Chris Hoy has been awarded a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours. Eighteen of his GB cycling team-mates have also been honoured. There's also a CBE for British Cycling's Performance Director, David Brailsford and an MBE for long-time servant [...]
After the most successful year ever for the team Bjarne Riis is looking forward to the new season with ambitions that are sky-high. When most of Team Saxo Bank's riders pull on their new cycling clothes and embark on a [...]
While the victory of Marianne Vos (Netherlands) in the Women's category wasn't a major upset, the win from her compatriot Thijs Al in the Elite Men's category surprised many spectators along the Zolder car circuit in Belgium where another round [...]
New team Vacansoleil Pro Cycling has added sprinter Baden Cooke to their lineup. The Australian, who rode for Team Barloworld in 2008, was without a contract for 2009.The 30-year-old Aussie signed on for a year with the new Dutch outfit, [...]
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher in an interview with news agency SID has again denied taking CERA, the new breed of EPO, during the 2008 Tour de France. He insists that he has applied for his license for 2009, and will [...]
Team Quick Step has announced their lineup for the this January's Tour Down Under (18-25 of January 2009). Australian rider Allan Davis will be leading a seven man squad after a rich history in the event. Davis came in second [...]
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli has admitted to doping during the 2008 Tour de France. The former Saunier Duval rider to Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport that he had made a mistake. "I must pay," admitted the 37-year-old Piepoli, who was [...]
Colavita/Sutter Home, the #2 men’s team in the US, has re-signed its core squad for the 2009 season and added Aaron Olson, winner of the 2008 Tour de Nez. Director Sportif Sebastian Alexandre made the announcement.Returning riders include Cuban powerhouse [...]
Embattled cyclist Jörg Jaksche will be back in the peloton next season after a long layoff following his involvement in the Operation Puerto doping scandal. The 32-year-old winner of the 2004 Paris-Nice has signed a contract with Cinelli, a small [...]
Garmin-Slipstream Pro Cycling Team officially announced the 2009 roster today during the team presentation in Boulder, Colorado. For the first time, the team will hit the ProTour circuit with an impressive 29-man squad that includes Olympic, world and national champions.Most [...]
With the Vuelta a Ecuador and the Vuelta a Chiapas (Mexico) at the end of November and the Vuelta a Costa Rica at the moment, as well as the next events in Venezuela and Argentina, the season is in full [...]
USA Cycling has announced the first round of nominations to the United States National Team for the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Five athletes were named to each of the elite women’s, U23 men’s [...]
The 2009-10 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships have been awarded to the city of Bend, Ore., the national governing body announced today.The USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships were last held in the Pacific Northwest when Portland hosted the 2003 and [...]
Team Type 1 has hired a new director sportif, Vassili Davidenko, and a new assistant director, Gord Fraser, for the 2009 season.Davidenko was Team Type 1’s assistant director last year under Ed Beamon, who is not returning.“We were very fortunate [...]
Cervelo TestTeam is pleased to announce the signing of Elodie Touffet of France and Claudia Häusler of Germany. Elodie Touffet has been a member of Gauss RDZ Ormu (2008), Menikini-Selle Italia-Gysko (2007), Nobili-Rubinetterie-Menikini-Cogeas (2006) and Pruneaux d”agen (2005). With French [...]
Well known in the women’s cycling world, Patrick comes to the Cervélo TestTeam after two years of working as a Sports Director for the Swiss Team, Specialized Designs for Women. He is a licensed Sports Director and also the owner [...]
Lately it seems that Lance Armstrong has been inspiring more than cancer survivors. First there were rumors of "Der Kaiser" rising up from the ashes to go toe-to-toe with the Texan "one more time." But they were soon squashed by [...]
The City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau and AEG will host the Official Team Presentation and Gala for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. A portion of the [...]