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Armstrong returns for Australian tour

Armstrong returns for Australian tour

Lance Armstrong's new cycling squad, Team RadioShack, will make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under around Adelaide from January 17-24, race organisers said here on Thursday. Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion who returned fr [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Cyclist Armstrong returns for Australian tour

Cyclist Armstrong returns for Australian tour

Lance Armstrong's new cycling squad, Team RadioShack, will make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under around Adelaide from January 17-24, race organisers said here on Thursday. Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion who returned fr [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Davis given chance to make amends on Tour of Spain

Davis given chance to make amends on Tour of Spain

Australia's Allan Davis will have the chance to make amends for missing the Tour de France in July after he was named in Quick Step's squad for the upcoming Tour of Spain. Davis, a sprinter, was Quick Step's 'tenth man' for the Tour in J [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Cyclists roll out for Tour de Timor

Cyclists roll out for Tour de Timor

Some 280 cyclists from around the world pedalled out of East Timor's presidential palace on Monday, on the first leg of the inaugural Tour de Timor. The five-day race is a highlight of festivities surrounding the 10th anniversary of East Ti [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Armstrong mobbed at Tour of Ireland

Armstrong mobbed at Tour of Ireland

US cycling star Lance Armstrong stole the show as he was mobbed by hundreds of fans during the Tour of Ireland here on Friday. The seven-time Tour de France champion was competing in the race for the first time in 17 years and fans flocked [...]

Posted On : Aug, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Cycling tour an 'awesome event'

Cycling tour an 'awesome event'

Thirty-six cyclists hopped on their two-wheelers in July for Chalice’s third annual Cycling for Children bike tour in B.C. Nearly $27,000 was raised to help Chalice, formerly known as Christian Child Care International, find sponsors [...]

Posted On : Aug, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong showcase Tour of Ireland

Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong showcase Tour of Ireland

A shortened Tour of Ireland begins in Powerscourt tomorrow with Lance Armstrong and Mark Cavendish heading the field. The three-day race has been reduced by two stages as a consequence of the "very tough economic climate", said [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Farrar on the double at Eneco Tour

Farrar on the double at Eneco Tour

US rider Tyler Farrar of the Garmin team won the 185km first stage of the Eneco Tour on Wednesday to take the overall race lead in the ProTour event between Belgium and the Netherlands. Farrar won a sprint finish marked by several riders [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

'Passion for cycling tour to carry on'

Tour of Southland race director Bruce Ross is determined to see the cycling event continue despite losing some of his major sponsors. Considered the country's most prestigious elite bike race, the Tour of Southland will celebrate its 53rd y [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

CYCLING: Tour de France finisher Hincapie to ride in Lewiston

CYCLING: Tour de France finisher Hincapie to ride in Lewisto...

George Hincapie, who finished 19th in the 2009 Tour de France, will participate in The Dempsey Challenge, a fundraiser for The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at the Central Maine Medical Center on Oct. 4 in Lewiston. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Alexandre Vinokourov claims first victory on Tour de l'Ain after return from doping ban

Alexandre Vinokourov claims first victory on Tour de l'Ain a...

Vinokourov, who was kicked out of the 2007 Tour de France after failing a test for a homologous banned blood transfusion, made his return to professional racing just days after his ban was completed when the 35 year-old finished seventh in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Italy's Ballan wins Tour of Poland

Italy's Ballan wins Tour of Poland

Italy's Alessandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won the 66th edition of the Tour of Poland here on Saturday after the seventh and final stage. The 136km stage, from Rabka to Krakow, was won by Germany's Andre Greipel of the Columbia squad. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Tour de Road America Bike Ride to Fight Cancer

Tour de Road America Bike Ride to Fight Cancer

While professional cyclists and cycling fans eagerly await the start of the Tour de France this Saturday, cyclists from around the Midwest are also stretching their legs in anticipation of the 6th Tour de Road America “Bike Ride to Fi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Ballan wins Tour of Poland fifth stage

Ballan wins Tour of Poland fifth stage

Italy's Alessandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won a sprint finish for the fifth stage of the Tour of Poland under the rain on Thursday. Ballan's success on the 163km stage from Strzyzow to Krynica Zdroj also gave him possession of the ra [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

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