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• Contador Back In Lead After Stage 6 Win At Paris-Nice (Results)
  March 13th, 2009
  

  MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 13, 2009 – Spain’s Alberto Contador, riding for the Astana team, won the sixth stage of Paris-Nice cycling race on Friday to take the leader’s [...]

• Mattia Gavazzi Wins 3rd Stage of Malaysia Tour of Langkawi
  February 11th, 2009
  

  KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Mattia Gavazzi of team Diquigiovanni-Androni won the third stage of the Tour de Langkawi Wednesday which ended in the historic Malaysian port [...]

• Hutarovich Claims Big Reward on Tour of Mediterranean First Stage
  February 11th, 2009
  

  NARBONNE, France, Feb 11, 2009 (AFP) – Belarussian sprinter Yauheni Hutarovich of the Francaise des Jeux team claimed the opening stage win in the Tour of the Mediterranean here Wednesday. [...]

• Tour of Qatar Here To Stay States Eddy Merckx
  February 10th, 2009
  

  DOHA, Feb 10, 2009 (AFP) – The Tour of Qatar has won its place in the international cycling calendar and it could one day host a Tour de France stage, [...]

• Tour Down Under Stage 6 Final Results
  January 24th, 2009
  

  Results from the sixth and final stage of the Tour Down Under, held over 90km here Sunday: Stage 6: 1. Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Liquigas 1hr 42min 00, 2. Robbie McEwen [...]

• Allan Davis of Quick Step Secures Tour Down Under Win
  January 24th, 2009
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 25, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step sprinter Allan Davis secured overall victory in the Tour Down Under here Sunday after the final stage victory of Italian Francesco [...]

• Allan Davis Tightens His Grip On Lead At Tour Down Under
  January 24th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 24, 2009 (AFP) – Australian sprinter Allan Davis tightened his grip on the ochre leader’s jersey at the Tour Down Under after winning his [...]

• Armstrong Avoids Crash As Peloton Injuries Piling Up
  January 22nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 22, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong avoided a potential fall in Thursday’s third stage of the Tour Down Under that was marred by crashes, [...]

• Tour of Lombardy Race Results
  October 18th, 2008
  

  Tour of Lombardy results on Saturday: 1. Damiano Cunego (ITA/Lampre) 5 h 37:04, 2. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/AST) at 24 sec, 3. Rigoberto Uran (COL/GCE) 24, 4. Giovanni Visconti (ITA/QST) 33, [...]

• Lance Armstrong Tickled Pink At Thought Of Racing Giro d’Italia
  October 14th, 2008
  

  ROME, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong confirmed Monday he will race in next year’s Tour of Italy for the event’s centenary event. Speaking [...]

• Matthew Goss Won Stage 1 At Sun Tour After Attack From Stuart O’Grady
  October 13th, 2008
  

  On Sunday Matthew Goss won the preface in Herald Sun Tour and on Monday the young Australian followed up with another victory in the 130-kilometer first stage from Traralgon to [...]

• Alessandro Ballan Keeps The Rainbow Jersey in Italy
  September 28th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis Former Tour of Flanders champion Alessandro Ballan heralded a new era for the Italians at the world championships by upstaging Paolo Bettini to win the coveted rainbow [...]

• Could There Be Another Historical Rainbow Jersey For Cycling Wizard Bettini
  September 27th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis VARESE, Italy, Sept 27, 2008 (AFP) – History-chasing Paolo Bettini and Oscar Freire are being tipped to cast a rainbow haze over the world championships on Sunday [...]

• Tour of Spain Results – Stage 19 and Overall
  September 19th, 2008
  

  Results from the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 145.5km ride from Las Rozas to Segovia on Friday: 19th stage 1. David Arroyo (ESP/GCE) 3hr 27min 03sec, 2. [...]

• David Arroyo of Caisse d’Epargne Wins Tour of Spain’s 19th Stage, Contador Leads Overall
  September 19th, 2008
  

  SEGOVIA, Spain, Sept 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s David Arroyo won the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday, the third stage win for Caisse d’Epargne, though Alberto [...]

• Erviti Edges Roche To Win 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
  September 18th, 2008
  

  Spain’s Imanol Erviti edged Ireland’s Nicholas Roche to win the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain Thursday, as his compatriot Alberto Contador kept his overall lead. Erviti of the [...]

• Boonen Scores The Double, As Contador Keeps Gold Jersey
  September 16th, 2008
  

  ZAMORA, Spain, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen dominated a bunch sprint on the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, held over 186.4km between Pontferrada and here [...]

• Contador Retains Gold Even After Crash, And Garcia Wins Vuelta’s 15th Stage
  September 15th, 2008
  

  PONFERRADA, Spain, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador continued his march towards claiming his third major Tour within 14 months after the Tour of Spain’s 15th stage won by [...]

• Contador Flying High As He Wins Tour of Spain 14th Stage And Retains Overall Lead
  September 14th, 2008
  

  FUENTES DE INVIERNO, Spain, Sept 14, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, who rides for Astana, won the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain [...]

• As The Peloton Mulls Armstrong Return, Freire and Martinez Shine In Spain
  September 10th, 2008
  

  MADRID, Sept 10, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s three-time world champion Oscar Freire of Rabobank won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday, a 178 km ride from [...]

• Emilien Berges Takes The Tour of Britain Yellow Jersey
  September 9th, 2008
  

  LONDON, Sept 9, 2008 (AFP) – France’s Emilien Berges won the third stage of the Tour of Britain on Tuesday, a victory which saw him take the overall leader’s yellow [...]

• Silence Is Golden As Avermaet Wins Tour of Spain 9th Stage
  September 8th, 2008
  

  SABINANIGO, Spain, Sept 8, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel took the overall lead after Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet of the Silence team won the ninth stage [...]

• Linus Gerdemann of Team Columbia Wins The Tour of Germany
  September 6th, 2008
  

  BREMEN, Germany, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) – Yellow-jersey holder Linus Gerdemann won the Tour of Germany on Saturday after the eighth and final stage in Bremen as Columbia team-mate and [...]

• Auge Takes Stage Win In Germany, But Gerdemann Eyes The Overall
  September 5th, 2008
  

  BERLIN, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) – France’s Stephane Auge, of the Cofidis team, won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Tour of Germany from Neuss to Georgsmarienhutte on Friday [...]

• Finland’s Veikkanen wins sixth stage of Tour of Germany
  September 4th, 2008
  

  NEUSS, Germany, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) – Finland’s Jussi Veikkanen won the sixth stage of the Tour of Germany on Thursday after winning the sprint finish on the 188.8km route [...]

