British Cycling continues to ride the coat tails of their success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They maintain that their team's incredible medal count has contributed to an unprecedented growth in the sport at the grass roots level. Membership has grown to 25,000 [...]
The leader's pink jersey at the centenary 2009 Giro d'Italia will be designed by fashion icons Dolce and Gabbana.Today in Milan, Italy top brass in the fashion world Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana made the announcement along side three past [...]
Luxembourg cyclist Frank Schleck was cleared of involvement in the Operation Puerto case on Tuesday. After a two-month probe the Grand Duchy's anti-doping authorities said that nothing illegal was uncovered. The agency said that aside from a 9,500 dollar payment [...]
USA Cycling announced today the 13 squads that have been registered as UCI Continental teams in the United States for the 2009 racing season, as well as their respective rosters.Along with the previously announced UCI Pro Continental squad (BMC Racing) [...]
Since the snow is falling and most people are turning their attention to winter activities like skiing and Christmas shopping, it is paradoxically time for professional cyclists and teams to start their serious preparations for the up coming season.Now that [...]
With an impressive performance in the Spanish mud of Igorre, Belgium's Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner) grabbed the win in the Elite Men’s category of the fifth round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup presented by Safety Jogger. Nys' compatriot, Klaas Vantornout [...]
Cervélo TestTeam is pleased to announce that Quarq Technology has become a sponsor of the team.Quarq will supply the men and women's Cervélo TestTeams with bicycle data systems, including Quarq's new CinQo power sensor. The Quarq CinQo is a crankset [...]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that the samples collected this summer during the Olympic Games in Beijing will be further analysed as of January next year.All the samples have now been repatriated to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Lausanne, [...]
Four suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of former Olympic champion Dmitry Nelyubin. In 1988 Nelyubin was a member of the Soviet team that took home the gold medal in the 4000-meter team pursuit in Seoul, Korea.The cyclist [...]
Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Garmin-Slipstream Professional Cycling Team, isn’t just sporting a new name in 2009, when it will officially be called Garmin-Slipstream. The top U.S. team today announced that it will participate in a new [...]
High Road Sports Inc., owner and operator of Team Columbia announces participation in a new program run by the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute (ADSI). Designed by leading anti-doping expert Don Catlin, the new independent testing program will build upon the comprehensive [...]
No, it didn't happen on the tennis court, but rather in the court of public opinion. Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, was beaten by Team Saxo Bank cyclist Fabian Cancellara for the Swiss sportsman of [...]
Colavita/Sutter Home Women's Cycling Team has re-signed Tina Pic, the #1 rider on the NRC circuit, who dominated the 2008 season with 12 individual victories and six podium finishes. Adding to its firepower for 2009, Colavita/Sutter Home has recruited Olympians [...]
After 13 years as a professional you would think that it might start to get a little tough each winter to motivate yourself for another season. Not so for the cycling world's favourite big Swede Magnus Backstedt.After finishing the season [...]
Sprinter Angelo Furlan has singed a one-year deal with Team Lampre-NGC for 2009.The Italian has been a pro since 2001, and has 11 wins to his name. His highlights include two stage wins in the 2002 Vuelta a Espana and [...]
Germany's only remaining cycling team will remain intact for 2009, as Bremen-based dairy company Nordmilch AG announced it would continue it's cycling sponsorship for Team Milram.Milram, as subsidiary of Nordmilch AG, had been considering ending its sponsorship that was set [...]
He's only 20 years old but already getting ready for his second season with one of the top cycling teams in the world come January 2009: André Steensen has had a tough season as a neopro but has gained lots [...]
Every year the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws presents the "Crystal Bike" award to the best Belgian rider of the season. The winner of the award is determined by votes from journalists, previous winners, national coaches, officials of the cycling [...]