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Alessandro Ballan Keeps The Rainbow Jersey in Italy
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 jersey.
In a race tipped to see a duel between two-time defending champion Bettini and three-time [...]
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- Could There Be Another Historical Rainbow Jersey For Cycling Wizard Bettini
September 27th, 2008by 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 when they line up as favourites for the men’s road race.
Won by the likes of Eddy Merckx, [...] - Tour of Spain Results - Stage 19 and Overall
September 19th, 2008Results 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. Vasili Kiryenka (BLR/TCS) 5sec behind, 3. Nick Nuyens (BEL/COF) 11, 4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 11, 5. Greg van Avermaet (BEL/SIL) 11, [...] - David Arroyo of Caisse d’Epargne Wins Tour of Spain’s 19th Stage, Contador Leads Overall
September 19th, 2008SEGOVIA, 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 Contador looks set for overall victory.
The 28-year-old Arroyo crossed the line first in this 145.5km stretch from
Las Rozas to Segovia, also [...] - Erviti Edges Roche To Win 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 18th, 2008Spain’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 Caisse d’Epargne team and Roche of Credit Agricole recorded the same time in the sprint finish to the 167.4 kilometre (100.4 miles) [...] - Boonen Scores The Double, As Contador Keeps Gold Jersey
September 16th, 2008ZAMORA, 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 on Tuesday, to claim his second win of this year’s race.
Spaniard Alberto Contador, of the Astana team, retained the [...] - Contador Retains Gold Even After Crash, And Garcia Wins Vuelta’s 15th Stage
September 15th, 2008PONFERRADA, 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 fellow Spaniard David Garcia on Monday.
Garcia broke free of a group of 17 riders that had escaped from [...] - Contador Flying High As He Wins Tour of Spain 14th Stage And Retains Overall Lead
September 14th, 2008FUENTES 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 here Sunday to retain the overall race lead.
He completed the 158.4 kilometre mountain ride from Oviedo to the Fuentes [...] - As The Peloton Mulls Armstrong Return, Freire and Martinez Shine In Spain
September 10th, 2008MADRID, 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 Calahorra to Burgos, as Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the overall lead.
Martinez leads US racer Levi Leipheimer by 11 [...] - Emilien Berges Takes The Tour of Britain Yellow Jersey
September 9th, 2008LONDON, 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 jersey from Alessandro Petacchi.
But Berges, who crossed the line just ahead of his Agritubel team-mate Geoffroy Lequarte, was under [...] - Silence Is Golden As Avermaet Wins Tour of Spain 9th Stage
September 8th, 2008SABINANIGO, 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 of the Tour of Spain on Monday, a 200.8km ride between Viella and Sabinanigo.
Van Avermaet won out after joining [...] - Linus Gerdemann of Team Columbia Wins The Tour of Germany
September 6th, 2008BREMEN, 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 compatriot Tony Martin won the 34km time-trial.
Gerdemann, 25, wore the yellow jersey for the duration of the competition [...] - Auge Takes Stage Win In Germany, But Gerdemann Eyes The Overall
September 5th, 2008BERLIN, 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 but German rider Linus Gerdemann was poised for overall victory.
Auge came out on top in a sprint finish ahead [...] - Finland’s Veikkanen wins sixth stage of Tour of Germany
September 4th, 2008NEUSS, 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 from Bad Fredeburg to Neuss.
Leader Linus Gerdemann of Germany keeps the yellow jersey after finishing in the peloton, but [...] - Gerald Ciolek Wins Fifth Stage Of The Tour of Germany
September 3rd, 2008Gerald 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 yellow jersey.
Germany’s Ciolek, the 2006 under-23 world champion, won three stages on last year’s tour and attacked on [...] - Tom Boonen Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
September 1st, 2008CORDOBA, 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 stage in second place behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen.
Quick Step rider Boonen finished the 168.6-kilometre (105-mile) ride between Jaen and [...] - Alejandro Valverde In Control Of Vuelta After Stage 2 Win
August 31st, 2008JAEN, 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 on Sunday, a 176.3 kilometre run from Granada to Jaen.
The 28-year-old finished the stage in four hours and [...] - Tour of Ireland Stage - Man On The Street Report
August 30th, 2008Written 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). Cavendish was “said” to be delighted to lose the jersey and the pressure. Julian Dean was definitely happy to see the 6 km climb approach; with [...] - Gerdemann Wins First Stage of Tour of Germany
August 30th, 2008HOCHFUGEN, 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 lived up to his status as favourite on the most difficult stage of the race with two category one climbs [...] - Italy’s Pozzato of Liquigas Takes First Golden Jersey Of The Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2008Italian 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 take the first golden jersey of the race for the overall leader.
The Italian side came ahead of [...] - Contador Out To Excite Home Fans In Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2008by 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 his
home country on Saturday.
But two of his compatriots — Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre and
double Liege-Bastogne-Liege victor Alejandro Valverde — [...] - Sastre Going for Another Big Result
August 29th, 2008On 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 a spectacular view of the largest mountains in Spain: Sierra Nevadas.
At the foot of the impressive Alhambra Palace the first 7.7 of the Vuelta’s 3,131 [...] - Team Type 1 Taking Aggressive Approach To USPRO Championship
August 29th, 2008Report 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 Cycling Professional Championship Road Race.