• Gerald Ciolek Wins Fifth Stage Of The Tour of Germany
  September 3rd, 2008
  

  Gerald Ciolek was the surprise winner of the last mountain stage of the Tour of Germany on Wednesday on the 218.4km route from Mainz as team-mate Linus Gerdemann kept the [...]

• Tom Boonen Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
  September 1st, 2008
  

  CORDOBA, Spain, Sept 1, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas took the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain on Monday despite finishing the third [...]

• Alejandro Valverde In Control Of Vuelta After Stage 2 Win
  August 31st, 2008
  

  JAEN, Spain, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took the overall race lead after winning the second stage of the Tour of Spain [...]

• Tour of Ireland Stage – Man On The Street Report
  August 30th, 2008
  

  Written by: Myles Mc Corry NUJ Everyone was delighted that the Conor pass loomed today on stage four of the Tour of Ireland (TOI) today. Everyone bar Magnus Backsted (Garmin). [...]

• Gerdemann Wins First Stage of Tour of Germany
  August 30th, 2008
  

  HOCHFUGEN, Austria, Aug 30, 2008 (AFP) – Germany’s Linus Gerdemann of the Columbia team won the first stage of the Tour of Germany on Saturday from Kitzbuhel to Hochfugen. Gerdemann [...]

• Italy’s Pozzato of Liquigas Takes First Golden Jersey Of The Tour of Spain
  August 30th, 2008
  

  Italian team Liquigas won the first stage of the Tour of Spain on Saturday, a time trial of 7.7 kilometres in the southwestern city of Granada, that saw Filippo Pozzato [...]

• Contador Out To Excite Home Fans In Tour of Spain
  August 30th, 2008
  

  by Denholm Barnetson MADRID, Aug 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador will be aiming for a unique treble when the third of the year’s Grand Tours gets underway in [...]

• Sastre Going for Another Big Result
  August 29th, 2008
  

  On Saturday August 30th we’ve reached this year’s final Grand Tour, Vuelta a España. The race kicks off in the Southern part of Spain – more specifically in Andalucía with [...]

• Team Type 1 Taking Aggressive Approach To USPRO Championship
  August 29th, 2008
  

  Report Filed by Team Type 1 Greenville, S.C. -– There will be no waiting and watching when it comes to Team Type 1′s approach to Sunday’s Greenville Hospital System USA [...]

• Brentwood Grand Prix 2008 – First of Many To Come
  August 29th, 2008
  

  On September 17th 2008 in Brentwood, CA. the super club Kahala La Grange pulled off the impossible. They were able to get the city to agree to close the ever [...]

• Team Type 1’s Wilson Takes King Of The Mountain Jersey In Ireland
  August 27th, 2008
  

  Waterford, Ireland — When Team Type 1 signed Matt Wilson, it was assumed the 2004 Australian national road champion would be a pillar of experience for the first-year professional team. [...]

• Team Columbia’s Cavendish Wins Opening Stage Of Tour of Ireland
  August 27th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA, 28 August 2008 – Team Columbia’s Mark Cavendish made his return to road racing at the Tour of Ireland on Wednesday and immediately won again and [...]

• Saddle-Less Gutierrez Wins The Eneco Tour
  August 27th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 27, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Jose Ivan Gutierrez, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the Eneco Tour here as Latvia’s Raivis Belohvoscicks (Saunier Duval) won Wednesday’s final stage, an [...]

• Danielo Di Luca To Race At Giro del Veneto
  August 26th, 2008
  

  ROME, Aug 26, 2008 (AFP) – Former Tour of Italy winner Danielo Di Luca will try to secure a place on Italy’s World Championship team by competing at the Giro [...]

• Alberto Contador Leads Team Astana in the Tour of Spain
  August 25th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team General Manager Johan Bruyneel and Sports Director Alain Gallopin announced the nine riders who will participate in the Tour of Spain, starting this Saturday, August 30th, in [...]

• Carlo Westphal of Gerolsteiner Wins Eneco Tour Fifth Stage
  August 25th, 2008
  

  OSTEND, Belgium, Aug 25, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Carlo Westphal of the Gerolsteiner team won the fifth stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Monday. Compatriot Andre Greipel [...]

• Team Columbia Takes Control Of The Eneco Tour
  August 24th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA, 24 August 2008 – Team Columbia took first and second in the overall classification at the Eneco Tour on Sunday thanks to some intelligent race tactics. [...]

• BMX A Thriller, And Passes Olympic Test
  August 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) – It was fast, spectacular and had plenty of thrills and spills. And despite some big medal favourites failing to live up [...]

• Hoy And Pendleton Set Their Sights On Sprint Gold
  August 17th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Newly-crowned Olympic keirin champion Chris Hoy is primed for a semi-final clash with three-time world sprint champion Theo Bos as he [...]

• Romero Wins Gold, And Makes Olympic History
  August 17th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Rebecca Romero made Olympic history here Sunday when she became just the second woman to claim medals in two different [...]

• Llaneras Defies Time To Claim Second Olympic Gold Medal
  August 16th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Joan Llaneras produced a stunning display of endurance and sprint riding at the Laoshan Velodrome here Saturday to reclaim his [...]

• Team Columbia Dominates At The Tour de L’Ain
  August 12th, 2008
  

  France, 12 August 2008 – Team Columbia absolutely dominated the third day of racing at the Tour de L’Ain stage race in France on Tuesday, winning both stages and taking [...]

• Steegmans Wins Tour’s Last Stage In Paris
  July 27th, 2008
  

  PARIS, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian Gert Steegmans of the Quick Step team won the final stage of the Tour de France here on Sunday. Steegmans claimed his [...]

• A ‘Clean’ Sastre Dedicates Tour de France Win To Fallen Jimenez
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Carlos Sastre had conflicting emotions as he crossed the finish line of the Tour de France’s 20th stage time trial [...]

• Carlos Sastre of Team CSC Saxo Bank On Verge Of Tour Triumph In Paris
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre virtually wrapped up the Tour de France yellow jersey here Saturday after stunning victory favourite Cadel Evans [...]

• Scott Sunderland Satisfied As Cadel Evans Fights To Beat Carlos Sastre
  July 25th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Scott Sunderland has spent three weeks trying to make sure compatriot Cadel Evans loses the Tour de France. Now [...]

• Tour Peloton To Head Happily Out Of The Alps
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – Leaving the Alps behind for another year will be a pleasure for most of the Tour de France peloton, but some will [...]

