Divide an conquer is what the Liquigas Team hopes lies in it's future.Basso and Nibali will be competing in the Tour de San Luis from 19th to 25th, while Chicchi will lead another group at the Tour Down Under, from [...]
This Sunday Lars Boom extended his reign over the Dutch Cyclocross title by winning it for a third consecutive year. He took the win in a convincing style riding nearly half of the race solo.Immediately following the race Boom had [...]
Reigning Tour de France Champion Carlos Sastre his goals set for the coming season. The primary goal for the Cervélo TestTeam captain is to repeat his 2008 win in the world's biggest bike race. He will have his work cut [...]
At the Skil-Shimano Team presentation former Rabobank Director Theo de Rooij announced that he will be releasing his autobiography this coming March.The former Director is currently Robert Gesink from Team Rabobank's agent. He said the book is about his career [...]
Sven Nys has won his sixth Belgian National Cyclocross title since 2000. His other wins were in Ghent (2000), Wielsbeke (2003), Wachtebeke (2005), Tervuren (2006) and Hofstade (2007). Nys was on cruise control on the last lap with fifteen seconds [...]
Team Columbia-Highroad officially launched the 2009 season at their team presentation today in Mallorca, Spain, promising an impressive sequel to the team’s hugely successful run of victories in 2008.The half-hour presentation of Team Columbia-Highroad’s 36 athletes started with a brief [...]
Ivan Basso will not participate in the Tour de France this year, reports the French media L'Équipe. Basso will focus his efforts on the other to Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta.The 31-year-old Italian is celebrating his comeback [...]
Team LPR Farnese Wines has signed long time professional Alberto Ongarato.The 33-year-old rider was brought on board to serve as a key leadout man for sprint star Alessandro Petacchi. No stranger to delivering success, Ongarato was a loyal member of [...]
Team Bissell's Jeremy Vennell took the win in the New Zealand National Time Trial Championships. The Raboplus National Championships took place on January 9 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.Vennell is in his second season riding for the Bissell Pro Cycling [...]
Carla Ryan of the Cervélo TestTeam has won her second Australian title this week. The young and talented rider won the road race today over the 102 km course, 40 seconds ahead of her closet rivals Ruth Corset and Bikki [...]
On the same day Aussie Graeme Brown wrapped up a stage race victory for Rabobank in Austrailia, the 2009 Rabobank team lineup was unveiled in Rotterdam. The team of 30 riders, including veteran stars Oscar Freire, Juan Antonio Flecha and [...]
Michael Rogers clinched Team Columbia-Highroad's first victory of the 2009 season when he was crowned Australian time trial champion on Wednesday.Rogers proved to be on top of his game despite the high winds, an arduous 39 kilometre course and a [...]
Kristin Wild (NED) from the Cervélo Test Team riding together with Vera Koedooder took the victory in the the six-day-race in Rotterdam this week. Traditionally, this is the first race of the year in the Netherlands. It ran from January [...]
For far too long the powers that be in the cycling world have been at odds, but as we enter a new year it seems the dust has settled and peace has prevailed. This is certainly a much needed New [...]
Northern Italy has been hit hard by snowfall causing some of the Lampre-NGC Team to relocate to a climate more conducive for training.Team leader Damiano Cunego along with teammates Marco Marzano and Mirco Lorenzetto will be heading to San Vicenzo [...]
The Kellogg Company, the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, joins the BISSELL Pro Cycling Team as a key sponsor for the 2009 season. Kellogg’s commitment to nutrition and physical fitness is well aligned [...]
Reigning Olympic Road Race Champion Samuel Sanchez from the Euskaltel Euskadi team has sought out medical help for a recurring problem with his left knee. The rider injured it last year just before the start of Paris-Nice. The incident has [...]
In 2008 Team Columbia-Highroad was voted “Team of the Year” by Procycling magazine and “Best International Team” and “Best International Women’s Team” by VeloNews, along with other awards such as Best Rookie – Tony Martin and Best sprinter- Mark Cavendish. [...]