May. 10, 2008
David Millar says Ivan Basso is neither a hero nor a victim.Ivan Basso should not be held up as a model for young riders, Scottish rider David Millar said on Saturday.
Millar said that despite 30-year-old Basso — who is allowed to ride competitively again from October 24, 2008, and has agreed a two-year ...
May. 10, 2008
AG2R's Cyril Dessel wins at the Four Days of DunkirkFrance's Cyril Dessel, of the AG2R-La Mondiale team, won Saturday's 179.4km fifth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling race between Calais and Cap Blanc-Nez.
Cofidis rider Stephane Auge of France, who won Tuesday's first stage, retained the ...
May. 10, 2008
Giro TTT: Slipstream's American Vande Velde in the lead
Christian Vande Velde might have the pink jersey, but it was a team victory in every sense of the word Saturday for Slipstream-Chipotle in the 23.6km team time trial to open the 91st Giro ...
May. 10, 2008
Unexpected opportunity: Leipheimer at the Giro
Levi Leipheimer was at home in California when he woke up a week ago with a surprise message. Instead of racing the Volta a Catalunya and the Dauphiné Libéré as planned, he was going to the Giro d’Italia.
Leipheimer’s Giro debut in ...
May. 10, 2008
Toyota-United makes donation to paralyzed rider
The Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team has donated $5,000 cash to Fausto Munoz Esparza, the rider who was paralyzed in a high-speed crash in last Sunday’s final stage of the Tour of Gila in New Mexico.
The team said ...
May. 9, 2008
The road to the Tour starts with the Giro for MenchovIn Palermo, Italy
Rabobank is trying a new approach this year for its quiet but steady Russian GC threat, Denis Menchov.
After watching him win two of the past three editions of the Vuelta a España after racing the Tour de France, the ...
May. 9, 2008
Contador: from the beach to the GiroIn Palermo, Italy
Alberto Contador was sipping a beer on the beach in Spain last week when he received a phone call from Astana team boss Johan Bruyneel.
The news caught the defending Tour de France champion by surprise: Pack your ...
May. 9, 2008
Collegiate Nationals: A Casey Gibson Gallery
The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships started Friday with the team time trial in northern Colorado. Photographer Casey Gibson was there.
With traditional powerhouses shining in Division I and some impressive underdog ...
May. 9, 2008
Rory Sutherland and Mackenzie Woodring win the Joe Martin Stage Race prologueHealth Net - Maxxis' Rory Sutherland won his second prologue of the 2008 National Racing Calendar on Thursday, setting a course record at the Joe Martin Stage Race's opening Devil's Den Time Trial.
The Australian storming through uphill 2 ...
May. 9, 2008
Bouygues Telecom rider Pierrick Fedrigo wins the sprint, while Cofidis' Stephane Auge holds the lead.Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo, riding for the Bouygues Telecom team, claimed victory in the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk race on Friday.
Fedrigo beat home Australian Allan Davis and Spaniard Jose Joaquin Gil Rojas in a sprint ...
May. 9, 2008
The 2008 Giro d'Italia: the best field of the year?
With a world champion, winners of all three of last year’s grand tours and a top-notch field of sprinters, does the Giro d’Italia boast the best lineup of the season?
If you ask the riders ahead of Saturday’s start of the 91st Giro, they ...
May. 9, 2008
Ariel Richeze is withdrawn from 2008 Giro d'Italia start listArgentinian Ariel Maximiliano Richeze, who rides for CSF, tested positive for doping last month and has been withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia, his team announced Friday.
Richeze tested positive for an anabolic steroid during his victory in the ...
