VN Archives: Oscar Freire nips a celebrating Erik Zabel at Milan-San Remo
Freire has the final word after Zabel prematurely uncorks the San Remo bubbly in 2004.
Freire has the final word after Zabel prematurely uncorks the San Remo bubbly in 2004.
Some say it's unfair to allow WorldTour-level riders to race in the U23 category, while three-time world champion Óscar Freire says the EPO Era undermined his career.
Reigning champ Valverde promises to go down swinging, but this worlds likely marks end of glorious era that dates back to 1999
VeloNews caught up with the three-time road world champion and chatted about a variety of topics.
What if history's greatest sprinters got together for seven or eight hot stages in July? Since they can’t, we picked our 10 favorites
Rasmussen backtracks on statements over Freire, Flecha
Three-time world champion threatens to sue Rasmussen after the former yellow jersey claims 100 percent of 2007 Rabobank Tour team doped
Retirements and the nation’s financial crisis are having a devastating effect on the peloton
"There are clean riders, there were before and there are now," says Freire
Euskatel-Euskadi denies making an offer to Oscar Freire aimed at securing his haul of WorldTour points. Freire, for now, is firmly retired
Three-time world champion Oscar Freire, who last won a race in 2010, calls time on his 15-year cycling career
Where does Joaquim Rodriguez's win at Lombardia rank him among Spain's classics men?
Valverde saves Spanish pride, but Freire unhappy with teammates in final race
With Rodríguez, Valverde, Contador, Freire and Sánchez, will a wealth of options benefit the Spanish or destroy their chances in Limburg?
Samuel Sánchez will be last-minute decision, while Luis León Sánchez misses out
Freire KO’d for Olympics; Sánchez, Rojas waiting to see as Spanish media turns attention to Contador's Vuelta return
Giro d'Italia climber's jersey turns blue; Simon a punchy French hope; Freire believes he can win another world championship
Spaniard Óscar Freire figures all he needed was another 100 meters and he might have pulled the cat out of the Amstel Gold Race hat.
Freire escapes late, but Gasparotto pushes the favorites aside on the Cauberg to open Ardennes week
Andrew Hood runs down the chances of the four Spanish favorites for the Ardennes classics