Posted: Sat, Sep 27th
McQuaid: ProTour lives despite peace dealThe much-maligned ProTour series will continue despite a peace treaty hammered out this week between the UCI and the grand tour race organizers.
UCI president Pat McQuaid said a reduced ProTour series will exist alongside Europe’s biggest races as part of a new world ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 27th
McQuaid: ‘Schleck can race’UCI president Pat McQuaid says cycling’s governing body is powerless to stop Frank Schleck from starting Sunday’s elite men’s road race.
The Luxembourg rider, who wore the yellow jersey in this year’s Tour de France, has been linked to the Operación Puerto ...
Posted: Thu, Sep 25th
Grabsch claims world ITT title; Zabriskie takes bronzeGerman workhorse Bert Grabsch won Germany’s first world time-trial title since 2001 on Thursday as Canadian Svein Tuft delivered the surprise ride of the day to claim the silver medal.
American David Zabriskie powered to bronze in Varese, Italy, claiming his second world ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 24th
Farrar wins kickoff at Tour Poitou-Charentes, dons leader's jerseyAfter a season of oh-so-close calls, Tyler Farrar finally broke into the winner’s circle Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Garmin-Chipotle sprinter blasted his way to his first victory on the 2008 season after a year littered with seconds and thirds, outkicking Anthony Ravard ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 24th
Neben grabs gold in women's ITT at world championshipsThe U.S. women’s team struck gold in Wednesday’s time trial at the Varese world championships, but it wasn’t Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong bringing home the rainbow jersey.
With pre-race favorite Armstrong slotting into fifth, it was Amben Neben who stormed to ...
Posted: Tue, Sep 23rd
Kristin Armstrong: She's in it to win itKristin Armstrong is enjoying the success that comes with winning the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, but she brings her game face to Varese.
Armstrong, 35, will always be remembered for her Olympic gold medal, but her proven consistency in the world ...
Posted: Tue, Sep 23rd
Italy's Malori wins U-23 ITTHost nation Italy started the 2008 world championships in winning fashion on Tuesday as Adriano Malori scored a gold medal for the home team in the under-23 men’s individual time trial.
Malori started last but finished first, covering the 33.5km course around Varese in a ...
Posted: Sun, Sep 21st
Cordero: ‘Best Vuelta in years’Vuelta a España director Victor Cordero called the 63rd edition of the Spanish tour the “best in years.”
“We are very satisfied to see Contador likely to win and to see the quality of racing during this Vuelta,” Cordero told VeloNews on Saturday evening. ...
Posted: Sun, Sep 21st
Ekimov: ‘No comeback for me’All the talk about Lance Armstrong’s comeback hasn’t tickled any thoughts of a return by Russian veteran Viatcheslav Ekimov.
Now 42, Ekimov is busy enough these days working as a sport director at Astana and as a coach at the Russian national team.
“I won’t be ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 20th
Leipheimer wins final TT; Contador locks up VueltaHow close was it between Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador in Saturday’s nail-biting 17.1km time trial at the Vuelta a España? Very close.
Leipheimer gave his Astana teammate a scare and blasted up the Cat. 1 Puerto de Navacerrada to win his second time trial stage at ...
Posted: Fri, Sep 19th
Lance Armstrong hints at plan to race in AustraliaOff-the-cuff comments last weekend by Lance Armstrong that he wants to take his comeback tour worldwide raised hopes in Australia that the seven-time Tour de France champion’s return to racing might start in January’s Tour Down Under.
Not so fast, matey.
Armstrong, ...
Posted: Thu, Sep 18th
Tour winner denies saying that his team manager is hamstringing his Vuelta Spain is an uproar Thursday night over alleged comments from Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre accusing Team CSC-Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis of trying to undermine his efforts to win the Vuelta a España.
Sastre — who is leaving Riis’s team to joining the start-up ...