An aggressive attitude will be key to winning the 110-mile (177 km) race in Greenville, S.C., according to Team Type 1 [...] - Brentwood Grand Prix 2008 - First of Many To Come
August 29th, 2008On 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 crowded San Vicente Blvd. and host the local race of the year.
Fantastic course, great community, over 600 racers, awesome kids race, and all around well [...] - Team Type 1’s Wilson Takes King Of The Mountain Jersey In Ireland
August 27th, 2008Waterford, 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.
A broken wrist sustained in training in March interrupted those plans for a time. But an ever-determined Wilson never let the injury get in the way [...] - Team Columbia’s Cavendish Wins Opening Stage Of Tour of Ireland
August 27th, 2008San 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 also pulled on the race leader’s yellow jersey.
Cavendish has not raced since retiring from the Tour de France but showed he has not lost his [...] - Saddle-Less Gutierrez Wins The Eneco Tour
August 27th, 2008BRUSSELS, 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 18km time-trial around Mechelen.
Retaining the title he won last year, Gutierrez saw off the challenge of Belgium’s Sebastien Rosseler [...] - Danielo Di Luca To Race At Giro del Veneto
August 26th, 2008ROME, 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 del Veneto on Sunday, Italian news agency Ansa said Tuesday.
Di Luca won this event back in 2002 and is [...] - Alberto Contador Leads Team Astana in the Tour of Spain
August 25th, 2008Astana 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 Granada.
The nine riders are: Assan Bazayev, Alberto Contador, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Dmitriy Muravyev, Benjamín Noval, Sérgio Paulinho, José [...] - Carlo Westphal of Gerolsteiner Wins Eneco Tour Fifth Stage
August 25th, 2008OSTEND, 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 of the Columbia team holds the overall race lead.
Results in the 171.8km fifth stage of the Tour of Benelux on [...] - Team Columbia Takes Control Of The Eneco Tour
August 24th, 2008San 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.
Germany’s Andre Greipel switched from being a sprinter to an attacker as the race climbed some of the famous hills of Flanders and picked up enough [...] - BMX A Thriller, And Passes Olympic Test
August 22nd, 2008by 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 to expectations, an historic first BMX competition of the Games appeared to pass the Olympic test.
[...] - Hoy And Pendleton Set Their Sights On Sprint Gold
August 17th, 2008by 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 bids for more Olympic gold in the men’s sprint.
Scottish sprint king Hoy continued his bid for his [...] - Romero Wins Gold, And Makes Olympic History
August 17th, 2008by 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 sports at the summer Games.
England’s Romero dominated an all-British track cycling individual pursuit final to leave Wendy [...] - Llaneras Defies Time To Claim Second Olympic Gold Medal
August 16th, 2008by 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 Olympic crown in the men’s track cycling points race.
Germany’s Roger Kluge took the silver with Britain’s Christopher [...] - Team Columbia Dominates At The Tour de L’Ain
August 12th, 2008France, 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 the leader’s jersey.
Germany’s Linus Gerdemann proved he is back to his best by winning the short morning road stage. He broke away with David [...] - Steegmans Wins Tour’s Last Stage In Paris
July 27th, 2008PARIS, 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 second career stage win on the race, but his first on the Champs Elysees, in timely fashion having failed to [...] - A ‘Clean’ Sastre Dedicates Tour de France Win To Fallen Jimenez
July 26th, 2008by 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 to virtually secure his first yellow jersey Saturday.
Almost immediately, the Spaniard thought of the CSC team that [...] - Carlos Sastre of Team CSC Saxo Bank On Verge Of Tour Triumph In Paris
July 26th, 2008by 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 in the penultimate stage time trial.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed victory in the 53km race against the clock, [...] - Scott Sunderland Satisfied As Cadel Evans Fights To Beat Carlos Sastre
July 25th, 2008by 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 Sunderland, a co-team manager with CSC, is preparing for the distinct possibility that Evans will upset his race [...] - Tour Peloton To Head Happily Out Of The Alps
July 23rd, 2008ALPE 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 still be looking hungrily towards the race’s 18th stage on Thursday.
The 196km ride from Le Bourg d’Oisans in the [...] - Host Cities Announced For The Expanded 2009 Amgen Tour of California
July 23rd, 2008World-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 Tour of California professional cycling road race will be expanded in 2009, race presenter AEG announced today through a series of press conferences throughout the state. [...] - Cadel Evans Heading Toward Yellow In Paris, But CSC Is Ready
July 22nd, 2008by 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 two days in the Alps on Tuesday, Evans boosted his bid
to win the race’s yellow jersey after surviving the CSC team’s wind-hit
efforts [...] - Tour de France Stage 16 Recap by Versus
July 22nd, 2008This 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 before us today on the stage from Cuneo to Jausiers. Stefan Schumacher, who wore the yellow jersey earlier in the Tour, made an impressive bid for the stage [...] - Saunier Duval Team Set To Be Excluded From The Tour of Germany
July 22nd, 2008BERLIN, 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 elite team withdrew from the Tour de France last week after Italian rider Riccardo Ricco failed a dope test - [...] - Riccardo Ricco Denies EPO Use As Doping Chief Backs Controls
July 22nd, 2008JAUSIERS, 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 national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Tuesday.
