Alberto Contador Is Hit With The Flu, Misses Criterium International

Flu-victim Alberto Contador has pulled out of this weekend's Criterium International on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a statement released on the Spanish rider's behalf announced on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Saxo Bank cyclist, who came in third in last week's Tirreno-Adriatico, intends to rest before returning to action in the Tour of the Basque Country starting on April 1. … [Read more...]

MILRAM’s Niki Terpstra has to abandon

Netherlands champion has to leave the Tour due to fever Dortmund, 6. July 2010. Team MILRAM has lost its first rider at this year's Tour de France. Netherlands champion Niki Terpstra was not at the start Tuesday in Wanze, Belgium, for the third stage. A cold and fever forced to 26-year-old from Haarlem to abandon. „I am very disappointed and will now go back to my family, to get well … [Read more...]