• Host Cities Announced For The Expanded 2009 Amgen Tour of California
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  World-Class Professional Cyclists Will Return to California in February to Compete Across 800 Miles of the State in Nine-Day Stage Race LOS ANGELES (July 23, 2008) – The record-setting Amgen [...]

• Cadel Evans Heading Toward Yellow In Paris, But CSC Is Ready
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The reputation of Australia’s Cadel Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France. After the second of [...]

• Tour de France Stage 16 Recap by Versus
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is brought to us by our friends at Versus.com One for the French By Bob Roll One of the most exciting mountain stages in recent memory unfolded [...]

• Saunier Duval Team Set To Be Excluded From The Tour of Germany
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  BERLIN, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The Saunier Duval cycling team look set to be excluded from the Tour of Germany because of doping, race organizers revealed on Tuesday. The [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Denies EPO Use As Doping Chief Backs Controls
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The threat of being caught cheating at this year’s Tour de France has proved a major deterrent, according to the chief of France’s [...]

• Valverde Still Dreaming Of Tour de France Podium
  July 21st, 2008
  

  CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth [...]

• CSC Aims To Rip Cadel Evans Apart Leading Up To The Time Trial
  July 21st, 2008
  

  CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis doesn’t need to dig too deeply into his memory to know that the next two stages [...]

• Aussie Rider Mark Renshaw Pulls Out Of Tour
  July 20th, 2008
  

  PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) – Australian rider Mark Renshaw pulled out of the Tour de France before the halfway point of the 15th stage, the first day [...]

• Freire Takes Stage 14, Evans Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 19th, 2008
  

  DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from [...]

• Rock Racing’s Hamilton Rolls Into Lead At Qinghai
  July 19th, 2008
  

  Menyuan, China — Rock Racing’s Tyler Hamilton won his first race in nearly four years Friday while grabbing the overall lead at the Tour of Qinghai Lake with only two [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 13, Overall, Classifications
  July 18th, 2008
  

  Standings from the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 182.0km ride from Narbonne to Nimes on Friday: 1. Mark Cavendish (IDM/COL) 4h25min 42sec 2. Robbie McEwen (AUS/SIL) at [...]

• Ricco Remanded After Doping Scandal
  July 18th, 2008
  

  FOIX, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – Italian racer Riccardo Ricco, kicked off the Tour de France for doping, was Friday remanded in custody for “using a poisonous substance,” the [...]

• Three More Top Teams Heading To The Emerald Isle
  July 17th, 2008
  

  CSF Group Navigare, SouthAustralia.com and Joker-Bianchi are all heading to the Emerald Isle for the start of the UCI 2.1 ranked Tour of Ireland next month. CSF Group Navigare return [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Fails Drug Test At The Tour de France
  July 17th, 2008
  

  LAVELANET, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Ricardo Ricco of Saunier Duval has tested positive for blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed on [...]

• Kurt Arvesen Breaks Duck, But Ready To Fly For CSC
  July 16th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – CSC’s Kurt-Asle Arvesen is digesting his maiden stage win on the Tour de France as quickly as he can. After [...]

• Barloworld Loses Fourth Rider Felix Cardenas From Tour Roster
  July 16th, 2008
  

  FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – British-registered Tour de France team Barloworld lost their fourth rider from the race Wednesday after Colombian Felix Cardenas pulled out during the 11th [...]

• Kurt Arvesen of CSC Saxo Bank Wins Stage 11 As Cadel Evans Remains In Yellow Jersey
  July 16th, 2008
  

  FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second [...]

• Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
  July 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the [...]

• Alejandro Valverde’s Yellow Jersey Dream Is A Nightmare
  July 14th, 2008
  

  HAUTACAM, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Leading Spanish contender Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey suffered a huge blow on a thrilling second day [...]

• Astana Has A Successful Weekend – Yellow In Oregon, Podiums In Austria
  July 14th, 2008
  

  Successful Weekend: Yellow In Oregon, Podiums In Austria More than ten years after his first stage victories in the Cascade Cycling Classic (1996, 1997) Levi Leipheimer claimed the overall victory [...]

• Team Type 1 Shawn Milne Caps Cascade With Runner-Up Finish On Final Stage
  July 14th, 2008
  

  Bend, Ore. — Team Type 1’s Shawn Milne finished second on the final stage of the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic Sunday, capping an emotional five days for the [...]

• Teutenberg Finishes The Giro With Four Stage Wins and The Points Jersy
  July 13th, 2008
  

  TEAM COLUMBIA’S TEUTENBERG FINISHES THE GIRO WITH FOUR STAGE WINS AND THE POINTS JERSEY Desio, Italy, 13 July 2008 – Columbia’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the final stage of the Giro [...]

• Tour de France Stage 9 Recap Video by Versus
  July 13th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net stage 9 recap video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com First Taste of the Mountains By Paul Sherwen The first taste of the mountains in any grand [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Gives Astana Its 25th Season Victory
  July 12th, 2008
  

  There are still two days to go, but Levi Leipheimer has taken an option on the final victory in the Cascade Cycling Classic. It is the 29th edition of America’s [...]

• Mark Cavendish Wins His Second Stage At The Tour de France
  July 12th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis TOULOUSE, France, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish wrote a notable page in the history of British cycling at the Tour de France when he [...]

• Tour de France President Patrice Clerc Calls For Calm After First Doping Case
  July 12th, 2008
  

  TOULOUSE, France, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France president Patrice Clerc has backed the news of the first positive doping test at this year’s race, and said it [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix – Playing the Role of a Sponge
  July 12th, 2008
  

  From June 11-15, I certainly was playing the role of a sponge. I learned sooo much and had sooo much fun with Kristin, her teammate Emma Rickards, Emma’s fellow aussie [...]

• Turbo Chicken Takes A Win
  July 12th, 2008
  

  Race: CBR Memorial Day Crit? Where: Long beach? What: Women’s Cat 4? Who: Turbo Chicken?Place: 1st? Today was a day for the NOW sprinters. Our own Turbo Chicken put the [...]

• Tour of Missouri Route Announcement 2008
  July 12th, 2008
  

  A ‘deceivingly tougher’ Tour of Missouri will challenge the field of 120 worldclass cyclists from 15 elite professional teams when they line up for the September 8th – 14th Tour [...]

• Tour de France Stage 8 Preview
  July 11th, 2008
  

  This connecting stage to the Pyrenees has no major difficulties. Some riders will use this stage to recover from the Massif Central stages, but others might try hard to seize [...]

