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Bianchi Bike Academy

Bianchi is proud to announce the new Bianchi Bike Academy, a unique experience in partnership with Forte Village, the Mediterranean’s most luxury resort in Sardinia. Bianchi Bike Academy’s participants, coming from Italy, France, Russia and England, have the opportunity to discover the beauties of Sardinia’s Southern coast riding Road and […]

Hushovd to Skip Tour de France

Thor Hushovd will not compete at the the Tour de France and instead will ride the Tour de Pologne as he recovers from a viral infection that slowed him earlier this season, the BMC Racing Team announced Monday. Program Adjusted Hushovd has not raced since withdrawing from the Giro d’Italia […]

Evans wins Stage 1 of Dauphine

Cadel Evans won stage 1 of the 2012 Dauphine Libere from Seyssins to Saint-Vallier, over 187 km. He got away from the break he was in with Jerome Coppel and Andrew Kashechkin. Bradley Wiggins finished 4 seconds back in the peloton but took the yellow jersey from yesterday’s race leader […]

Fuglsang Secures GC in Luxembourg

Jakob Fuglsang has won the General Classification in the Tour of Luxembourg.  Also on the podium were Wout Poels and teammate Frank Schleck.  The team also earned top honors in the teams classification, marking a successful week in Luxembourg. Most of the 154k from Mersch to old Luxembourg City was […]

Wout Poels

Poels wins Stage 3 at Tour of Luxembourg

Vacansoleil-DCM’s Wout Poels of Bianchi Oltre clinched the win at Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg 2012’s stage-3, 205.4 km from Eschweiler to Differdange, on Saturday, June 2nd. The Dutch rider preceded Luxembourgian Frank Schleck and Danish Jakob Fuglsang. In the GC, Poels is runner up with one stage to go behind Fuglsang himself. […]

2012 Trofeo Melinda

The Trofeo Melinda always lives up to the expectations: it was supposed to be the edition of young riders, and that’s what happened. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez used strong acceleration for an impressive win in Fondo, ahead of homefans favorite Moreno Moser. No doubt this is a victory for cycling […]

Evans Final Tour Test

Rested and ready, Cadel Evans said he looks forward to his return to France for the start of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The BMC Racing Team rider has four past runner-up finishes at the race to his credit (2011, 2009, 2008 and 2007) while teammate Tejay van Garderen was third […]

Francesco Moser nephew racing Trofeo Melinda

Is Moreno Moser destined for a great future? It’s already time for top-level cycling to make his way back to Trentino. The Trofeo Melinda will go on stage tomorrow, Saturday June 2nd. The Val di Sole and Val di Non will once again join forces to recreate Trofeo Melinda’s classic […]

Natural Approach to Pain & Inflammation Management

In my roles as a naturopathic physician, athlete and formulator of a natural sport drinks, much of my practice has been about helping my patients decrease inflammation and reduce the resulting pain, stiffness and fatigue. Most people have some degree of excess inflammation, such as a hot and painful joint […]

2012 Vuelta a Colombia

A well-balanced line-up to tackle the Vuelta a Colombia After the first week of training back in Colombia, following the very positive display in California, it is time for Colombia Coldeportes riders and technical staff to start focusing on the upcoming Vuelta a Colombia (June 12-24). “This year’s Vuelta a […]