Norwegian Thor Hushovd won the semi-classic Het Nieuwsblad (formerly Het Volk) in convincing style today, a well-deserved ending to a strong showing by his Cervélo TestTeam. He beat Kevyn Ista from Agritubel and Rabobank's Juan Antonio Flecha in a sprint [...]
Milram rider and former Paris-Robaix winner Servais Knaven will miss Saturday's semi classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, formerly known as Het Volk. The race opens the Belgian season and is often times a very important part of preparations for the upcoming [...]
Great Britain's Olympic performance director Dave Brailsford has decided to ride the wave of popularity created by their Olympic track team's success and form a new professional road cycling team for 2010. Brailsford, the man at the helm of the [...]
German cyclist Patrick Sinkewitz has returned to the sport with the Czech continental team PSK Whirpool after a one-year suspension.Sinkewitz tested positive for the use of testosterone in June of 2007, and was given a lighter sentence since he admitted [...]
Milram captain Linus Gerdemann will lead his team in two races this weekend in Switzerland, where he now lives. On Saturday, the German ProTour team starts in the Gran Premio dell'Insubria. The next day, the Grand Prix di Lugano, another [...]
On the comeback trail again, Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke admitted to the magazine Che, "I was doped in 1999 when I won the Liège-Bastogne-Liege." Slated to make his return in the Beverbeek Classic this weekend, he insists that even though [...]
Team Milram is opening the Spring Classics season this coming weekend with two one-day races in the Belgian region of Flanders. On Saturday is the 64th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI 1.HC), formerly the "Omloop Het Volk". The next day the [...]
World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey on Tuesday praised Lance Armstrong's comeback and the "phenomenal" interest the US cyclist generated for cycling and the campaign against cancer.Fahey, who was operated on for lung cancer in 2001, applauded Armstrong's own personal [...]
Figures released today show that the 2009 Tour Down Under was the biggest event ever staged in South Australia.Premier Mike Rann today announced the preliminary economic impact and research figures for the event, which was held in South Australia from [...]
Although most of the news coming from Astana has to do with their Grand Tour prospects Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, another one of their riders has also had a good winter.Andreas Klöden has come off his first race of [...]
Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars.Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars. [...]
The opening shot for Milram captain Linus Gerdemann and the Tour de France was fired this past weekend. The rider from the Dortmund team underwent a series of aerodynamic tests on the track in Kaarst-Büttgen. His aerodynamics on his time [...]
Spanish newspaper As reported today that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has asked authorities for test results and records from the Operación Puerto case that was reopened last month.Spanish newspaper As reported today that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has [...]
Team Quick-Step has had a rough week with respect to injuries. Sebastien Rosseler crashed in the Tour of the Algarve and will be out for six weeks, Jerome Pineau injured his eye at his home earlier in the week, and [...]
Frank Vandenbroucke will be attempting another comeback Saturday, February 28 at the Beverbeek Classic in Achel. He will be riding for the Cinelli-Down Under team.Belga has reported that team manager Nico Mattan confirmed via fax that his team will be [...]
Today Frenchman Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) won the 41st edition of the Tour du Haut-Var. He took honors on the 188 km second stage between Draguignan and Callian edging out his fellow countryman David Moncoutie (Cofidis) and Dane Chris Anker [...]
Team Quick-Step rider Sebastien Rosseler underwent an operation performed by doctor Toon Claes at the Herentals Clinic after he was involved in an crash during the 3rd stage of the Volta ao Algarve.Team Quick-Step rider Sebastien Rosseler underwent an operation [...]
The Union Cycliste Internationionale (UCI) has decided to take action against German Stefan Schumacher for his positive doping test from last years Tour de France. Schumacher, along with teammate Bernhard Kohl, tested positive in a retroactive test of blood samples [...]