• René Haselbacher Stage Winner in Tour of Austria
  July 11th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team stays with its winning style. Austrian rider René Haselbacher won the 5th stage of the Tour of Austria from Wiener Neustadt to Bad Vöslau. He beat his [...]

• Matt Wilson Of Team Type 1 Wins Cascade Stage For Injured Teammate
  July 10th, 2008
  

  Bend, Ore. – Team Type 1’s Matt Wilson made good on a pre-race promise to himself to win Thursday’s stage of the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic for teammate [...]

• Sastre Down, But Looking Up To The Pyrenees
  July 10th, 2008
  

  SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre said he is looking ahead to the first Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees this Sunday after losing more [...]

• Tour de France Stage 6 Recap Video by Versus
  July 10th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is brought to you by our friends at Versus.com Attack Mode By Bob Roll Super-Besse, as we thought it would, provided to be a thrilling stage full [...]

• Beijing-Bound Botero Rocks Opening Stage Of Cascade Classic
  July 10th, 2008
  

  Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing’s Santiago Botero may have his sights set on next month’s Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but his focus Wednesday was on winning in Bend, Ore. [...]

• Valverde Plays Down Extent Of Tour de France Crash Injuries
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during [...]

• Gert Steegmans Misses The Stage Win And The Boonen Touch
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Quick Step sprinter Gert Steegmans admitted the absence of teammate Tom Boonen is adding to his woes on what he [...]

• Mark Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 5, Schumacher Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 9th, 2008
  

  CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish labelled himself the best sprinter in the world after claiming his first Tour de France victory on the race’s fifth [...]

• After The ‘Crocodile’, Adam Hansen of Team Columbia Making Impact At The Tour de France
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – As far as Tour de France cyclists go, Adam Hansen would admit he sticks out from the bunch. But the [...]

• Soler Breaks Colombian Hearts At The Tour de France
  July 9th, 2008
  

  CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Colombia’s Mauricio Soler, who won the “King of the Mountains” title last year, was forced to pull out of the Tour de France [...]

• Stefan Schumacher Post Race Interview by Versus
  July 8th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is brought to you by our friends at Versus.com Schumacher Remains in Top Form By Paul Sherwen This Tour has been unpredictable since the start and that [...]

• Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
  July 8th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his [...]

• Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
  July 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was reminded of just what it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic [...]

• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Wins Another Stage At The Giro d’Italia Femminile
  July 7th, 2008
  

  TEUTENBERG WINS ANOTHER STAGE AT THE GIRO Rosolina Mare, Italy, 7 July 2008 – Ina-Yoko Teutenberg took her second consecutive stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile today, defending the Maglia [...]

• Rabobank’s Dennis Menchov Yellow Jersey Dreams Get Serious Setback
  July 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov became the first victim of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey contenders here Monday when he got [...]

• Tour de France Stage 3 Overall Results
  July 7th, 2008
  

  Overall standings after the 3rd stage of the Tour de France, a 208.0km ride from Saint Malo to Nantes on Monday: 1. Romain Feillu (FRA/AGR) 13h27min 05sec 2. Paolo Longo [...]

• Team Garmin Counting On David Millar For Yellow Jersey Bid
  July 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s David Millar is quietly building hopes of ending his eight-year wait to pull on the Tour de France yellow [...]

• Tour de France Stage 3 Leaders Held Up By Union Demonstration
  July 7th, 2008
  

  NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France third stage was momentarily held up by demonstrators here on Monday. Race chief Christian Prudhomme was forced to stop [...]

• Robbie McEwen Is A Little Off Target, As Renshaw Delivers For Hushovd
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Robbie McEwen’s bid for a first stage win on this year’s Tour de France was postponed for another day [...]

• Tour de France 2nd Stage Classification Standings
  July 6th, 2008
  

  Class standings from the 2nd stage of the Tour de France, a 164.5km ride from Auray to Saint-Brieuc on Sunday: Points: 1. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 54 pts 2. Alejandro Valverde [...]

• Tour de France – Stage 2 Preview
  July 5th, 2008
  

  It’s Sprinters -vs- Punchers For Tour’s Second Stage BREST, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France sprinters are hoping to officially announce their race entry with a [...]

• Valverde Strikes First Blow, But Evans Limits Losses
  July 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was given a glimpse of the kind of climbing power he might be up against at this year’s [...]

• Colombian Climber Soler From Team Barloworld Suffers Possible Wrist Fracture
  July 5th, 2008
  

  PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Colombia’s Tour de France ‘King of the Mountains’ Mauricio Soler is a doubt for the rest of the race after a crash on [...]

• Tour de France Stage 1 Results
  July 5th, 2008
  

  Overall standings after the 1st stage of the Tour de France, a 197.5km ride from Brest to Plumelec on Saturday: 1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 4h36min 07sec 2. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/FDJ) [...]

• Alejandro Valverde Strikes First Blow With A Stage 1 Tour de France Yellow Jersey
  July 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde drew first blood in his bid to win the Tour de France by pulling on the yellow [...]

• Cadel Evans’ Silence Lotto Teammate Yaroslav Popovych Survives Stage 1 Crash
  July 5th, 2008
  

  PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych, one of race favourite Cadel Evans’ key teammates for the mountain stages, crashed in the first stage of the Tour [...]

• Herve Duclos-Lassalle Of The Cofidis Team Was Forced Out Of The Tour de France After A Crash On The First Stage
  July 5th, 2008
  

  Frenchman’s Tour ends on first stage PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Herve Duclos-Lassalle of the Cofidis team was forced out of the Tour de France after a crash [...]

• David Millar Has Big Hopes for Tour de France Glory
  July 4th, 2008
  

  You Can Beat So Does Team Garmin by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This time last year David Millar came back to the Tour de France [...]

• Yellow Jersey Within Reach Of Cadel Evans
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans will saddle up as the Tour de France favorite this Saturday with a chance of making history [...]

• Ten Years Later, Festina Doping Affair Still Not Forgotten
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France kicks off here Saturday for what organisers pray will be a scandal-free three weeks of racing. [...]

• Tour de France Teams And Their Goals For 2008
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – The 20 Tour de France teams and their ambitions for this year’s July 5-27 race: Agritubel (FRA) As one of the few non-Pro [...]

• Tour de France 2008 In Stage by Stage Detail
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  The 21 stages of this year’s July 5-27 Tour de France in detail: Stage 1: Brest to Plumelec (197.5km) One of the first innovations this year is the lack of [...]

