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Compton heads into short off-season after silver in cross Worlds by Bjorn Haake - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Active American has skiing on the program this weekKatie Compton was all smiles during the press conference after she had won the silver medal in the cyclocross World Championships in Sankt Wendel, Germany. Afterwards she was consoled by a teammate, though, as she really wanted to win this time. Afte... → Read More
Another second place gives Anthony Ravard the race leadby Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 3, 2011 
Four Caja Rural riders injured in Mallorca training crash by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Fractured elbow for Igor Romero and injured knee for Javier Moreno as team warms up for Mallorca ChallengeFour riders from the Caja Rural team have been injured in a crash while warming up for the Mallorca Challenge series of races that starts this weekend. Javier Moreno, Igor Romero, Egoitz Garcia and José Herrada, all members of the Spanish Profession... → Read More
Haute Levée makes its return to Liège-Bastogne-Liège course by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Tough climb brought back into race after improvement works by local councilThe tough Côte de la Haute-Levée climb is to be reintroduced to the parcours of Liège-Bastogne-Liège after a one-year absence, race organiser ASO has announced. The decision to allow the climb back into the course was taken after a series of inspect... → Read More
Italian coach Bettini plans for World Championships road race by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Eyes young riders, Petacchi and BennatiItalian coach Paolo Bettini is planning for the World Championships in Copenhagen this September. He is observing his candidates, and is impressed by Daniel Oss and hopeful for Daniele Bennati and Alessandro Petacchi. "They've started off strongly. ... → Read More
Schumacher escapes criminal prosecution by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 3, 2011 German Team Miche rider performing solidly thus far in 2011Over two years after being named as using EPO-Cera in the 2008 Tour de France, German rider Stefan Schumacher has learned that he will not face criminal prosecution for his doping offence. The prosecutor involved with the case had asked that the 29... → Read More
Stage and race lead for Dutch rouleurby Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 3, 2011
Farnese Vini and BMC Racing Team aiming for success in Qatar and Oman by Conal Andrews - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Taylor Phinney will miss Qatar due to knee problemsMorale rising after Andrea Guardini took a stunning five stage wins out of ten in the Tour de Langkawi, the Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli team is gunning for big performances in the Tours of Qatar and Oman. Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti w... → Read More
Petacchi to miss Tour of Qatar, but Boonen is raring to go by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Three time winner heading back aiming for more successSprint rivals Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Boonen both intended getting their seasons underway in the Tour of Qatar, but the Italian rider has had a setback and must now miss the race. The 2010 Tour de France Maillot Vert is still recovering from th... → Read More
USADA takes over Tour of California testing by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Lance Armstrong's participation possible thanks to USADA's rules regarding investigationsThe United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will handle anti-doping testing for its country's top race, the Tour of California in May. The decision is meant to strengthen controls of cyclists prior and during the event. Travis Tygart, chief executi... → Read More
Boardman congratulates Bobridge on world record pursuit ride by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, February 3, 2011 'He has absolutely smashed the conventional world record'Former British pro Chris Boardman has congratulated Jack Bobridge on breaking his 15-year-old individual pursuit record. Bobridge beat Boardman's time by nearly one second yesterday at the Australian track national championships, stunning the cycling... → Read More
Leopard Trek's Daniele Bennati hoping to return to his fast finishing ways by Jered Gruber - Thursday, February 3, 2011 "My goal is to get back to my old form as quickly as possible."When the Tour of Qatar kicks off this weekend, Leopard Trek will debut in the Northern Hemisphere with a powerful team headlined by last year's Flanders/Roubaix double winner, Fabian Cancellara. Behind him will be a solid lineup and a few fastmen: na... → Read More
Xavier Tondo: "We are not machines. We are people, and we have weaknesses." by Jered Gruber - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Catalonian rider targeting Paris-Nice, Catalonia, and Basque Country for the first part of the seasonMovistar's Xavier Tondo heads into the 2011 season with seemingly limitless opportunities. The newly formed team is without a major Grand Tour leader in the absence of Alejandro Valverde, giving the late blooming Tondo all the opportunities in the wo... → Read More
Björn Leukemans's focus on sprint training already paying off in Etoile de Besseges by Jered Gruber - Thursday, February 3, 2011 Belgian all-arounder took a stellar 3rd place in opening field sprintThree weeks ago, Vacansoleil's Björn Leukemans took a look at why the big Classics win has eluded him so far in his career in a conversation with Cyclism'Actu. The Belgian is without question one of the world's top riders over the cobbles with a 4th ... → Read More
Belarusian outsprints Ravard and Leukemans in stage oneby Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Phinney very likely to miss Tour of Qatar due to knee problems by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Young American has frustrating winter days behind himTaylor Phinney had an incredible 2010 season and was looking forward to his first ProTour year with the BMC racing team. But so far, Phinney's preparation left him with a good deal of frustration. Knee trouble has hampered his training and he is very... → Read More
Martinelli: Contador needs to accept suspension by Samuel Morrison - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 'Not make the same mistake as Marco Pantani in 1999'Alberto Contador should accept a one-year suspension and plan his return, according to his former sports director Giuseppe Martinelli.
"Accept the suspension, thinking of when he will return to race," Martinelli told Italy's La Gazzetta dello Spor... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Lotto present team for 2011, dreams of something special by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 A Tour podium would already define the season as successfulOmega Pharma-Lotto officially presented its team to the public for the 2011 season. There was quite a shake-up in the winter, with 15 riders leaving. The same amount of newcomers will race for the Belgian squad in 2011, 12 riders stayed put. Riders s... → Read More
Commonwealth champion beats World champion as peloton splits in the windby Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Guardini psyched after Tour de Langkawi, but cautious about Qatar expectations by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Italian sprinter realises quality will be higher in Gulf race, remains ambitiousAndrea Guardini spent the day after the end of the Tour de Langkawi in the race hotel at Shah Alam, an area close to Kuala Lumpur known for its huge mosque. Rather than heading into Malaysia’s capital, he preferred to keep things quiet, to recover fr... → Read More
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