Caisse d'Epargne confirmed today that they have signed three experienced riders for next season. Evergreen Christophe Moreau (Agritubel), Italian Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre-NGC), and Colombian climber Mauricio Soler (Barloworld). All three riders were rumored to sign for the team, but now [...]
Team Columbia's Kim Kirchen pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana before the start of the sixth stage. According to team director Brian Holm, the Luxembourger had an upset stomach during the night and did not have the the strength [...]
Spanish Tour de France champion, Alberto Contador, has opted to skip this year’s World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. According to Cyclingnews, Contador talked with Spanish National coach José Luis Santos and said, "it is best to leave my place [on the [...]
Former Tour de France king of the mountains, Michael Rasmussen, has shown that he’s back in business, winning stage two of the Vuelta Ciclista Puebla San Marcos in Mexico. The Dane finished solo, almost ten minutes ahead of his Tecos-Trek [...]
German Andre Greipel (Columbia-HTC) has won the fifth stage of the Vuelta A Espana from Tarragona to Vinaros, booking his second win after yesterday’s stage that finished in Liege. In the sprint for the line he bested Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) and [...]
Team Radio Shack Officially, September 1st marks the day that riders and teams are allowed to make contract negotiations public. Today, several big names have shed light upon their futures, including Levi Leipheimer, who will be joining Lance Armstrong’s Team [...]
Dutch Ardennes specialist Karsten Kroon will make the move to BMC Racing Team next season. He will be joining World Champion Alessandro Ballan, US Champion George Hincapie, and German classics specialist Marcus Burghardt. The Saxo Bank rider finished second in [...]
A treacherous traffic circle less than three kilometres from today’s finish in Liege caused a massive pile-up including many general classification riders such as American Chris Horner. X-rays confirmed that the Astana rider suffered a fractured wrist.As the majority of [...]
In a press release, the Garmin-Slipstream team announced the signing of six new riders for the upcoming season. The newcomers include a mix of accomplished pros and up and coming talents: Robbie Hunter – the South African from Barloworld will [...]
George Hincapie, newly crowned US Pro Road Champion, will be making the jump to America’s BMC Racing Team for 2010, according to Road Magazine. Hincapie, 36, will leave Columbia-HTC to be re-united with Jim Ochowicz, founder of the Motorola Cycling [...]
