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• Schleck Will Pounce at Tour de France, Say Leopard
  June 20th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 20, 2011 – Andy Schleck’s Leopard team insist the Luxemburger will emerge from a mitigated nine days of racing on the Tour [...]

• Leipheimer Snatches Tour of Switzerland From Cunego
  June 19th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 19, 2011 – American Levi Leipheimer snatched overall victory from Damiano Cunego in the Tour of Switzerland Sunday to leave the Italian [...]

• Sagan Strikes Again As Tempers Fray On Swiss Tour
  June 18th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis(AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 18, 2011 – Slovakian Peter Sagan claimed his second victory of the Tour of Switzerland as tempers frayed on the finish line of [...]

• Kruijswijk Wins Sixth Stage, Cunego Still In Lead
  June 16th, 2011
  

  TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk of the Rabobank team won the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Thursday, held over 157.7 km between Tobel-Tagerschen [...]

• Bozic Wins Swiss Tour Fifth Stage, Cunego In Yellow
  June 15th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis TOBEL-TAGERSCHEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2011 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic boosted his chances of a coveted Tour de France place by upstaging a host of top name [...]

• Hushovd Finally Gets That Win, As Cunego Retains Leaders Jersey
  June 14th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) HUTTWIL, Switzerland, June 14, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd claimed his first victory as reigning world champion when he surged to victory over Peter Sagan [...]

• Sagan Wins Third Swiss Stage, Cunego Now In Yellow Jersey
  June 13th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 – Italian Damiano Cunego pulled on the race leader’s yellow jersey after a superb climbing display on the Tour of [...]

• Cunego Wins Tour de Romandie Second Stage
  April 28th, 2011
  

  ROMONT, Switzerland, April 28, 2011 (AFP) – Former Tour of Italy champion Damiano Cunego got back to winning ways with victory in the 171.8 km second stage of the Tour [...]

• Interview: Damiano Cunego Of Team Lampre
  November 12th, 2010
  

  Q: Your 2010 season ended early than your past seasons: in relation to this, did you begin to early after the winter break? A: “In effect my last race in [...]

• Lampre Line Up former Giro Champions Simoni, Cunego
  May 3rd, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 3, 2010 – Cycling team Lampre have included two former champions, Italians Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego, for the Tour of Italy that starts on Saturday. Simoni won [...]

• Damiano Cunego To Race Amstel Gold
  April 14th, 2010
  

  Italy’s Damiano Cunego, who abandoned last week at the Tour of the Basque Country because of gastroenteritis, will be at the start line on Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race which was [...]

• BMC Suspends Ballan and Santambrogio Amid Doping Probe
  April 9th, 2010
  

  ROME, April 9, 2010 (AFP) – Italian rider Alessandro Ballan, whose name has been cited as part of a doping probe in Italy, was on Friday suspended by his BMC [...]

• Team Lampre To Get New Sponsor In 2010
  October 31st, 2009
  

  Farnese Vini, the Italian wine and olive oil manufacture has become the new co-sponsor of the ProTour team Lampre for the 2010 season. They are no stranger to pro cycling [...]

• 2010 Giro to start in the Netherlands
  October 24th, 2009
  

  The 93rd edition of the Tour of Italy in 2010 will start in the Netherlands on May 8 before embarking on a 3,416.5km journey around the Italian peninsula and ending [...]

• Valverde Facing Tough Road To Rainbow Jersey Win
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde will find out on Sunday whether his recent Tour of Spain triumph costs him the chance to finally be [...]

• Italy Names Formidable Team For Worlds Road Race
  September 14th, 2009
  

  ROME, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Alessandro Ballan and former Tour of Italy winners Damiano Cunego and Ivan Basso have been named in a formidable Italian team for the world [...]

• Cunego Bags Another Summit, Valverde Still Wearing Gold
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Italian Damiano Cunego claimed his second mountains victory of this year’s Tour of Spain when he stamped his climbing prowess over the rain-hit 14th stage held over 157km from Grenada [...]

• Cunego Wins Tour of Spain Eighth Stage, Evans Takes Golden Jersey
  September 6th, 2009
  

  Italy’s Damiano Cunego won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, the first to be held in the mountains this year, as Australia’s Cadel Evans took the [...]

• Cunego Leads The Assault On Fiendish Dutch Classic
  April 18th, 2009
  

  MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, April 17, 2009 (AFP) – Defending champion Damiano Cunego is among the favourites going into Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, the only spring classic which takes place in the [...]

• Cunego Wins Second Coppi e Bartali
  March 28th, 2009
  

  ROME, March 28, 2009 (AFP) – Damiano Cunego won his second Coppi e Bartali title on Saturday despite being beaten in a sprint finish by Australian Cadel Evans on the [...]

• Cunego Wins Coppi e Bartali Second Stage For Lampre
  March 25th, 2009
  

  ROME, March 25, 2009 (AFP) – Former Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego won the second stage of the Coppi e Bartali race over 182.1km from San Lazzaro to Faenza on [...]

• Damiano Cunego Wins The 2008 Tour of Lombardy
  October 18th, 2008
  

  ROME, Oct 18, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Damiano Cunego won the Tour of Lombardy for the third time on Saturday after a daring solo breakaway with 15km remaining of the [...]

• Italy’s Damiano Cunego Pulls Out Of The Beijing Olympics
  August 2nd, 2008
  

  PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Damiano Cunego, still feeling the effects of a fall in the Tour de France, on Saturday pulled out of the Olympic road race [...]

• Damiano Cunego Out Of Tour Following 3rd Crash
  July 24th, 2008
  

  SAINT ETIENNE, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Damiano Cunego on Thursday pulled out of the Tour de France having earlier battled manfully through the 18th stage after sustaining [...]

• Cadel Evans Says No To Indurain Inspired Tour de France Bid
  July 4th, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to rely on his time trialling powers alone in his bid to win the yellow jersey [...]

• 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 [...]