Road: Top Stories

• May. 16, 2008
  Health Net's Rory Sutherland wins Mt. Hood's time trial stage, takes the overall lead
  Health Net-Maxxis rider Rory Sutherland stomped on the competition Friday in the third stage of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic in Oregon. Sutherland won by about 25 seconds over Bissell's Ben Jacques-Maynes and more than 30 seconds over yesterday's ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Giro jury rules against Leipheimer
  Time differences taken at the finish line in Thursday’s sixth stage at the Giro d’Italia stand for now. Members of the race jury ruled Friday after analyzing photos that a crash involving a police motorcycle just under 1km to go “did not ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Mactier wins Tour de l'Aude kickoff
  Australian Katie Mactier won the prologue of the 24th Tour de l'Aude on Friday in the streets of Gruissan. The flat course clearly suited the Australian, despite a swirling wind at the seaside resort. Ellen Van Dijk was second in the 3.9km time ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Siedler takes Picardie opener
  German veteran Sebastian Siedler (Skil-Shimano) survived a finish-line crash to snag the maillot jaune after sprinting to victory in the opening stage of the Tour de Picardie on Friday in France. The 30-year-old Siedler stabbed his bike ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Milram sacks Petacchi
  Milram has sacked its fabled sprinter, Alessandro Petacchi, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered that he serve a year’s suspension for taking more than the authorized dose of salbutamol. “Every breach of our team policy is ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Giro d'Italia 2008 Stage 7: Live Coverage
  10:43 PM: Good morning . . .. . . and welcome to VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of stage 7 of the 2008 Giro d'Italia, a ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Bosisio takes 1st summit finish
  It was a battle on three fronts in the first mountain stage of the 91st Giro d’Italia, and a preview of the suffering to come. Up front, Gabriele Bosisio (Team LPR) was the last man standing from a huge mob that peeled away early in the ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Q&A with Astana's Sean Yates
  Astana is looking to make the most of the unexpected trip to the Giro d’Italia. With its marquee lineup that includes Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador and Andreas Kloden, the team would normally be expected to dominate the race. But Astana’s ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Like Savoldelli at this Giro, Astana director Yates still likes going fast
  In every generation, it seems, there is someone in the peloton that all the other riders point to when asked: Who’s the fastest descender? Who’s the man who can race down mountain roads seemingly effortlessly and leave the rest behind? When I ...
• May. 15, 2008
  BMC's Lill and Tibco's Kiesanowski win Mt. Hood's circuit race and take the overall leads.
  BMC's South African, Darren Lill, won Thursday's second stage of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic by peeling away from the remnants of the peloton on the final climb a bit less than a kilometer to go. Lill, ...
• May. 15, 2008
  Giro d'Italia 2008 Stage 6: Live Coverage
  06:10 AM: Good morning . . .. . . and welcome to VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of stage 6 of the 2008 Giro ...
• May. 15, 2008
  Visconti seizes lead at Giro as Priamo wins stage 6
  For the second day in a row, a breakaway stayed clear of the peloton, with another unsung hero from a smaller team in the form of Matteo Priamo (CSF-Panaria) taking center stage. Unlike yesterday, the attackers had enough rope to end Franco ...