Fabian Cancellara

Carnage follows stage 3: Gerrans, Dumoulin and Bonnet abandon Tour de France due to crash, Cancellara injured

July 7, 2015

HUY, Belgium (CT) – Former stage winner and past yellow jersey Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) was one of several riders forced to retire from the Tour de France Monday due to a big crash which occurred approximately 58 kilometres from the finish. Also amongst those who are out are William Bonnet (FDJ) and the best […]

Greipel wins sprint battle for stage 2 of Tour de France, Cancellara takes over yellow jersey

July 6, 2015

ZEELAND, The Netherlands (CT) – Andre Griepel drew first blood in the battle of the sprinters on day two of the Tour de France, coming off Mark Cavendish’s wheel after the Etixx – Quick-Step rider jumped with just over 200 metres to go. Greipel – who was once a team-mate of Cavendish with the HTC […]

Injury woes rule Schleck out of Tour de France, Trek Factory Racing announces squad

June 24, 2015

Third, fourth and fifth in the past, a double stage winner and a former leader of the race, any possibility of Frank Schleck adding to his palmares in the Tour de France has been dashed with the announcement that he will miss this year’s event. He and the Trek Factory Racing team announced Tuesday that […]

UCI hour record: no upcoming attempts by Cancellara or Dowsett

June 9, 2015

With Bradley Wiggins adding a full 1.589 kilometres to the previous UCI hour record of Alex Dowsett on Sunday, some are predicting that the mark could stand for a long time. Wiggins himself has called on others to take on the new record, saying that it is better for the credibility of the test if […]

Daily News Digest

April 30, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Michael Albasini wins stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie; Andre Greipel wins stage 4 at the Presidential Tour of Turkey; Michal Kwiatkowski in discussion with Sky; Rib fracture disrupts Marianne Vos’ return to racing; UCI sanctions for “motorised doping”; Four WorldTour teams, Drapac confirmed […]

Cancellara moves to next stage of recovery from vertebral fracture

April 22, 2015

Having been forced to miss the spring Classics due to the transverse process fractures he suffered to two vertebrae bones of the lower back at the end of March, Fabian Cancellara has been able to resume training. The Trek Factory Racing rider fell heavily in the E3 Harelbeke race on March 27, being forced to […]

Vertebral fractures confirmed for Cancellara, Classics season over

March 28, 2015

Fabian Cancellara’s Trek Factory Racing team has confirmed that the Swiss rider has suffered fractures to his back in his crash in Friday’s E3 Harelbeke and, as a result, that his spring Classics campaign is over. Cancellara had made winning the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix again the prime targets of his season but both […]

Cancellara’s Classic season in question as rider crashes out of E3 Harelbeke

March 28, 2015

Victim of a big crash which put several riders out of the race, Fabian Cancellara has been forced to retire from the E3 Harelbeke and faces hospital scans to determine the extent of his injuries. His Trek Factory Racing directeur sportif Dirk Demol has said that the Swiss rider will be unable to ride Sunday’s […]

Daily News Digest

March 18, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Quintana holds on to win Tirreno-Adriatico as Cancellara takes final time trial; Mollema satisfied with time trial improvements; Cookson unimpressed with Armstrong’s plans to return to Tour de France; Welsh start and toughest ever summit finish for Tour of Britain; Blythe: I’m very impressed by […]

Daily News Digest

March 17, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Peter Sagan wins stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico; Fabian Cancellara leads criticism of snow-affected Tirreno-Adriatico stage; The Inner Ring dissects Paris-Nice; How the Race was Won - Paris-Nice; Marianne Vos will miss the next two World Cup rounds; Sick of Lance Armstrong stories?; The Japanese Odyssey; […]