2012 Amgen Tour of California field of international and domestic cyclists announcedRace Draws Three of the World’s Top-Four Cyclists, Including No. 1-ranked Rider Tom Boonen; Defending Amgen Tour of California Champion Chris Horner and Three-Time Race Champion Levi Leipheimer Also Confirmed Seven of the World’s Top-10 Teams Will Line Up […]
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Hushovd withdraws from Giro
BMC Racing Team’s Thor Hushovd withdrew from the Giro d’Italia Friday, citing fatigue that kept him from performing to his level of expectation in the opening week of the race. ‘Nothing To Give’Hushovd stopped about 90 kilometers into the 210 km race that featured an 11-man breakaway from which solo […]
Team Argos-Shimano to Tour of California
Team Argos Shimano will be racing in the Tour of California next week. Included is the new hot racing sensation Marcel Kittel. Koen de Kort (NED)Thomas Damuseau (FRA)Tom Stamsnijder (NED)Roger Kluge (GER)Yukihiro Doi (JAP)Alexandre Geniez (FRA)Tom Dumoulin (NED)Marcel Kittel (GER)Sportsmanager: Rudi Kemna (NED)
Taylor Phinney hangs onto Maglia Rosa Despite Crash
Phinney was among a half dozen riders who tumbled to the pavement with 125 meters to go after Roberto Ferrari crossed wheels with world road champion Mark Cavendish. Phinney couldn’t avoid the carnage and tumbled onto his right side. “You don’t see a lot of crashes like that in the […]
Taylor Phinney Keeps Giro Lead
Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team held onto the overall lead Sunday at the Giro d’Italia but not before some nervous moments after he crashed in the final 10 kilometers. Phinney suffered only minor scrapes to his right side in the the crash with 8.3 kilometers left in the […]
Taylor Phinney wins Giro Prologue
Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team averaged more than 50 kilometers an hour Saturday to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning, Denmark, and become only the third American to wear the maglia rosa of race leader. Nine-Second VictoryStarting 17th-to-last of the 198 riders, Phinney blazed […]
Rasmussen Says Doping was Tolerated
The Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant has reported that doping was tolerated at the Rabobank team from 1996 to 2007. Following an investigation, they found that in some cases it was even organized by the medical staff. Former cyclists, team employees and staff were interviewed. Theo deRooy was general manager of […]
Boulder Indoor Velodrome Victim of the Economy
The Boulder Indoor Velodrome which opened in 2009 closed on Monday. The difficult economy and the warm weather contributed to the closure. With so much warm weather, most cyclists were riding outdoors. They had a good base of indoor cyclists but not enough to continue operating. A group of local […]
Frank Schleck to Lead RadioShackNissan Trek Giro Team
Fränk Schleck will start next Saturday in the Tour of Italy (May 5-27). The number three finisher in last year’s Tour de France will lead the nine-man squad during the three weeks through Denmark and Italy. Schleck, initially not slated to ride the race, replaces Jakob Fuglsang, suffering from an […]
Gracia Orlova Queen Stage Winner Trixi Worrack
By Trixi Worrack It’s 8.30 am we are having breakfast at this interesting place here in Czech republic. What to expect for breakfast today? Looking at the table there is this wrapped plate, everyone so exited what’s underneath, best thing by far here these days, homemade blueberry pancakes from our […]
