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Joaquim Rodriguez ready to do battle in the Vuelta's crucial second week by Jered Gruber - Monday, September 6, 2010 Catalonian in perfect position to take not only the Vuelta, but the UCI #1 spot as wellToday's rest day in Tarragona was a welcome respite from the ferocious demands of the first week of the year's final Grand Tour. It was also a homecoming for the UCI's #2 ranked rider, Joaquim Rodriguez. The Catalonian has had the best year of his ca... → Read More
Norwegian turns down director sportif position with Team Skyby Jered Gruber - Monday, September 6, 2010 
João Correia interview: Racing with the Cervélo Test Team, and why it is stopping by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 6, 2010 Portuguese rider talks about the late beginning of his pro career, plus the early end of the Cervélo teamVuelta aside, perhaps the biggest story of the past few weeks has been the unexpected, unwelcome announcement that the Cervélo Test Team would stop at the end of the season. When it debuted at the start of 2009, it was seen as a breath of fresh air; ... → Read More
Italian race sees three recent dopers all in varying stages of clean comebacksby Jered Gruber - Monday, September 6, 2010
25 teams for the Giro di Lombardia; RadioShack, Vacansoleil and Footon-Servetto not invited by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 6, 2010 Big teams miss out on the end of the season's most prestigious raceThe list of 25 teams for the Giro di Lombardia has been released by the race’s organiser RCS Sport, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The “race of the falling leaves”, the traditional end to the Italian season won last year by Philippe Gilbert (Omeg... → Read More
Blue and Fuchsia team confident about the chances of three-time Lombardia winnerby Ben Atkins - Monday, September 6, 2010
Latest HTC-Columbia sprint acquisition shows what he's worth in the race of the futureby Ben Atkins - Monday, September 6, 2010
Belgian feels that Spanish form should earn him a trip to Australiaby Ben Atkins - Monday, September 6, 2010
French climber heading to Kazakh team to provide mountain supportby Ben Atkins - Monday, September 6, 2010
Vuelta a España: Schleck hoping to ride better from this point on by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 6, 2010 Luxembourg rider said he felt stronger yesterday, suggests form is coming
Frank Schleck hasn’t ridden as he wanted to thus far in this Vuelta a España, but believes that his form is on the up and that he could be a factor for the rest of the race.
The Team Saxo Bank rider is 13th overall, one minute 47 seconds off the ... → Read More
Breschel welcomes Sanchez’s Rabobank signing by Conal Andrews - Monday, September 6, 2010 Dane feels he and Spanish rider will complement each others’ racing stylesDanish Classics specialist Matti Breschel has given the thumbs up to the signing of Luis León Sánchez by the Rabobank team, as announced yesterday. The two are set to move teams at the end of the season, from Saxo Bank and Caisse d’Epargne respective... → Read More
Rabobank rues misfortune of Menchov and Freire by Conal Andrews - Monday, September 6, 2010 Dutch team’s two big stars fail to shine thus farThe Rabobank team went to the Vuelta a España with high hopes but thus far, things have not gone to plan for its two top riders, Denis Menchov and Oscar Freire. Menchov is sitting 20th, three minutes 29 seconds off the red jersey of Igor Anton and, b... → Read More
Vandborg to leave Liquigas, signs contract with Team Saxo Bank by Conal Andrews - Monday, September 6, 2010 Riis welcomes Danish rider back after four-year absenceFour years after leaving the team for stints on the Discovery Channel, Team GLS and Liquigas squads, Danish rider Brian Vandborg has once again signed for the Saxo Bank squad. The 28 year old Dane will be one of the support crew for Alberto Contador ... → Read More
Powers takes over lead in men's race, McGrath maintains controlby VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 5, 2010
Transfer news: Rabobank welcomes two year signing of Luis León Sánchez by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 5, 2010 Spanish rider opts for Dutch squad rather than Team MovistarThe Rabobank team has hailed today’s announcement that the Spanish time trial champion and Clasica San Sebastian winner Luis León Sánchez will sign for two years, saying that he will be a very strong addition to the Dutch squad.
“Sánchez is an ex... → Read More
Vos and Wild do battle over bonus seconds in sprinters' stage raceby Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 5, 2010
Roger Kluge Interview: From the ProTour to the Track by Ed Hood - Sunday, September 5, 2010 Versatile German spends his winters on the boardsIn a world of ever increasing specialisation among bike riders, a professional is typically a ‘Cobbled Classics rider’, an ‘Ardennes Classics specialist’, a ‘man for the Giro,’ or perhaps it’s ‘tout pour le Tour?’ - it’s refreshing to see a rider lik... → Read More
Tour de l'Avenir: Taylor Phinney takes the prologue, Dowsett and Matthews round out podium by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 5, 2010 English speakers dominate the opening podium in the Tour of the FutureAmerican Taylor Phinney powered to victory in the prologue of the Tour de l'Avenir today, besting former Trek-Livestrong teammate Briton Alex Dowsett, with Australian Michael Matthews completing a trio of native English speakers on the podium. ... → Read More
Continental based professionals dominate domestic ridersby Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 5, 2010
Race leaders have a quiet day and Igor Antón leaves it late to hold onto the red jerseyby Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 5, 2010
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