• Manhattan Beach Grand Prix – The Making Of A Crash
  July 1st, 2008
  

  This photo sequence was taken at the 2008 Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Pro race. The fan favorite and local rider “Fast” Freddy Rodriquez of Rock Racing is taken out by [...]

• British Track Stars Eye The Lion’s Share of Cycling Gold At Beijing Olympics
  July 1st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – With names like ‘Kamakazi’ and ‘Real McHoy’ competing in the Olympic cycling events, there’s no doubt the two-wheeled battle for gold [...]

• Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne To Be Helped By Former Tour de France Champion
  June 30th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France, has the distinction of a former champion helping him in his [...]

• AG2R Tour de France Team Announced With Cyril Dessel Leading
  June 30th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Hubert Dupont and Christophe Riblon have taken the final two berths in the AG2R team to contest the Tour de France in July. [...]

• Bouygues Telecom Team Announced For 2008 Tour de France
  June 30th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Russia’s Yuri Trofimov, who won a stage of the Dauphine Libere earlier this month, has been named in the Bouygues Telecom team to contest [...]

• Rock Racing’s Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
  June 30th, 2008
  

  Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Rahsaan Bahati won his sixth race of the season in convincing fashion Sunday, scoring an impressive second straight victory at the 47th edition of the Chevron [...]

• Lampre Team For 2008 Tour de France Announced
  June 30th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – The Lampre team, which will support 2004 Tour of Italy champion and team leader Damiano Cunego in the Tour de France next month, was [...]

• French Champ Vogondy To Ride For Agritubel Team At Tour de France
  June 30th, 2008
  

  SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Newly-crowned French cycling champion Nicolas Vogondy will ride for Agritubel at next weekend’s Tour de France, alongside last-minute inclusions Freddy Bichot and David [...]

• Gilbert and Casar To Lead Francaise des Jeux Team At Tour de France
  June 30th, 2008
  

  SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – French outfit Francaise des Jeux on Sunday announced that Philippe Gilbert and Sandy Casar would lead its team, which includes three Tour novices, [...]

• Cofidis Chooses Four Tour de France Newcomers For Squad
  June 30th, 2008
  

  SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 28, 2008 (AFP) – French outfit Cofidis on Saturday announced that Sylvain Chavanel would lead its team, which includes four Tour novices, at next month’s Tour de [...]

• Jurgen Roelandts of Silence Lotto Wins Belgium Road Race Championship
  June 29th, 2008
  

  KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian Jurgen Roelandts, of the Silence team, was on Sunday crowned Belgium road race champion here, beating Sven Vanthourenhout and Nico Eeckhout in [...]

• Filippo Simeoni Wins Italian National Title
  June 29th, 2008
  

  ROME, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Veteran Filippo Simeoni, of the Flaminia-Bossini team, won the Italian national road race title at Bergamo on Sunday. The 36-year-old, who made a break [...]

• Schleck Brothers Behind Luxembourg Victory
  June 29th, 2008
  

  [29.06 18:50] After a strong effort by Andy Schleck, big brother Fränk Schleck on Sunday won the Luxembourg Road Race Championship for the third time in his career. “Andy was [...]

• Tour de France Challenger Alejandro Valverde Wins Spanish National Title
  June 29th, 2008
  

  MADRID, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France with the Caisse d’Epargne team, won the Spanish road race national [...]

• Tomas Vaitkus of Astana Becomes Lithuania’s National Road Champion
  June 29th, 2008
  

  Tomas Vaitkus had two successful days in his homeland of Lithuania. After he took the silver medal in the time trial on Friday, he won the national title in the [...]

• Sérgio Paulinho of Astana New Time Trial Champion Portugal
  June 29th, 2008
  

  Sérgio Paulinho is the new time trial champion of Portugal. The only Portuguese Astana Cycling Team rider was the fastest rider on the 27.6 K long circuit in Paredes. Paulinho [...]

• Sergey Ivanov Champion Of Russia, For The Fifth Time
  June 29th, 2008
  

  Only two of the 180 riders in the Russian championship were Astana Cycling Team riders but a Team rider won. Sergey Ivanov was the strongest rider in the Russian championship [...]

• British Cycling Team Aiming For 2010 Tour Debut
  June 27th, 2008
  

  by Julian Guyer LONDON, June 27, 2008 (AFP) – The man behind the British cycling squad hotly tipped for multiple medal success at the Beijing Olympics has said he wants [...]

• Dramatic Sprint Finish Goes To American Jamie Driscoll of Fiordifrutta Cycling Team At Tour of Pennsylvania
  June 27th, 2008
  

  DRAMATIC SPRINT FINISH GOES TO AMERICAN JAMIE DRISCOLL IN STAGE 3 (CAMP HILL TO BEDFORD) OF AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS® TOUR OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTED BY HIGHMARK HEALTHY HIGH 5® BEDFORD, Pa. [...]

• Quick Step’s Devolder Will Go For Green In Boonen’s Absence
  June 26th, 2008
  

  Devolder for a first, but no Boonen for Quick Step PARIS, June 26, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian superstar Tom Boonen is the major absence from the Quick Step team’s Tour [...]

• Cancellara Swiss Champion Again
  June 25th, 2008
  

  [25.06 18:56] For the fifth year in a row and for the sixth time in the last seven years Fabian Cancellara won the Swiss time trial championship Wednesday. Cancellara has [...]

• Kim Kirchen Has His Eyes On Yellow As High Road Names Their Tour de France Team
  June 25th, 2008
  

  BONN, June 25, 2008 (AFP) – The High Road Sports on Wednesday named their team for the July 5-27 Tour de France with Luxembourger Kim Kirchen the rider who will [...]

• The Newely Renamed Garmin-Chipolte Announces Their Tour de France Riders
  June 24th, 2008
  

  Jun. 24, 2008 The recently renamed Garmin-Chipotle Professional Cycling team announced their Tour de France roster. Included on the list are the three American Riders Will Frischkorn, Danny Pate, and [...]

• Dennis Menchov Headlines Rabobank Team For Tour de France (Tdf Roster)
  June 24th, 2008
  

  THE HAGUE, June 24, 2008 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov, one of the pre-race favorites, has been named as team leader for the nine-man Rabobank squad for the July 5-27 [...]

• Giro Runner Up Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval Gears Up For The Tour de France (with Roster)
  June 24th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 24, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco has been named in Saunier Duval’s nine-man Tour de France team for the July 5-27 race as a replacement for Spaniard [...]

• Tour de France: Sastre and Schleck Brothers Of CSC In For Yellow Jersey Bid (And Tdf Roster)
  June 23rd, 2008
  

  COPENHAGEN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre and Luxembourg brothers Andy and Franck Schleck will spearhead the CSC team’s bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey from [...]