AFLD chief Pierre Bordry said prior to the race’s 16th stage from Cuneo, [...] - Valverde Still Dreaming Of Tour de France Podium
July 21st, 2008CUNEO, 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 place overall.
Valverde, who rides for Caisse d’Epargne, became the first big yellow jersey victim when the pace of the [...] - CSC Aims To Rip Cadel Evans Apart Leading Up To The Time Trial
July 21st, 2008CUNEO, 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 of the race will be crucial for his CSC team’s yellow jersey chances.
For the man who ended the five-year [...] - Aussie Rider Mark Renshaw Pulls Out Of Tour
July 20th, 2008PRATO 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 in the Alps on Sunday.
- Freire Takes Stage 14, Evans Retains Yellow Jersey
July 19th, 2008DIGNES 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 Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck.
[...] - Rock Racing’s Hamilton Rolls Into Lead At Qinghai
July 19th, 2008Menyuan, 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 stages of the race in China remaining.
Hamilton easily out-sprinted Mark Rutkiewicz (Polish National Team) at the end of Stage 8 as the pair finished more [...] - Tour de France Results - Stage 13, Overall, Classifications
July 18th, 2008Standings 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 [...] - Ricco Remanded After Doping Scandal
July 18th, 2008FOIX, 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 public prosecutor at Foix said.
Prosecutor Antoine Leroy said Ricco had been remanded for “using a
substance classed poisonous under the terms of the public [...] - Three More Top Teams Heading To The Emerald Isle
July 17th, 2008CSF 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 to race in the 900km Tour of Ireland (27th to 31st August) sponsored by Fáilte Ireland. The Italian team is based on the Ceramiche Panaria outfit [...] - Riccardo Ricco Fails Drug Test At The Tour de France
July 17th, 2008LAVELANET, 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 Thursday.
The 24-year-old Ricco, winner of two mountain stages, provided a urine sample which contained the banned subtance CERA (Continuous [...] - Kurt Arvesen Breaks Duck, But Ready To Fly For CSC
July 16th, 2008by 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 all, he knows he has plenty of work ahead to keep him occupied this week.
Arvesen did justice [...] - Barloworld Loses Fourth Rider Felix Cardenas From Tour Roster
July 16th, 2008FOIX, 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 stage with a leg injury.
Earlier in the stage Italian Paolo Longo crashed out. According to official race radio he [...] - Kurt Arvesen of CSC Saxo Bank Wins Stage 11 As Cadel Evans Remains In Yellow Jersey
July 16th, 2008FOIX, 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 doping positive control at the race.
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway beat Swiss Martin Elmiger and Alessandro Ballan of Italy to [...] - Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
July 15th, 2008by 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 Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend.
But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis [...] - Alejandro Valverde’s Yellow Jersey Dream Is A Nightmare
July 14th, 2008HAUTACAM, 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 of racing in the Pyrenees here Monday.
Valverde, who began the day in sixth place overall at 1min 12sec behind [...] - Astana Has A Successful Weekend - Yellow In Oregon, Podiums In Austria
July 14th, 2008Successful 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 in the five-day-race in Central Oregon. Not present in the Tour the France, the USA road champion, was delighted to wear a yellow jersey, the one [...] - Team Type 1 Shawn Milne Caps Cascade With Runner-Up Finish On Final Stage
July 14th, 2008Bend, 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 team in Bend, Ore.
Matt Wilson and Moises Aldape each won stages for Team Type 1 and Aldape took home the polka-dot jersey as winner of [...] - Teutenberg Finishes The Giro With Four Stage Wins and The Points Jersy
July 13th, 2008TEAM 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 d’Italia Femminile today finishing the ten day tour with four stage wins and the Points Jersey.
“I think this week was something that happens once in a [...] - Tour de France Stage 9 Recap Video by Versus
July 13th, 2008This 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 Tour is always hard to predict as the body reacts strangely after pushing the big gears on the flat. The physiological change is always hard to accept — [...] - Levi Leipheimer Gives Astana Its 25th Season Victory
July 12th, 2008There 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 longest consecutively run stage race. Leipheimer was impressive in stage 3, the Skyliner’s time trial in Bend over 22,4 km (15 m). The US champion [...]
- Mark Cavendish Wins His Second Stage At The Tour de France
July 12th, 2008by 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 won his second stage of this year’s edition here on Saturday.
Cavendish, a 23-year-old from the Isle of [...] - Tour de France President Patrice Clerc Calls For Calm After First Doping Case
July 12th, 2008TOULOUSE, 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 proves the current system is effective.
Liquigas rider Manuel Beltran was taken away for questioning by police on Friday after [...] - Nature Valley Grand Prix - Playing the Role of a Sponge
July 12th, 2008From 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 friend Kate Bates, Kristin’s husband Joe, and Jim Miller. I also went to Nature Valley with a fellow awesome LaGrange teammate, Michelle Orem. I will [...]
- Turbo Chicken Takes A Win
July 12th, 2008Race: 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 hammer down on many of yesterday’s gals. Rock, Major Motion, CA Pools-you saw ‘em at Barry Wolfe.?
The race was shortened by about 5 minutes due to something or other, [...] - Tour of Missouri Route Announcement 2008
July 12th, 2008A ‘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 of Missouri,
race organizers announced today in the overall race finish city St. Louis.
