Bringing Cycling to Life Through Images
Vacansoleil-DCM‘s Lieuwe Westra, riding Bianchi Oltre and Pico Crono Carbon bikes, took the overall win at Post Danmark Rundt – Tour of Denmark 2012, on Sunday, August 26th. After the success on the fifth stage, a 14.5-km ITT, the Dutch rider kept his leadership on the finish of the final stage, 165 km fromSlagelse to Frederiksberg. In 2012 Westra […]
The Denver Post published an article today about the potential effect of the USADA scandal on Armstrong’s cancer efforts. In 2006 his foundation did a five year grant of nearly $2 million to the University of Colorado Cancer Center. There are 8 cancer centers in the US that receive funding […]
Floyd Landis has been charged with wire fraud in connection with his coverup on his doping in the 2006 Tour de France. If he repays donors to his defense fund in 3 years, he will avoid jail time and a big fine. His court appearance is tomorrow morning in San […]
Armstrong has decided not to fight the USADA charges against doping. He’s been quoted as saying “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ For me, that time is now,” Armstrong said in a statement. “I have been dealing with claims that […]
Giacomo Nizzolo has won the morning stage at the Tour International du Poitou-Charentes. Aidis Kruopis remains in the white leader’s jersey going into the 22,1 km afternoon time trial. The young Italian has kept onto his good form from the Tour de Wallonie and the Eneco Tour and outsprinted Denis […]
Excellent display for Colombia Coldeportes’ stagiaire Duber Quintero in the third stage of the Tour of Portugal, Vila Nova Cerveira-Fafe of 178 km: the 1990-born youngster took his Bianchi Sempre to third place on the day, a mere 4 seconds away of stage winner Cesar Fonte (Efapel-Glassdrive) and Bruno Saraiva […]
Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela’s Emanuele Sella on Bianchi Oltre took an amazing win at the 66th Coppa Ugo Agostoni in Lombardy, Northern Italy, at the end of a 106 km escape. The strong Italian climber, 31 years old, outsprinted fellow escapee Fortunato Baliani (Team Nippo) to the finishing line in […]
Jonathan Vaughters admits to having doped during his cycling career (he’s admitted this previously). Now he has written an opinion article in the New York Times asking for stronger anti-doping rules. He wants athletes to have a level playing field and wants athletes to not have to make the decision […]
It took just a handful of months for Esteban Chaves to taste his first pro victory after being addressed as one of the most intriguing Colombian prospects in 2011 with his great win at the Tour de l’Avenir. But El Chavo seems to have liked it, as he didn’t wait […]
Johann Tschopp held on during the most difficult stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Sunday to earn the overall victory and help the BMC Racing Team win two races in one day for the first time in its six-year history. A Double Victory Day Just hours after […]
