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BMC's Karsten Kroon impresses with long breakaway at Paris-Nice, returning to top form by Jered Gruber - Saturday, March 12, 2011 Dutchman happy with team's progress, once again aiming at Ardennes ClassicsDutch one day specialist, Karsten Kroon, had a lackluster year with his first year with the BMC team in 2010, but things look to be turning around nicely for the 35 year old in 2011.
The former Amstel Gold runner up powered a two-up move for the b... → Read More
The Race to the Sun rains down on Belgian teamby VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 12, 2011 
Astana rider has massive scare in final kilometers on wet roadsby Bjorn Haake - Saturday, March 12, 2011
Wants to have compromise with only security info relayed to the ridersby Bjorn Haake - Saturday, March 12, 2011
Cunego second, Evans third in tough stageby Bjorn Haake - Saturday, March 12, 2011
Riccardo Riccò quits cycling at age 27 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 12, 2011 Troubled Italian denies new doping charges, but has no desire to continue as a professionalRiccardo Riccò announced that he is quitting professional cycling, after having just recovered from what looked like a blood transfusion gone wrong. The 27-year-old Italian was fired from the Vacansoleil team and seems to escape a longer suspension ... → Read More
Rabobank disappointed with Luis León Sánchez time trial performance in Paris-Nice by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, March 12, 2011 Spaniard had higher expectations himselfLuis León Sánchez lost 1'40 to stage winner Tony Martin in the stage six time trial of Paris-Nice. The Spaniard was one place and two seconds behind his teammate Bauke Mollema, with whom the Rabobank management was much happier than with Sánchez's pe... → Read More
British champion invites paying guests to weekend in West Walesby Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 12, 2011
USA Cycling lifts radio ban in National Racing Calendar races by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, March 12, 2011 Decision comes after evaluation of one-year test periodUSA Cycling (USAC), the body governing cycling races in the United States, decided to lift the radio ban for National Racing Calendar (NRC) races. The ban was imposed last year, following international efforts to do the same. The year-end review, wit... → Read More
Rathe grabs Rutas de America stage win for Chipotle Development Team by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 Kreder sixth overall in Uruguayan raceAfter three days of vying for a stage win in the Rutas de America, things paid off for the Chipotle Development team when Jacob Rathe won a four man sprint at the end of the race to Paso de los Toros.He got a strong leadout from team-mate Lachlan Mor... → Read More
Farnese Vini's Giovanni Visconti ready for Tirreno-Adriatico's upcoming decisive stages by Jered Gruber - Friday, March 11, 2011 Italian champion still hoping for solid overall result and dreaming of Sanremo gloryItalian Champion Giovanni Visconti's has started his 2011 season in superb fashion. Visconti already has a win at the GP Regio Insubrica to his credit, along with a long list of top finishes, including 3rd overall at the Tour of Oman to go with a 2nd... → Read More
Saxo Bank's Michael Morkov on JJ Haedo: "In a straight up sprint, he is perhaps the fastest in the field." by Jered Gruber - Friday, March 11, 2011 Argentinian beats most of the world's best, while Dane prepares for important GC daysAfter taking third in the bunch kick on Thursday in Tirreno-Adriatico's hectic sprint in Indicatore, Saxo Bank-Sungard's Argentinian fastman, Juan Jose Haedo, got it just right and stormed to his first win of 2011, and what teammate Michael Morkov co... → Read More
Tom Boonen slowly recovering from flu during Tirreno-Adriatico by Jered Gruber - Friday, March 11, 2011 2005 World Champion took an encouraging 21st place finish in today's bunch sprintFollowing his recent bout with the flu that nearly kept him out of Tirreno-Adriatico, Tom Boonen is slowly recovering his forces.
Unsurprisingly, Boonen admitted that the first road stage on Thursday was not terribly pleasant. The QuickStep leade... → Read More
No broken bones for the German sprinterby Jered Gruber - Friday, March 11, 2011
Martin dominates Paris-Nice time trial, grabs stage win and yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 Wiggins second in TT, Klöden unable to cope with pace of fellow GermanAlready victorious in the time trial and the overall classification of the Volta ao Algarve, Tony Martin’s successful season continued today with a stomping time trial win in Paris-Nice. The German HTC Highroad rider covered the 27 kilometre course i... → Read More
UCI approves Continental licence of Rasmussen’s Christina Watches team by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 Green light for Danish squadThe Christina Watches - Onfone team of Michael Rasmussen has officially received approval of a Continental licence from the UCI, and will begin racing next week.The Danish team had been chasing a licence for the past three months, with Hembo buying t... → Read More
Saxo Bank-SunGard sprinter comes around Tyler Farrar as Garmin-Cervélo mis-times lead outby Ben Atkins - Friday, March 11, 2011
Saiz says that he wants to return and build ‘another ONCE’ by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 Says riders received ‘biological support’, but claims he will be clearedHe’s been out of cycling since being implicated in Operación Puerto in May 2006, but Manolo Saiz now says that he is determined to return to the sport at a high level and build another team as successful as his former ONCE squad.
The team dominat... → Read More
Vuelta director insists race will remain three weeks long, confirms many wildcards sought by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 Four or five wildcard places to be decided by MayVuelta a España race director Javier Guillén has rejected any suggestions that the race could be cut in length, adding that the organisers were satisfied with the slight change in date for the 2011 edition.“I really was more in favour of it returning... → Read More
Wildcards confirmed for GP Cycliste de Quebec and Montreal by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 11, 2011 SpiderTech-C10, three French teams confirmed for Canadian WorldTour racesExactly six months before the September 11th start date of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, the organisers have named the four wildcard teams which will line out in that and the the GP Cycliste de Quebec two days earlier.Unsurprisingly, Steve Bau... → Read More
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