• Tour de Nez Stage 3: Health Net’s Kilun Cleans Up
  June 23rd, 2008
  

  In what was an amazing day for bicycle racing in America, the third stage of the “Coolest Bike Race in America,” the Tour de Nez, unfolded in downtown Truckee. Conditions [...]

• Fothen and Schumacher Head Gerolsteiner Team For Tour de France
  June 23rd, 2008
  

  BERLIN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – German duo Markus Fothen and Stefan Schumacher, together with Austria’s Bernhard Kohl, will head up the Gerolsteiner team for this year’s Tour de France [...]

• Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas Hits His Top Form To Win The Tour of Switzerland
  June 22nd, 2008
  

  by Benoit Petit BERNE, June 22, 2008 (AFP) – Czech rider Roman Kreuziger of the Liquigas team won the 72nd Tour of Switzerland here on Sunday, despite losing out to [...]

• Tour of Switzerland Results – Final Stage and Overall
  June 22nd, 2008
  

  Final results from the Tour of Switzerland after the ninth and final 168km stage between Altdorf and here on Sunday: 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC) 4hr 01 min 07sec, 2. Philippe [...]

• Mark Cavendish Blasts To Stage Win In Ster Elektrotoer
  June 21st, 2008
  

  Germert, Holland, 21 June 2008 – Mark Cavendish scored a strong bunch sprint win in the Ster Elektrotoer race when he romped home in first place on the final stage. [...]

• Teutenberg Clinches Final Stage and Overall Win In Raboster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
  June 21st, 2008
  

  Renesse, Holland, 21 June 2008 – High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second stage of RaboSter “Zeeuwsche Eilanden” today, again beating Holland’s Kirsten Wild in bunch sprint. Winning the first [...]

• Tour of Switzerland Results – Stage 8 and Overall
  June 21st, 2008
  

  Results from the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Saturday, a 25km time-trial between Altdorf and Klausen: 1. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) LIQ 1hr 22sec, 2. Jose Rujano [...]

• Tour of Switzerland’s Stage 8 Won By Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas
  June 21st, 2008
  

  ALTORF, Switzerland, June 21, 2008 (AFP) – Czech rider Roman Kreuziger, of the Liquigas team, won the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Saturday to seize the [...]

• Health Net’s Kilun Wins Criterium While Cooke And Collier Podium In Morning TT
  June 20th, 2008
  

  (June 20, 2008) Truckee, CA – Roman Kilun of the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis was the driving force at the front of a three-man break in [...]

• CSC’s Matti Breschel In Points Jersey at Ster Elektrotoer
  June 20th, 2008
  

  Matti Breschel in Point’s Jersey [20.06 16:37] Tom Boonen (Quick Step) took the victory in the third stage of Ster Elektrotoer and with a result just short of a podium [...]

• Tour of Switzerland Results – Stage 7 and Overall
  June 20th, 2008
  

  Results from the 171km seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland between Gruyeres and here on Friday: Stage Seven 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC) 3hr 47min 09sec, 2. Erik Zabel (GER/MRM) [...]

• CSC’s Fabian Cancellara Powers To The Win At Tour of Switzerland Seventh Stage
  June 20th, 2008
  

  LYSS, Switzerland, June 20, 2008 (AFP) – Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, of the CSC team, powered to victory at the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here Friday, but Kim [...]

• Tour de Nez Stage One: Bissell’s Steven Howard Foils Candelario’s Solo Bid
  June 20th, 2008
  

  Under clear skies and breezy summer conditions in Reno, Nevada, seventy five top professional cyclists embarked on a five stage, four day journey, starting at the Grand Sierra Resort in [...]

• Rock Racing Joins Chevron as Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Presenting Sponsor
  June 19th, 2008
  

  CHEVRON MANHATTAN BEACH GRAND PRIX SET FOR JUNE 29 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – June 18 – The 47th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix will be held on Sunday, June [...]

• Kim Kirchen Takes The High Road Keeping His Cool To Win Stage 6 In Switzerland
  June 19th, 2008
  

  VERBIER, Switzerland, June 19, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, riding for the High Road team, surged into the overall lead of the Tour of Switzerland after keeping his cool [...]

• Gerolsteiner’s Markus Fothen Powers To A Stage 5 Win In Switzerland
  June 18th, 2008
  

  CASLANO, Switzerland, June 18, 2008 (AFP) – Germany’s Markus Fothen, riding for the Gerolsteiner team, won the 189.7km fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday. Russian Serguei Ivanov [...]

• Tony Martin of High Road Wins The Opening Prologue of Ster Elektrotoer
  June 18th, 2008
  

  MARTIN CLINCHES OPENING PROLOGUE OF STER ELEKTROTOER Netherlands, 17 June 2008 – Talented young German rider Tony Martin blasted to an unexpected but nonetheless welcome win in the six kilometer [...]

• Seeing Double At Tour Of Switzerland And Robbie McEwen
  June 17th, 2008
  

  DOMAT/EMS, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Robbie McEwen, of the Silence team, won a sprint finish in the 170km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on [...]

• Toyota-United’s Justin England Wins 48th Annual Nevada City Classic
  June 17th, 2008
  

  Ivan Stevic secures 3rd place overall at the Nature Valley Grand Prix Bend, OR– Justin England makes late solo attack to claim his first win as a member of the [...]

• Robbie McEwen of Silence/Lotto Sprints To Win The Tour of Switzerland Third Stage win
  June 16th, 2008
  

  GOSSAU, Switzerland, June 16, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Robbie McEwen of the Silence team sprinted to victory under the rain in Monday’s 155km third stage of the Tour of Switzerland. [...]

• Astana Cycling Team Currently Number One In ProTour
  June 16th, 2008
  

  Levi Leipheimer held on to his 3th place on the final podium of the Dauphiné Libéré. The whole team performed well and defended with success its first place in the [...]

• Tom Boonen Set To Compete In Ster Elekotrotoer Race
  June 16th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 16, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen will compete for the first time since the revelation of his positive test for cocaine, when he takes part in [...]

• Rock Racing Rocks Harlem Classic With Bahati’s Runner-Up Finish
  June 15th, 2008
  

  Harlem, N.Y. — Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati was edged at the line by Erik Barlevav (TIME Pro Cycling) in an exciting finish to the 35th annual Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic [...]

