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The Giro d'Italia plans a start in America.

In a bold move to expand cycling to the ‘new world’ the organizers of the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) is heavily considering a start in Washington DC. I applaud it.

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Frank Vandenbroucke: Lived fast too quickly.

When I heard of the Belgian cyclist, Frank Vandenbroucke found dead in a Senegalese hotel room I was sadden.

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Cycling's Ageless Queen Jeannie

Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli is the longest reigning female professional cyclist. At a very sprite 50 years of age, she can still mix it up with riders half her age. I was not surprise to hear of the amazing Frenchwomen’s exploits on Wednesday at the women’s World Championship Time Trial in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

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Hola Canada in Spanish Cycling

Canadian riders’ are well represented at the 2009 Vuelta a España. Never in any of the cycling grand tours (Tour de France, Giro d’Italia & Vuelta a España) has the Maple Leaf been boldly represented.

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International Cycling Tour ends with new scandal

The International Cycling Union Pro Tour closed with new doping scandals and with the sport's governing body vowing to crack down.

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Di Luca risks exclusion from cycling worlds for doping

Danilo Di Luca, Giro d'Italia champion, risks to be excluded from road race at the world championships for the new inquiries into his alleged links with doping.

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Floyd Landis can not clear himself in doping case

Though Floyd Landis' drug tests weren't handled properly it doesn't negate the findings. Pound said that despite Landis' contention that the test procedures were less than perfect, there was no escaping the fact that banned substances were found.

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Leonardo Duque Wins 16th Stage of Tour of Spain

Colombian cyclist Leonardo Duque has won the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain while Denis Menchov of Russia retained the overall lead.

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Team CSC/Marcello Fills Podium Ahead Of Korea Tour

Team CSC/Marcello - which is set to leave South Africa on Wednesday, August 29, to compete in next week’s Tour de Korea - continued to deliver winning performances as its riders filled the podium this past weekend, August 25 and 26, 2007.

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Top SA Cyclists to Compete in Tour de Korea

A group of top South African cyclists have been selected to participate, for the first time, in the Tour de Korea which is scheduled to take place from September 1 to 9, 2007.

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Merckx: Cycling will recover from recent doping scandals

Five time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx believes that cycling will recover from its recent doping scandals.

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Spanish Cyclist Wins Drug-Marred Tour de France

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador Sunday won the drug-tainted Tour de France. The Tour has been plagued by scandals over doping, and this was the worst year yet.

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