The sports management and team owner Bjarne Riis announced the nine riders who will represent Team Saxo-Tinkoff in this year’s Tour de France. These are the following riders: – Michael Rogers, Australia – Nicolas Roche, Ireland – Matteo Tosatto, Italy – Daniele Bennati, Italy – Sergio Paulinho, Portugal – Alberto […]
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Andy Schleck to Lead RadioShack Leopard Trek at 2013 Tour
RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK has finalized its team for the 100th Tour de France starting on June 29 in Corsica. Andy Schleck, 2010 champion, will lead the squad. Schleck will be supported by eight devoted and experienced riders. The team line-up for the Tour de France Riders: Jan Bakelants, Laurent Didier, Tony […]
Last Alpentour Trophy stage cancelled
Due to strong rainfall, mudslides, fallen trees and the Enns river, which is about to overflow, today the fourth and last stage of the 15th Alpentour Trophy onto the Hauser Kaibling mountain had to be cancelled for safety reasons. The overall winner of the Elite Male category is therefore again […]
Alban Lakata takes stage win at Alpentour Trophy ahead of Soukup
15th Alpentour TrophySchladming Stage 03 – Dachstein54 km / 2200 m Double victory for Austria at the third stage of the Int. Alpentour Trophy via the Dachstein mountain. European Marathon Champion Alban Lakata won on the shortened 54 km and 2200m queen stage despite a mechanical and crossed the line […]
Wiggins to Miss Tour de France
Last year’s Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will miss the upcoming 2013 Tour. It was announced on the Sky Team’s website. He’s been suffering a pulmonary infection which was discovered when he had to quit the Giro as well as a knee injury. He’s not up to speed on […]
Winter spectacular at the Alpentour Trophy – Hynek wins again
Winter sport athletes would love the conditions that currently dominate the 15th International Alpentour Trophy. But mountain bikers? Not so much. Thick snow drifts welcomed riders to today’s 15km time trial stage, which took them from Schladming up to the Schafberg Alp, which is the top station of the gondola. […]
Georges B Sample Also Positive
Sylvain Georges, who won the Big Bear stage of the Tour of California in 2012 tested postive for a stimulat heptaminol at the Giro d’Italia. The B sample also was positive. Georges says he bought a medicine that was supposed to improve leg circulation and that he didn’t read the […]
Rory Sutherland in Today’s Giro
Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Rory Sutherland made sure to represent the Danish squad in today’s big break on stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia that started in French Valloire and ended 238 hilly kilometers later in Ivrea in Italy. But Katusha and RadioShack were not happy with the situation and pushed the […]
Jang Takes King of the Mountains Jersey in Japan
Mino, Japan – Champion System Pro Cycling Team’s Chan Jae Jang took the lead in the king of the mountains classification after featuring in a breakaway on Tuesday’s Stage 2 of the Tour of Japan while teammate Adiq Othman notched a top 10 finish. Champion System Assistant Director Franky Van […]
Large crash destroyed the finale of the second stage of the Tour of Turkey
Today’s 153 km second stage of the Tour of Turkey between Alanya and Antalya could be mistaken for yesterday’s opening stage in the construction – a big crash marred the end. A break of six riders got away early in the day. But the escapees went too early and a […]