• Igor Anton Climbs Himself To Stage 2 Win At Tour of Switzerland
  June 15th, 2008
  

  FLUMSERBERG, Switzerland, June 15, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Igor Anton pulled on the leader’s yellow jersey after climbing to victory in Sunday’s second stage of the Tour of Switzerland to [...]

• Dauphine Libere Results – Final Stage and Overall
  June 15th, 2008
  

  Results from the seventh and final stage of the Dauphine Libere race held over 128km here Sunday: Final Stage 1. Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ/C.A) 3hr 17min 21sec, 2. Jurgen Van de [...]

• Alejandro Valverde of The Caisse d’Espargne Wins The 2008 Dauphine Libere
  June 15th, 2008
  

  GRENOBLE, France, June 15, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team won the Dauphine Libere cycling race here on Sunday after the seventh and final stage. [...]

• Dauphine Libere Results – Stage Six and Overall
  June 14th, 2008
  

  Results from the sixth and penultimate stage of the Dauphine Libere race held over 233km here Saturday: Stage Six 1. Chris-Anker Sorensen (DEN/CSC) 6hr 15min 53sec, 2. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BTL) [...]

• Rabobanks Oscar Freire Wins The First Stage Of The Tour of Switzerland
  June 14th, 2008
  

  LANGNAU IM EMMENTAL, Switzerland, June 14, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for the Rabobank team, sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Tour of Switzerland here [...]

• Alejandro Valverde Soaks Up Cadel Evans Attack To Reinforce Lead
  June 14th, 2008
  

  by Jean Montois LA TOUSSUIRE, France, June 14, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde showed some of the composure that could prove crucial in July’s Tour de France as he [...]

• Tour of Switzerland Results – Stage One and Overall
  June 14th, 2008
  

  Results from the first stage of the Tour of Switzerland, held over 146km here Saturday: Stage One 1. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 3hr 42min 35sec, 2. Martin Elmiger (SUI/A2R), 3. Kim [...]

• High Road Kim Kirchen Aiming High In Switzerland
  June 14th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, 13 June 2008 – Second in the Tour of Switzerland last year, High Road’s Kim Kirchen will be aiming for the overall again in the nine day [...]

• Dauphine Libere Results – Stage 5 and Overall
  June 13th, 2008
  

  Results from the fifth stage of the Dauphine Libere stage race here on Friday: 1. Yury Trofimov (RUS/BTL) 3hr 07min 46sec, 2. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) at 18sec, 3. Alejandro Valverde [...]

• Silence-Loto Boosts Cadel Evans Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid
  June 13th, 2008
  

  MORZINE, France, June 13, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans’ bid to become the first Australian winner of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey has been given a boost, following his [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Loses Time As Youry Trofimov Wins The Dauphine Fifth Stage
  June 13th, 2008
  

  MORZINE, France, June 13, 2008 (AFP) – Former mountain bike specialist Youry Trofimov of the Bouyges Telecom team claimed a prestigious alpine victory on the fifth stage of the Dauphine [...]

• Dauphine Libere Favorites Are Kept At Bay As Cyril Dessel Rides To Stage 4 Win
  June 12th, 2008
  

  ANNEMASSE, France, June 12, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Cyril Dessel of the AG2R team won the fourth stage of the Dauphine Libere on Thursday, following an impressive solo attack on [...]

• UCI Inks Pro Tour Race In Russia
  June 11th, 2008
  

  strong>UCI ink Pro Tour race for Sochi SAINT-PAUL-EN-JAREZ, France, June 11, 2008 (AFP) – World cycling’s ruling body offically announced Wednesday the creation of a UCI-backed race in Russia. It [...]

• Tom Boonen of Quick Step Out of Tour de France, Says Race Director
  June 11th, 2008
  

  SAINT-PAUL-EN-JAREZ, France, June 11, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France green jersey champion Tom Boonen has been barred from next month’s race in the wake of a positive test for [...]

• American Hincapie of High Road Wins Second Stage of Dauphine Libere
  June 10th, 2008
  

  VIENNE, France, June 10, 2008 (AFP) – American George Hincapie sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Dauphine Libere here on Tuesday but Thor Hushovd retained the overall [...]

• Dauphine Libere Results – Stage 2 and Overall
  June 10th, 2008
  

  Results in the second stage of the Dauphine Libere on Tuesday, a 184km ride from Bourg-Saint-Andeol to here: 2nd stage 1. George Hincapie (USA/THR), 4hr 32min 38sec. 2. Sebastien Chavanel [...]

• Chantal Beltman of High Road Wins Solo In Philadelphia
  June 9th, 2008
  

  Teutenberg wins the Triple Crown Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, 8 June 2008 – High Road’s Chantal Beltman won the 2008 Liberty Classic race in Philadelphia, with a jaw-dropping solo effort in the [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Powers To Yellow Jersey
  June 8th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team continues winning top races. Levi Leipheimer was the fastest rider in the 5.6 K prologue of the Dauphiné Libéré. Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) was second, one second [...]

• American Levi Leipheimer Of Astana Wins Dauphine Libere Prologue
  June 8th, 2008
  

  AVIGNON, France, June 8, 2008 (AFP) – American Levi Leipheimer won the opening prologue of the Dauphine Libere, which usually serves as an appetizer for the Tour de France, here [...]

• Astana Waters Down Levi Leipheimer’s Dauphine Victory Chances
  June 8th, 2008
  

  AVIGNON, France, June 7, 2008 (AFP) – Astana have watered down pre-race predictions that their team leader for the Dauphine Libere, Levi Leipheimer, will emerge triumphant after a week of [...]

• High Road On The Hunt For Stage Wins At Dauphine Libere
  June 7th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, California, 7 June 2008 – High Road will take to the Dauphine Libere this weekend determined to snap up as many stage wins as possible. “We don’t [...]

• Tour of Gila: The Longest Race Report In The History Of The Team
  June 7th, 2008
  

  The following race report was emailed to me by one of my team mates. We have a team tradition that the team member that places the highest in the overall [...]

• Tour de France Contenders Warm Up For Yellow Jersey Bid At Dauphine Liebere On Sunday & Stage Details
  June 7th, 2008
  

  AVIGNON, France, June 7, 2008 (AFP) – The respective form of some of this year’s Tour de France contenders, notably Australia’s Cadel Evans, will come under close scrutiny at the [...]

• Oscar Sevilla Rocks Reading With Solo Victory At Commerce Bank Reading Classic
  June 6th, 2008
  

  Reading, Penn. — Rock Racing scored its biggest victory of the season Thursday when Oscar Sevilla soloed to victory in the Commerce Bank Reading Classic. The Spaniard attacked a trio [...]