Each of the seven courses for the weeklong event were announced by Missouri Lt. Governor
Peter [...] - Tour de France Stage 8 Preview
July 11th, 2008This 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 a last chance at a stage win before the mountains. The sprinters should be on the ready approaching Toulouse
Figeac
Twice a stage town.
Stage for the first [...] - René Haselbacher Stage Winner in Tour of Austria
July 11th, 2008Astana 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 companion Emanuele Bindi in the sprint. Both riders successfully ended a breakaway of 150 K. Haselbacher is the new leader in the points classification and [...]
- Matt Wilson Of Team Type 1 Wins Cascade Stage For Injured Teammate
July 10th, 2008Bend, 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 Ben Brooks.
But as much as Wilson wanted to celebrate his victory in the 78-mile (125.5 km) Three Creeks Road Race, he could not help but [...] - Sastre Down, But Looking Up To The Pyrenees
July 10th, 2008SUPER-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 ground in his bid to stay close to the yellow jersey.
Sastre lost over a minute to Australia’s race favourite [...] - Tour de France Stage 6 Recap Video by Versus
July 10th, 2008This 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 of attacks from the favorite in the GC battle.The best moments of the Tour have come courtesy of the battle for the most coveted jersey in all of [...] - Beijing-Bound Botero Rocks Opening Stage Of Cascade Classic
July 10th, 2008Bend, 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.
Botero averaged more than 29 miles per hour (46.6 kph) as he soloed to victory in the 83-mile (133.5 km) Prineville Road Race that finished with [...] - Valverde Plays Down Extent Of Tour de France Crash Injuries
July 9th, 2008by 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 the 232km fifth stage of the Tour de France here Wednesday.
The former race leader and winner of [...] - Gert Steegmans Misses The Stage Win And The Boonen Touch
July 9th, 2008by 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 labeled a “strange” Tour de France.
Steegmans’ plan to battle to his second career win on the race [...] - Mark Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 5, Schumacher Retains Yellow Jersey
July 9th, 2008CHATEAUROUX, 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 stage over 232km here Wednesday.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner finished with the bunch to retain the yellow jersey with a 12-sec [...] - After The ‘Crocodile’, Adam Hansen of Team Columbia Making Impact At The Tour de France
July 9th, 2008by 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 all-round talents of the Aussie who grew up in Cairns are not being
wasted by Team Columbia as their leader Kim Kirchen edges [...] - Soler Breaks Colombian Hearts At The Tour de France
July 9th, 2008CHATEAUROUX, 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 on Wednesday because of an injured wrist.
Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, fractured a
bone in his left wrist in a crash [...] - Stefan Schumacher Post Race Interview by Versus
July 8th, 2008This 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 trend continued today in Cholet with the first individual time trial. While awaiting the duel between Alejandro Valverde or Cadel Evans in the race of truth, it was [...] - Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
July 8th, 2008by 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 yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...] - Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
July 7th, 2008by 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 third stage here
Tuesday which saw one of his potential rivals lose 38 seconds.
On paper, Denis Menchov isn’t the Australian race favorite’s [...] - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Wins Another Stage At The Giro d’Italia Femminile
July 7th, 2008TEUTENBERG 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 Rosa going into Stage Four.
“I’m psyched to win the the pink jersey and be able to ride with it another day,” said Teutenberg. “We couldn’t have [...] - Rabobank’s Dennis Menchov Yellow Jersey Dreams Get Serious Setback
July 7th, 2008by 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 caught napping in a hectic finish to the 208km stage.
Menchov, a two-time Tour of Spain winner, found [...] - Tour de France Stage 3 Overall Results
July 7th, 2008Overall 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 [...] - Team Garmin Counting On David Millar For Yellow Jersey Bid
July 7th, 2008by 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 jersey.
Millar last wore the coveted tunic in 2000 when he won the prologue at
Futuroscope, and on Tuesday’s 29.5km race against the clock [...] - Tour de France Stage 3 Leaders Held Up By Union Demonstration
July 7th, 2008NANTES, 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 and negotiate with trade
union leaders as dozens of striking demonstrators threatened to cause a total
blockage of the road leading to Nantes.
At [...] - Robbie McEwen Is A Little Off Target, As Renshaw Delivers For Hushovd
July 6th, 2008by 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 Sunday, but on the third stage the Aussie sprinter will be one to watch.
Sunday’s second stage - [...] - Tour de France 2nd Stage Classification Standings
July 6th, 2008Class 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) [...] - Tour de France - Stage 2 Preview
July 5th, 2008It’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 bunch finish on Sunday, but there are plenty of ‘punchers’ who will look to kick that plan into touch.
At just [...] - Valverde Strikes First Blow, But Evans Limits Losses
July 5th, 2008by 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 Tour de France by Spanish rival Alejandro Valverde here Saturday.
Going on recent race polls Valverde is the [...] - Colombian Climber Soler From Team Barloworld Suffers Possible Wrist Fracture
July 5th, 2008PLUMELEC, 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 the first stage here Saturday.
Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, picked up a suspected fractured scaphoid [...] - Tour de France Stage 1 Results
July 5th, 2008Overall 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, 2008by 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 jersey for the first time after a thrilling first stage here Saturday.
Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, punched [...] - Cadel Evans’ Silence Lotto Teammate Yaroslav Popovych Survives Stage 1 Crash
July 5th, 2008PLUMELEC, 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 de France on Saturday.
Popovych was one of several riders who hit the asphalt around 60km from the finish of [...] - Herve Duclos-Lassalle Of The Cofidis Team Was Forced Out Of The Tour de France After A Crash On The First Stage
July 5th, 2008Frenchman’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 on the first stage here on Saturday.
Duclos-Lassalle, the son of former Paris-Roubaix winner Gilbert, fractured his left wrist in a [...] - David Millar Has Big Hopes for Tour de France Glory
July 4th, 2008You 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 with the air of a debutant trying to find his way in the race hierarchy.
Ahead of the [...] - Yellow Jersey Within Reach Of Cadel Evans
July 3rd, 2008by 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
- and settling some scores in the process.
Evans came agonizingly close to winning the yellow jersey in 2007, [...] - Ten Years Later, Festina Doping Affair Still Not Forgotten
July 3rd, 2008by 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.
But it will not go unnoticed that this year’s July 5-27 race comes 10 years after the Festina [...] - Tour de France Teams And Their Goals For 2008
July 3rd, 2008BREST, 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 teams in the race, Agritubel is happy just to have the Tour de France invitation that can [...] - Tour de France 2008 In Stage by Stage Detail
July 3rd, 2008The 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 a prologue, meaning the fight for the race leader’s yellow jersey is wide open on this 197 km stage which [...] - Manhattan Beach Grand Prix - The Making Of A Crash
July 1st, 2008This 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 the Jelly Belly lead out rider.
It seems the Fast Freddy just can’t catch a break this season.
PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2008 Cleaveran O. Law - British Track Stars Eye The Lion’s Share of Cycling Gold At Beijing Olympics
July 1st, 2008by 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 in Beijing will come with color and entertainment.
But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to one side as four,
and [...] - Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne To Be Helped By Former Tour de France Champion
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 leader’s role at Caisse d’Epargne, compatriot
Oscar Pereiro.
Pereiro came second behind Floyd Landis in 2006, but the American was later
stripped of his title for [...] - AG2R Tour de France Team Announced With Cyril Dessel Leading
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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.
The team will be headed by Cyril Dessel, who finished seventh in the 2006
tour.
AG2R Tour de France team:-
Jose Luis Arrieta [...] - Bouygues Telecom Team Announced For 2008 Tour de France
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 the Tour de France which starts on Saturday.
He comes in for Anthony Geslin in what is the only change in the lineup
from last [...] - Rock Racing’s Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
June 30th, 2008Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach Grand Prix.
Bahati swept across the finish line on a sun-splashed afternoon at Live Oak Park ahead of runner-up Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living presented [...] - Lampre Team For 2008 Tour de France Announced
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 announced on Monday.
Cunego can count on compatriots Marco Marzano and Paolo Tiralongo in the mountains and Matteo Bono, [...] - French Champ Vogondy To Ride For Agritubel Team At Tour de France
June 30th, 2008SEMUR-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 Le Lay.
“It is a homogeneous team with guys who can help Christophe (Moreau) in the mountains, sprinters, and [...] - Gilbert and Casar To Lead Francaise des Jeux Team At Tour de France
June 30th, 2008SEMUR-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, at this weekend’s Tour de France.
“The choice was not easy because three-quarters of the guys were on the [...] - Cofidis Chooses Four Tour de France Newcomers For Squad
June 30th, 2008SEMUR-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 France.
Cofidis has placed its faith in the four Tour new boys - including last-minute call-up Herve Duclos-Lassalle - in [...] - Jurgen Roelandts of Silence Lotto Wins Belgium Road Race Championship
June 29th, 2008KNOKKE-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 a sprint finish.
Grev Van Avermaet took fourth in front of reigning Tour de France green jersey winner Tom Boonen, [...] - Filippo Simeoni Wins Italian National Title
June 29th, 2008ROME, 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 with four kilometres to go in the 254km race, said afterwards: “I have dreamed of this moment for nine years.” [...] - 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 alone up front for about 50 kilometers, which meant especially Kim Kirchen (High Road) and Benoït Joachim (Astana) had to work hard to reel him in, [...] - Tour de France Challenger Alejandro Valverde Wins Spanish National Title
June 29th, 2008MADRID, 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 title near Toledo to the south of Madrid on Sunday.
- Tomas Vaitkus of Astana Becomes Lithuania’s National Road Champion
June 29th, 2008Tomas 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 road race on Saturday. Both races were held in Ignalina.
“The road race was a big goal of mine, which all my competitors knew coming into [...] - Sérgio Paulinho of Astana New Time Trial Champion Portugal
June 29th, 2008Sérgio 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 was challenged by Tiago Machado, the U23 champion of the last two years, who finished only two seconds behind. Another young rider, Hélder Oliveira, the [...]
- Sergey Ivanov Champion Of Russia, For The Fifth Time
June 29th, 2008Only 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 in Krylatskoe. The riders had to do 15 laps. In each lap there were four short but steep climbs. It was a hard race. [...]
