgem in hopes of gaining critical World Tour pointsThe four-time winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Tom Boonen, will not be present at the race that he has made his personal stomping ground over the course of his career.
The Belgian, who finished 2nd last year to a storming Fabian Cancellara, will... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Contador grabs race lead with mountain attack by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Spaniard beats Scarponi and Leipheimer on eve of UCI decision He may have the possibility of a UCI appeal hanging over him but Alberto Contador kept his mind on the job today when he raced to a clear stage victory on day three of the Volta a Catalunay. The Spanish rider stormed clear on the final climb up to th... → Read More
Dane looking to race in California and Switzerland ahead of Tour de Franceby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Phinney out of Volta a Catalunya with knee problems by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Still hopes to ride Paris-RoubaixTaylor Phinney’s tough start to his debut pro season continued today when the rider was forced to withdraw from the Volta a Catalunya, his first WorldTour event.
The 20 year old BMC Racing Team rider had experienced knee pain during the winter an... → Read More
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