Posted: Tue, Apr 8th
Ghent-Wevelgem preview: Can Cavendish take the sprinters’ classic?Over the years, dozens of top sprinters, from Freddy Maertens to Sean Kelly to Mario Cipollini, have won Ghent-Wevelgem, which celebrates its 70th edition on Wednesday. But the UCI ProTour classic rarely ends in a field sprint.
When Cipollini earned his third Wevelgem scalp ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 7th
Devolder escapes for Flanders winWhen it’s a hard day in the Tour of Flanders, the home riders nearly always come out on top. And Sunday’s 92nd edition of the gnarly Belgian classic was one of the hardest, with hail showers, even some snow, and long bouts of heavy rain blasting the riders through the middle ...
Posted: Sat, Apr 5th
John Wilcockson assesses the favorites' chances at Flanders.A few glimpses of sunshine were interrupting the rain showers Saturday evening in Belgium, partially drying out the 24 sections of cobblestones and 17 hellingen included in the 92nd Tour of Flanders.
Posted: Tue, Mar 18th
VeloNews has new owners as Inside Communications rides into the sunset.Inside Communications, Inc (ICI), the parent company of VeloNews, Inside Triathlon, VeloPress, VeloGear, VeloSwap and their eponymous Web sites, celebrated its 21st anniversary last Monday. There won’t be a 22nd.
Posted: Sun, Mar 2nd
Inside Cycling: ASO’s renegade Paris-Nice threatens pro cycling’s future As the most profitable race promoter in pro cycling, Amaury Sport Organisation wants to dictate how the sport is run.
That’s why for the past three years ASO and its surrogates have resisted substantive changes in cycling, particularly those changes involving the ...
Posted: Wed, Feb 13th
Inside Cycling: Playing with fireWhen Johan Bruyneel, Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer and many of their Discovery Channel colleagues switched allegiance to the Astana team last fall they knew there was a risk that their new team might be excluded from events organized Amaury Sport Organisation — including ...
Posted: Fri, Dec 28th
VeloNews Awards: North American Man of the YearVeloNews recently released its 20th Annual Awards Issue, on newsstands now.In the magazine, VeloNews editors spell out the best, the worst and the most notable performances and personalities of the cycling world in 2007. Below is a sample.
Posted: Thu, Dec 6th
Grand tours seek a dope-free 'promised land'When the director of the Vuelta a España, Victor Cordero, unveiled the route of next year’s race at a ceremony in Madrid on Wednesday, he said in a fiery speech: “We must stop the unending suspicions and conflicts. We share the same ideas as our colleagues at the Giro and ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 28th
Inside Cycling: A 20-year dynasty comes to an endHamid Akhavan, the CEO of T-Mobile International, is probably glad that the name of his company won’t continue to be trashed by the German media, which has made dope-tainted cycling its principal target over the past 18 months. This 46-year-old Iranian, who has held the top ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 13th
More teeth in 2008 Tour of CaliforniaAfter two years of testing the waters in their Amgen Tour of California, race owner Anschutz Entertainment Group and race organizer Medalist Sports are ratcheting up the difficulties for the third edition next February. Until now the highest climb on the course was the 2155-foot ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 7th
Slipstream-Chipotle bosses planning Tour debutWith such Tour de France veterans as Magnus Bäckstedt, Julian Dean, David Millar, Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie on its 2008 roster, Slipstream-Chipotle appears to be a certain starter at next year’s Tour — taking over the role as “the American team” ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 26th
2008 Tour de France: A classic course with many unknowns“We want to create a race that is not predictable.”
So said Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme Thursday inannouncing the course for the 95th Tour, which takes place next year fromJuly 5 to 27. Prudhomme should get his wish because the 21-stage, 3554kmroute ...