- British Cycling Team Aiming For 2010 Tour Debut
June 27th, 2008by 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 to enter a British team into the 2010 Tour de France, with the aim of
giving the UK its first winner of the sport’s most [...] - Dramatic Sprint Finish Goes To American Jamie Driscoll of Fiordifrutta Cycling Team At Tour of Pennsylvania
June 27th, 2008DRAMATIC 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. (June 26, 2008) — The longest stage of the American Eagle Outfitters® Tour of Pennsylvania presented by Highmark Healthy High 5® was made even more epic [...] - Quick Step’s Devolder Will Go For Green In Boonen’s Absence
June 26th, 2008Devolder 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 de France roster, announced Thursday, due to a recent positive test for cocaine.
The news of Boonen’s career setback - which [...] - 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 felt tired after the gigantic effort in the two Tour de Suisse stages that he won so he would have probably preferred to wait a few [...] - Kim Kirchen Has His Eyes On Yellow As High Road Names Their Tour de France Team
June 25th, 2008BONN, 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 be pushed for the winner’s yellow jersey.
The nine-man roster, which includes sprinters Mark Cavendish of Britain and German Gerald [...] - The Newely Renamed Garmin-Chipolte Announces Their Tour de France Riders
June 24th, 2008Jun. 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 Christian Vande Velde.
Garmin-Chipotle, presented by H30 for Tour de France
Magnus Bäckstedt (S)
Julian Dean (NZ)
Will Frischkorn (USA)
Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
Trent Lowe (Aus)
Martijn Maaskant (Nl)
David Millar (GB)
Danny [...] - Dennis Menchov Headlines Rabobank Team For Tour de France (Tdf Roster)
June 24th, 2008THE 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 Tour de France, the Dutch team announced here on Tuesday.
Menchov, a double winner of the Tour of Spain [...] - Giro Runner Up Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval Gears Up For The Tour de France (with Roster)
June 24th, 2008PARIS, 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 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante.
The 24-year-old Ricco, seen by many in Italy as the heir to deceased Giro and Tour [...] - Tour de France: Sastre and Schleck Brothers Of CSC In For Yellow Jersey Bid (And Tdf Roster)
June 23rd, 2008COPENHAGEN, 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 July 5-27.
CSC’s general manager Bjarne Riis, the 1996 winner of the race, has put together a strong team which [...] - Tour de Nez Stage 3: Health Net’s Kilun Cleans Up
June 23rd, 2008In 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 for the event were nearly perfect, with temperatures in the high 70’s and sunny skies. A stiff headwind made things interesting for the field, as [...]
- Fothen and Schumacher Head Gerolsteiner Team For Tour de France
June 23rd, 2008BERLIN, 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 (July 5-27).
“Fothen and Kohl can challenge for the overall race, while we are looking for stage victories in [...] - Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas Hits His Top Form To Win The Tour of Switzerland
June 22nd, 2008by 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 Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara in the ninth and final stage.
The 22-year-old - the youngest winner of the Swiss [...] - Tour of Switzerland Results - Final Stage and Overall
June 22nd, 2008Final 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 Gilbert
(BEL/FDJ) s.t., 3. Daniel Moreno (ESP/GCE) at 4sec, 4. Matteo Tossatto
(ITA/QST) 5, 5. Markus Zberg (SUI/GST) 8, 6. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/SIL) 8, [...] - Mark Cavendish Blasts To Stage Win In Ster Elektrotoer
June 21st, 2008Germert, 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.
The Briton roared across the finish line a good two bike lengths clear at the end of the 150 kilometres stage in Germert, Holland.
“I went from [...] - Teutenberg Clinches Final Stage and Overall Win In Raboster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
June 21st, 2008Renesse, 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 intermediate time bonus sprint was a definitive moment for Teutenberg and team High Road, putting them in a position to win the overall tour [...] - Tour of Switzerland Results - Stage 8 and Overall
June 21st, 2008Results 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 (ESP) GCE at 16sec, 3. Andreas Kloden (GER) AST 17, 4. Damiano Cunego (ITA) LAM 54, 5. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC 1:26, 6. [...] - Tour of Switzerland’s Stage 8 Won By Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas
June 21st, 2008ALTORF, 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 yellow jersey ahead of Sunday’s final day.
The 22-year-old was first over the 25km time-trial in one hour and [...] - 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 the technical Stage 3 Tour de Nez criterium Thursday evening in Truckee, CA. So when the break succeeded in eluding the grasp of the chasing field, [...] - CSC’s Matti Breschel In Points Jersey at Ster Elektrotoer
June 20th, 2008Matti 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 spot Team CSC Saxo Bank’s Matti Breschel managed to grab the Green Point’s Jersey.
Breschel actually wore the jersey during Friday’s stage, but at the time he [...] - Tour of Switzerland Results - Stage 7 and Overall
June 20th, 2008Results 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) s.t., 3. Robbie McEwen (AUS/SIL) s.t., 4. Robert Forster (GER/GST) s.t., 5.
Danilo Napolitano (ITA/LAM) s.t., 6. Danilo Wyss [...] - CSC’s Fabian Cancellara Powers To The Win At Tour of Switzerland Seventh Stage
June 20th, 2008LYSS, 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 Kirchen kept the leader’s yellow jersey.
