Michael Barry Flys! 2005 Tour of Georgia
Rubiera Getting Some Action
Danilo Di Luca Wins Amstel Gold
No-Fuss Floyd Landis is on the loose in Georgia!
Lance Armstrong, Ojai California Criterium
Bobby J, Winner of Critérium International
26 April 2005
27 April News ...
From Tour de France Podium and Back
2005 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, photo: Liberty Seguros-Würth
Heavy hitter, Joseba Beloki, is on the eve of his first grand tour for quite some time. He's back with his old master Manolo Saiz and feeling good about his major 2005 objectives: The Giro d'Italia and Tour de France. BiciRace.com recently had a chat with the affable Basque and found out his thoughts on everything from Manolo Saiz to what he does in his free time.
Interviewed by Paco of BiciRace.com
Joseba, thanks for joining BiciRace.com. You have returned to your former DS, Manolo Saiz, after a brief absence for a few years. How does it feel to be back with a Manolo Saiz team?
Joseba Beloki: I am very happy because in reality I never really wanted to leave. Now I have returned to the people with whom I have always wanted to be.
Read more of the BiciRace.com interview with Joseba Beloki.
Tour de Romandie
Now Just two weeks to go to the Giro D'Italia, many teams will be using the Tour de Romandie as a final lead-up to the season's first grand tour. The Italian teams, in particular, are using the short stage race as a form test for their top riders. Leading the Italian contingent are Giro champion Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita), two-times Romandie winner Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo), Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) as well as top fast-men Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo), missing in action is Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi).
Here is the full Liquigas-Bianchi line up: Stefano Garzelli, Michael Albasini, Dario Andriotto, Dario Cioni, Daniele Colli, Oscar Mason, Vladimir Miholjevic, Marco Milesi.
Lampre-Caffita is packing heat with this solid line-up: Damiano Cunego, Alessandro Ballan, Paolo Fornaciari, Gerrit Glomser, David Loosli, Evgeni Petrov, Marius Sabaliauskas, Alessandro Spezialetti
Vino Victory
![Voigt Vino Boogerd](javascript:ImagePopup("../../photo/2005/LBL/GreinPodum2.jpg", 600, 399, "Voigt Vino Boogerd"); "Voigt (too bad) Vino (!!!) Boogerd (Unhappy), photo: Christine Grein, Capture-The-Peloton.com")
Voigt Vino Boogerd, photo: Christine Grein, Capture-The -Peloton.com
Sunday's victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège was a massive coup for the Kazakh, Alexandre Vinokourov. Already an Olympic silver medallist, a Tour de France podium finisher and an Amstel Gold Race winner, Vino has now added one of the five 'monuments' of the classics to his palmarès. An impressive achievement for an impressive rider.
25 April News ...
Voigt Vino Boogerd in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Cunego Fades on the Mur de Huy, but he will be back for the LBL!
Iban Mayo tells why Basque Cycling is so cool....get the Inside Scoop.
Davide Rebellin Tries at A Misty Amstel Gold
Floyd Landis Winning Stage 3 in Georgia
The Tim Johnson Phone Tap, Stage 3, It Was a Wet TT