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09.04.2009 3:44 pm

Team-by-team Tour info, Twitter feeds

With 15 teams of eight riders each flying across the roads of Missouri, you’ll want to know which team is in the break, hammering the chase or spit out the back of the field. Here’s the team-by-team info you need…

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07.28.2009 5:41 pm

Tour of Missouri rounds out its field

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Canadian continental team Planet Energy has been tabbed as the 15th and final squad in the field for the Tour of Missouri, which begins Sept. 7 in St. Louis and ends Sept. 16 in Kansas City.

Planet Energy joins an All-Star…

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08.07.2008 4:56 pm

Vuelta un-invites Ricco’s old team

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Riccardo Ricco’s old team and his former teammates continue to pay the price for his decision to dope at the Tour de France.

The newly branded Scott-American Beef team has been told by the Vuelta a Espana not to show up for…

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08.04.2008 2:25 pm

Tour of Missouri announces team lineup

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The two American-based representatives from the Tour de France — Columbia and Garmin-Chipotle — are among the 15 teams announced Monday as the competitors in the second Tour of Missouri, scheduled for Sept. 8 to 14.

Columbia, of course, is the…

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07.11.2008 4:10 pm

French police take Beltran away

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

After Manuel Beltran’s A-sample positive for EPO was confirmed by French anti-doping officials, police officials went to the Liquigas team hotel, searched his room and took him in for questioning.

“The police have taken Manuel away for questioning,” Agence France Presse…

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07.11.2008 1:42 pm

Report: Beltran positive for EPO at Tour de France

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

L’Equippe first reported that a doping control for Manuel “Triki” Beltran of Liquigas came up positive for EPO after Stage 1 of the Tour de France. And Pierre Bordry, leader of the French anti-doping agency, confirmed it to The Associated…

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05.12.2008 1:03 pm

Liquigas boys win stage, stay in maglia rosa at Giro

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Since American Christian Vande Velde of Slipstream-Chipotle claimed the maglia rosa in Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, it’s been all Italians in the country’s grand tour.

Well, all Italians and crashes …

Daniele Bennati won Stage 3, a 221km ride from Catania to Milazzo, and Liquigas…

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03.22.2008 2:16 pm

Another big day for American-sponsored CSC

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

World time trial champ Fabian Cancellara, of U.S.-sponsored CSC, won the Milan-San Remo  Saturday, attacking with 3 km to go and winning the 298 km classic in 7 hours 14 minutes.

Filippo Pozzato of the Liquigas boys was second, and Philippe…

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03.18.2008 4:35 pm

Cancellara wins Tirreno-Adriatico

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

World time-trial champ Fabian Cancellara of U.S. sponsored Team CSC stayed up right Tuesday in wet, rainy and slippery conditions to win Tirreno-Adriatico.

Cancellara won the leader’s blue jersey by 16 seconds over Enrico Gasparotto of Barloworld. He took control of the…

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03.13.2008 5:53 pm

Cadel wins the day; Gesink takes yellow

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Aussie Cadel Evans, the runner up in the 2007 Tour de France and the favorite this year, won on the fabled Mont Ventoux on Thursday, beating young Dutchman Robert Gesink to the line in Stage 4 of Paris-Nice.

The strong finish catapulted the…

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