“I wasn’t expecting it today, but it’s true I wanted to win a stage [...] - Tour de Nez Stage One: Bissell’s Steven Howard Foils Candelario’s Solo Bid
June 20th, 2008Under 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 Reno, Nevada, with a seventy five minute timed criterium race around the parking lot of the casino resort. Unlike in previous years when the race [...]
- Rock Racing Joins Chevron as Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Presenting Sponsor
June 19th, 2008CHEVRON 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 29, 2008, race officials have announced. Record crowds are anticipated to support over 1,000 racers battling for $26,500 in prize money and the coveted winners’ [...] - Kim Kirchen Takes The High Road Keeping His Cool To Win Stage 6 In Switzerland
June 19th, 2008VERBIER, 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 to win the sixth stage here on Thursday.
Kirchen showed his strength and composure in the tough Verbier climb, [...] - Gerolsteiner’s Markus Fothen Powers To A Stage 5 Win In Switzerland
June 18th, 2008CASLANO, 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 crossed second at 50sec with Swiss Markus Zberg third at 57sec off the pace.
Spain’s Igor [...] - Tony Martin of High Road Wins The Opening Prologue of Ster Elektrotoer
June 18th, 2008MARTIN 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 prologue of the Ster Elektrotoer stage race on Tuesday.
Averaging an impressive 52 kilometers an hour for the short but highly technical course in Schijndel, Holland Martin [...] - Seeing Double At Tour Of Switzerland And Robbie McEwen
June 17th, 2008DOMAT/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 Tuesday for his second consecutive stage win.
The 35-year-old McEwen crossed the line ahead of Spaniard Oscar Freire of [...] - Toyota-United’s Justin England Wins 48th Annual Nevada City Classic
June 17th, 2008Ivan 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 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team at the Nevada City Classic. In what is considered by many cycling aficionados to be the toughest one-day race in America, [...] - Robbie McEwen of Silence/Lotto Sprints To Win The Tour of Switzerland Third Stage win
June 16th, 2008GOSSAU, 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.
Spaniard Igor Anton, riding for Euskaltel, retained the overall lead.
McEwen pipped Spanish sprinter Oscar Freire, [...] - Astana Cycling Team Currently Number One In ProTour
June 16th, 2008Levi 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 ProTour Team Classification. Astana Cycling Team leads with 110 points. Team CSC is second, 17 points behind, Caisse d’Epargne third, 18 points behind.
While Andreas [...] - Tom Boonen Set To Compete In Ster Elekotrotoer Race
June 16th, 2008PARIS, 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 this week’s Ster Elektrotoer race, his Quick Step team confirmed on Monday.
Boonen, 27, will be team leader in [...] - Rock Racing Rocks Harlem Classic With Bahati’s Runner-Up Finish
June 15th, 2008Harlem, 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 presented by Rock Racing.
Barlevav lost control of his bicycle and sprawled to the pavement after a successful bike throw at the end of the 55-lap [...] - Igor Anton Climbs Himself To Stage 2 Win At Tour of Switzerland
June 15th, 2008FLUMSERBERG, 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 the ski station of Flumserberg.
The Euskaltel rider crossed the line six seconds ahead of Luxembourg’s Kim
Kirchen of High Road, Italy’s Damiano Cunego [...] - Dauphine Libere Results - Final Stage and Overall
June 15th, 2008Results 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 Walle
(BEL/QST) same time, 3. Yury Trofimov (RUS/BTL) s.t., 4. Christophe Riblon
(FRA/A2R) at 11sec, 5. Matteo Carrara (ITA/QST) 11, 6. Daniele [...] - Alejandro Valverde of The Caisse d’Espargne Wins The 2008 Dauphine Libere
June 15th, 2008GRENOBLE, 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.
Kazakh Dmitriy Fofonov of Credit Agricole won the 128km stage, with Valverde finishing among the leading peloton more than two [...] - Dauphine Libere Results - Stage Six and Overall
June 14th, 2008Results 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) at 1:02, 3. Levi Leipheimer (USA/AST) 1:10, 4. Sylvester Szmyd
(POL/LAM) 1:15, 5. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 1:15, 6. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 1:17, 7. [...] - Rabobanks Oscar Freire Wins The First Stage Of The Tour of Switzerland
June 14th, 2008LANGNAU 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 on Saturday.
Freire, a three-time world champion, pulled on the race leader’s jersey at the end of the 146km stage [...] - Alejandro Valverde Soaks Up Cadel Evans Attack To Reinforce Lead
June 14th, 2008by 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 soaked up an attack by Dauphine Libere rival Cadel Evans here Saturday.
Cadel Evans launched what looked to [...] - Tour of Switzerland Results - Stage One and Overall
June 14th, 2008Results 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 Kirchen (LUX/THR), 4. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/SIL), 5. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/FDJ), 6. Maxim Iglinsky (KZK/AST), 7. Eros Capecchi (ITA/SDV), 8. Markus Zberg [...] - High Road Kim Kirchen Aiming High In Switzerland
June 14th, 2008San 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 race which starts on Saturday.
“Kim was going well in the Bayern Rundfahrt even after a long break from racing in May.” commented team sports director [...] - Dauphine Libere Results - Stage 5 and Overall
June 13th, 2008Results 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 (ESP/GCE) 18, 4. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/EUS) 23, 5.
