Starting next Saturday in BodØ and finishing in Harstad is the first edition of the Arctic Race of Norway, held over four days. This is the first edition of the Arctic Race of Norway which features four road stages all ideally suited to the sprinters, unless the wind decides to cause havoc […]
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Hushovd Leads BMC Racing Team For Norway
Fresh off two stage wins at the Tour de Pologne, Thor Hushovd will lead the BMC Racing Team in the inaugural edition of the Arctic Race of Norway. Aiming For Stage Wins And The OverallThe reigning Norwegian road champion says he has big ambitions to add to his team-best five […]
Outstanding! Atapuma takes World Tour first in Poland!
The first World Tour win for Team Colombia has finally come, and in great fashion. Darwin Atapuma scored an outstanding win in the 6th stage of the Tour de Pologne, on the uphill finish in Bukowina Tatrzanska, after tagging new leader Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) with 200 metres to go. It’s […]
Tour de Pologne, Stage 5: Hushovd Wins Again
Zakopane, Poland Norwegian road champion Thor Hushovd powered past Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ.fr) and Daniele Ratto (Cannondale Pro Cycling) to take his second stage win at the Tour de Pologne, his fifth victory of the season and the BMC Racing Team’s third straight at the race. String Of VictoriesHushovd, who also […]
Tour de Pologne, Stage 4: Phinney Wins With Solo Effort
Taylor Phinney attacked seven kilometers from the finish at the Tour de Pologne Wednesday and held off the charging peloton to impressively win the BMC Racing Team’s second straight stage and score his first road race victory as a professional. Baldato: ‘He Was A Machine’The silver medalist in last year’s […]
Ullrich Wants Armstrong’s Titles Restored
According to an interview in Sport-Bild magazine, Jan Ullrich would like to see Armstrong’s titles returned to him. He said that if it were up to him, he’d give Armstrong back his victories at Tour de France. Bjarne Riis was removed from the roll of honr but then re-instated the […]
Euskatel Tells Team They’re Free to Go
The Basque Euskatel team has not been able to find a new sponsor and has told its cyclists they’re free to look for new teams. The announcement was made at the start of the race in San Sebastian and that it would be their last race in their home region. […]
Katusha Suspends Zabel
After having admitted having doped during his cycling career from 1991-2003, Eric Zabel was suspended from his job as sprint trainer with the Katusha team. He had started working with the team in 2012. Katusha is a member of the MPCC (Movement for Credible Cycling) and has a strict policy […]
Tony Gallopin Wins San Sebastian
A week after completing the 100th Tour de France, RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK’s Tony Gallopin brought his good form to the Clásica San Sebastián and rode himself into the winner’s circle with a perfectly timed attack in the final 15km. For Gallopin, 25, it was the biggest win in his promising […]
1998 Doping Fallout from Senate Report
Among the riders whose names were released as having doped at the Tour in 1998 are Pantani, Ullrich, Jalabert, Durand, Desbiens, Zabel, Cipollini, Tafi, Minali, Serrano, Olano, Blijlevens, Livingston and Hamburger. Bobby Julich who was on the Paris podium with Ullrich and Pantani was not on the list, though he […]
