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February 8th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

SPECIFIC ROUTE DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR 2012 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA

Beverly Hills Announced as Official Start City for Stage 8 of the Race 2012 Route to Feature New Mountain Climbs, a Challenging Time Trial Course and a Return to the [...]

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February 8th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Longo’s Husband, Patrice Ciprelli Arrested In Police Drugs Probe

GRENOBLE, France, Feb 8, 2012 (AFP) – French police on Wednesday arrested Patrice Ciprelli, the husband and coach of champion cyclist Jeannie Longo, over the alleged purchase of the banned [...]

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February 7th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Spain’s Press Pissed Over Contador Sanction

MADRID, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s press Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if [...]

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February 7th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Cavendish Takes Aim At Tour/Olympics Double

DOHA, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – World champion Mark Cavendish is facing a tough juggling act thus summer as he targets the Tour de France and the Olympic road-race gold [...]

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February 7th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Cyril Lemoine Crashes Hard In Mallorca Challenge

French rider PARIS, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – French rider Cyril Lemoine was rushed to hospital after a bad fall during the Mallorca Challenge cycling race in Spain, his Saur-Sojasun [...]

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February 7th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Cavendish Sprints To Tour of Qatar Stage Win

DOHA, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – British rider Mark Cavendish of the Sky team won a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour of Qatar here on Tuesday [...]

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February 6th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Spaniards Fuming Over Contador Doping Sanction

Written by: Christophe Lehousse PINTO, Spain, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Outraged Spaniards rallied behind three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador on Monday, decrying his two-year doping suspension as [...]

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February 6th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

No Reason To Be Happy Says Andy Schleck

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Andy Schleck, training and racing in Majorca, Spain, reacts with surprise to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), suspending Alberto Contador for two [...]

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February 6th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Spain Cycling Chief Says Contador Sanction Bad For Sport

MADRID, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s cycling federation chief said Monday’s decision to slap a two-year doping ban on Alberto Contador is bad news for cycling and for Spanish [...]

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February 6th, 2012 | News, Road | No Comments

Team Garmin Wins Tour of Qatar Time-Trial

LUSAIL, Qatar, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – American team Garmin won Monday’s second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track. Belgian Tom Boonen [...]

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