Sylvester Szmyd (POL/LAM) 26, 6. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 26, 7. Juan Jose Cobo
(ESP/SDV) 26, 8. Vladimir [...] - Silence-Loto Boosts Cadel Evans Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid
June 13th, 2008MORZINE, 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 Silence team’s announcement of their roster for the race.
Evans finished runner-up to Spaniard Alberto Contador by only 23secs last [...] - Levi Leipheimer Loses Time As Youry Trofimov Wins The Dauphine Fifth Stage
June 13th, 2008MORZINE, 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 Libere stage race here on Friday.
Trofimov, of Russia, hoisted himself up the general classification after breaking free of an [...] - Dauphine Libere Favorites Are Kept At Bay As Cyril Dessel Rides To Stage 4 Win
June 12th, 2008ANNEMASSE, 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 the first day of four in the Alps.
Dessel, a former stage winner on the Tour de France, where [...] - UCI Inks Pro Tour Race In Russia
June 11th, 2008strong>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 will be held as a Pro Tour race for the first time in the region of Sochi, the venue for the [...] - Tom Boonen of Quick Step Out of Tour de France, Says Race Director
June 11th, 2008SAINT-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 cocaine.
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Wednesday that Boonen would not be at the Brest [...] - American Hincapie of High Road Wins Second Stage of Dauphine Libere
June 10th, 2008VIENNE, 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 lead.
In a lively last kilometer, Hincapie was the sharpest to react, out-pacing sluggish Frenchman Sebastien Chavanel (Francaise des [...] - Dauphine Libere Results - Stage 2 and Overall
June 10th, 2008Results 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
(FRA/FDJ) same time, 3. Sebastian Lang (GER/GST) s.t., 4. Heinrich Haussler
(GER/GST) s.t., 5. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) s.t., 6. Yury Trofimov (RUS/BTL) [...] - Chantal Beltman of High Road Wins Solo In Philadelphia
June 9th, 2008Teutenberg 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 last lap. This win culminated a week of High Road victories, two by Ina Teutenberg in Allentown and Reading, Pennsylvania and four by Judith Arndt in [...] - Levi Leipheimer Powers To Yellow Jersey
June 8th, 2008Astana 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 behind, Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) third. It is the 3rd victory of the season for the American road champion and his 2nd in [...]
- American Levi Leipheimer Of Astana Wins Dauphine Libere Prologue
June 8th, 2008AVIGNON, 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 on Sunday.
The event’s 2006 champion beat out Norway’s Thor Hushovd by one second and was six seconds ahead of [...] - Astana Waters Down Levi Leipheimer’s Dauphine Victory Chances
June 8th, 2008AVIGNON, 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 tough racing in the Alps.
Traditionally a warm-up for July’s Tour de France, the hilly week-long race kicks off [...] - High Road On The Hunt For Stage Wins At Dauphine Libere
June 7th, 2008San 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 have a rider for the general classification here.” commented Allan Peiper, co-directing High Road at the prestigious French race with Jan Schaffrath.
“Michael Rogers is still heading [...] - Tour of Gila: The Longest Race Report In The History Of The Team
June 7th, 2008The 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 gets the honor of writing the race report. On this occasion I just could not let this one slip by and not share it with [...]
- Tour de France Contenders Warm Up For Yellow Jersey Bid At Dauphine Liebere On Sunday & Stage Details
June 7th, 2008AVIGNON, 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 Dauphine Libere which begins here Sunday.
However at the week-long stage race which usually serves as an appetiser to
next month’s Tour de France, a [...] - Oscar Sevilla Rocks Reading With Solo Victory At Commerce Bank Reading Classic
June 6th, 2008Reading, 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 of breakaway companions in the final six miles of the 74-mile (119 km) ominent part of the race in the Lifestyle Expo, as well as the [...] - Astana Cycling Team in Dauphiné Libéré
June 6th, 2008Astana 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. On the menu: a prologue, two flat stages, an individual time trial and, at the end, three difficult stages in the Alps (Col du Joux-Plane [...]
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Does It Again At The Triple Crown
June 6th, 2008Reading, 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 Triple Crown today.
Teutenberg has now won the first two rounds, with the third and most prestigious race coming up on Sunday in Philadelphia.
“Today was actually [...] - Alberto Contador States That He Considers Himself One Of The Greats
June 4th, 2008MADRID, 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 Spaniard added the Giro to his 2007 Tour de France title
and is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September, though, he will [...] - 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 race was a sign of things to come, and they would be looking to improve on that result.
He was right – and quickly. Two days [...] - “The Best Way To Thank Kazakhstan” Says The Maglia Rosa, Alberto Contador of Astana
June 4th, 2008Three 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 was quick to react regarding the definite position of ASO excluding Astana Cycling Team from participation in this year’s Tour de France. “Honestly, [...] - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg of High Road Wins In Allentown Against The Odds
June 3rd, 2008Allentown, 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 against the odds to win the race without the support of a team.
“I actually was not expecting to win today,” said a happy Teutenberg after [...] - Toyota-United Scoops up Six Wins in the Past Week in Preparation for Philly Week
June 3rd, 2008Ivan Stevic and Hilton Clarke Score Four Wins at Tulsa Tough Omnium Se