• Astana Cycling Team in Dauphiné Libéré
  June 6th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team, with Team Director Alain Gallopin, comes with a strong team to the 60th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré to defend its first place in the ProTour Team Classification. [...]

• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Does It Again At The Triple Crown
  June 6th, 2008
  

  Reading, Pennsylvannia, 5 June 2008 – High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg successfully defended her title as winner of the Commerce Bank Reading Classic in 2007 winning the second round of the [...]

• Alberto Contador States That He Considers Himself One Of The Greats
  June 4th, 2008
  

  MADRID, June 3, 2008 (AFP) – Recently-crowned Tour of Italy champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday that he could be considered one of the greats of the sport. The 25-year-old [...]

• Karl Menzies of Health Net/Maxxis Second in Photo Finish in Commerce Bank Leigh Valley Classic
  June 4th, 2008
  

  (June 3, 2008) Allentown, PA – After a solid 3rd place Sunday in the CSC Invitational, Karl Menzies of the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis noted that [...]

• “The Best Way To Thank Kazakhstan” Says The Maglia Rosa, Alberto Contador of Astana
  June 4th, 2008
  

  Three days after capturing the 91st Giro d’Italia title, Alberto Contador gets his deserved rest. The last days were well filled with celebrations. At a press meeting in Pinto, he [...]

• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg of High Road Wins In Allentown Against The Odds
  June 3rd, 2008
  

  Allentown, Pennsylvannia, 3 June 2008 – High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg has won the first round of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown, which took place in Allentown, Pennsylvania today. Teutenberg went [...]

• Toyota-United Scoops up Six Wins in the Past Week in Preparation for Philly Week
  June 3rd, 2008
  

  Ivan Stevic and Hilton Clarke Score Four Wins at Tulsa Tough Omnium Series Dominique Rollin Wins Ricola Twilight Criterium, Places 2nd at CSC Invitational and 3rd at Kelly Cup Chris [...]

• Rock Racing Becomes Official Sponsor Of Commerce Bank Triple Crown Of Cycling
  June 3rd, 2008
  

  ‘Rock Racing Wall’ To Highlight Philadelphia International Championship On June 8 Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing is going “all-in” for one of the most prestigious weeks of professional bicycle [...]

• UCI Fumes As Tour de Feance Is Put Under French Cycling Federation Jurisdiction
  June 3rd, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 3, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) have threatened sanctions against riders and teams competing in this year’s Tour de France after organizers announced Tuesday that [...]

• High Road Ends Giro d’Italia On A High
  June 1st, 2008
  

  Milan, Italy – 1 June 2008 – The High Road team ended the Giro d’Italia on a high on Sunday, taking a first and second double in the final time [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 21 and Overall – Contador Wins It All
  June 1st, 2008
  

  ALBERTO CONTADOR OF ASTANA WINS THE 2008 GIRO D’ITALIA Results in the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Italy on Sunday, a 28.5km time trial from Cesano Maderno [...]

• Alberto Contador and Astana Leave No Doubts About Their Winning Ways
  June 1st, 2008
  

  MILAN, June 1, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador of Astana won the Tour of Italy on Sunday following the final stage, a 28.5km time trial won by Italian Marco [...]

• Planet Ultra KOM Century Challenge – One Riders Record Breaking Ride
  May 31st, 2008
  

  The 2008 Planet Ultra King of the Mountains Century Challenge was awesome! 3 days, 323 miles. And 30,800 ft. of climbing; what more could any cyclist ask for? From the [...]

• Gerald Ciolek Takes Second Win in Three Days in Germany
  May 30th, 2008
  

  (May 30, 2008) Race report filed by Team High Road Würzburg, Germany – High Road fastman Gerald Ciolek has used his fine turn of speed to see off the opposition [...]

• Vasil Kiryienka of Tinkoff Wins The Giro Stage 19, Contador Still Wearing Pink But Says Race Is Still Wide Open
  May 30th, 2008
  

  MONTE PORA, Italy, May 30, 2008 (AFP) – Belarussian Vasil Kiryienka, of the Tinkoff team, won the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday following a long [...]

• Jens Voight Wins Stage 18 For CSC At Giro
  May 29th, 2008
  

  Evergreen Voigt wins maiden Tour of Italy stage VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) – Veteran German rider Jens Voigt won his first ever stage in the Tour of Italy [...]

• Gerald Ciolek of High Road Clinches First Win Of Season On Home Soil
  May 29th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA 28 May 2008 – Gerald Ciolek blasted past the opposition in the opening stage of the Bayern Rundfahrt on Wednesday for victory in a tough uphill [...]

• Team Milram States Igor Astarloa Might Be Canned After Team Blood Test At Giro
  May 29th, 2008
  

  VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2003 world road race champion Igor Astarloa, who retired from the Tour of Italy after just one stage following a blood test [...]

• David Veilleux of the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medfast Wins First NRC Race in Front of Title Sponsor
  May 28th, 2008
  

  Report filed by Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling Minneapolis, Min., – Canadian David Veilleux of the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team showed the kind of sprinting yesterday that made him U23 [...]

• Giro d’Italia Race Results – Stage 17 and Overall
  May 28th, 2008
  

  Results from the Tour of Italy following Wednesday’s 17 stage, a 146km ride from Sondrio to here: Stage 17 1. Andre Greipel (GER) THR 3hr 27min 05sec, 2. Mark Cavendish [...]

• Gustavo Cesar of Team Karpin Galicia Wins The 2008 Tour of Catalonia
  May 25th, 2008
  

  MADRID, May 25, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Gustavo Cesar, riding for the Karpin Galicia team, won the Tour of Catalonia after Sunday’s sixth and final stage was secured by Jose [...]

• Emanuele Sella Solo’s To Giro Stage Win, While Gabriele Bosisio Tries On Pink For First Time
  May 24th, 2008
  

  ALPE DE PAMPEAGO, Italy, May 24, 2008 (AFP) – Italian mountain specialist Emanuele Sella came home alone to win in the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy on the [...]

• Pena Delivers Rock Racing Another Victory
  May 17th, 2008
  

  La Union, Colombia: Victor Hugo Pe?na scored Rock Racings second victory at the Vuelta a Colombia by attacking out of a 12-man breakaway three miles from the finish of a [...]

• Liege Beckons Cadel Evans Above, But The “Punchers” Are On Form
  April 24th, 2008
  

  PARIS, April 25, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen may be a marked man after claiming victory in the Fleche-Wallonne classic which precedes the Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Sunday’s finale to cycling’s spring [...]