Team Argos-Shimano rider Tom Veelers (NED) had surgery performed on his stomach at the Medisch Spectrum Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, today. The surgery went well, and Veelers will now take a period of rest and recovery. “In recent years I’ve often had stabbing pains in my stomach area during […]
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Marco Pinotti Makes Return At Trentino
Marco Pinotti will return to action for the first time since a high speed crash knocked him out of the Tour Méditerranéan when the BMC Racing Team begins the Giro del Trentino on Tuesday. Evans Preparing For Giro d’ItaliaPinotti broke two ribs and his left collarbone during the Stage 2 […]
USA Cycling holding off on Enforcing Rule
Last week the UCI announced a crackdown on pros and all licensed UCI racers competing in unsanctioned races. It’s been controversial. USA Cycling said yesterday they are delaying enforcement until 2014 in America. Last year some riders were fined. It’s been expected to make life difficult for race promoters if […]
Gasparotto hit by truck in training ahead of Amstel title defense
Astana Pro Team rider Enrico Gasparotto hit a truck at high speed on Thursday while training behind a motor scooter in Italy three days ahead of the Amstel Gold Race, where he returns as the 2012 winner. Gasparotto, who was the Italian national champion in 2005, was training near Lake […]
BMC Racing Team’s Gilbert Runner-Up At Brabantse Pijl
Philippe Gilbert was edged out at the finish line Wednesday by Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling), narrowly denying the BMC Racing Team rider his first victory of the season as reigning world road champion. ‘It Was So Close’Sagan sprinted around Gilbert’s left shoulder in the final meters to take the […]
Cancellara: “Mission Accomplished”
Three cobblestone trophies will now reside at the home of Fabian Cancellara after his stunning win in the velodrome of Paris-Roubaix. Coming onto the track with Sep Vanmarcke, Cancellara positioned himself behind the Team Blanco rider and sprinted for the line, taking the win by a bike length and making […]
Fabian Cancellara Won the Exciting Duel
A small group of breakaway of four men had a small hole to the field when they came thundering into the most legendary brostenspavé the Arenberg Forest in today’s 254 km Paris-Roubaix. At the end of Arenberg, Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Matti Breschel and Matteo Tosatto, Jonas Aaen and Anders Lund well […]
Paris Roubaix This Sunday
This Sunday is the final cobbled classic of the spring and one of the biggest monuments in cycling, Paris Roubaix.The 111th Paris-Roubaix will be another very tough edition, covering 254.5km, of which 52.6km are on cobbles. At 98.5km into the race the action will heat up, and the route will […]
Breck Epic Organizers Launch MTB Event in Eagle, CO
$11,000 Cash Prize Purse Offered The Greenspeed Project, Inc., organizers of the popular Breck Epic MTB Stage Race, are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Eagle Outside Festival. Scheduled for May 11-12, 2013 in Eagle, CO, the event serves as a showcase for the community’s extensive trail network […]
“Listen Doping” in France
The association receives calls from athletes, most amateurs, facing doping … Ten digits, 3,000 calls per year and many questions. Since 1998, the line “Listen Doping” is open to all athletes. “The association was created in the wake of the Festina affair and has been up for fifteen years, according […]
