Lampre Farnese Vini general manager Giuseppe Saronni got some unexpected news yesterday when it was announced that his team’s registration for the 2010 season had been declined by the UCI. Many were focussed on the question of whether or not [...]
Romain Sicard, one of the most exciting young talents in cycling, will make his debut with the Euskaltel-Euskadi team in the Tour Down Under in January. The 21 year old was racing with their feeder team Orbea this year, and [...]
Olympic and World Championship medallist Alexandr Kolobnev has officially been released from the Saxo Bank team that he has ridden for since 2007, despite still having a year on his contract left to run. Unsurprisingly, it has been announced that [...]
With Astana managing to keep its ProTour status this week, Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is set to stay, but he still has a way out if circumstances conspire to keep the Kazakh team out of July’s race. There [...]
The Maastricht Six Day is set to return to the calendar next year. According to the organization behind the Six Day the race has been confirmed on the calendar for the upcoming three years. The race will make its comeback [...]
It’s been a mixed year for Cadel Evans, his world championship victory contrasting with a disappointing showing in the Tour de France, but the Australian is fully convinced that he can bounce back in next year’s Tour and challenge the [...]
The start of the 97th edition of the Tour de France in Rotterdam will likely be postponed by several hours due to two conflicting World Cup quarter-finals being held in South Africa. The prologue through the windy streets of Rotterdam [...]
According to his local Galician radio station Radio Galega, 2006 Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro Sio has signed a one year contract with the Astana team. Like his compatriot – and fellow Tour winner – Alberto Contador, Pereiro’s contract [...]
1998 World champion Diana Ziliute has decided to finally hang up her wheels after a 15-year career at the top of women’s cycling. The 33-year-old Lithuanian was slated to retire after the World championships in Varese last year, but elected [...]
New OmegaPharma-Lotto signing Dani Moreno is likely to be one of the riders who will be entrusted with the task of replacing Cadel Evans on the team. Of course, the Spaniard has nothing like the past results of the Australian [...]
Katusha sprinter Robbie McEwen will spearhead his Russian team in Australia's Santos Tour Down Under, organisers announced on Thursday. McEwen, 37, will be making his return to the peloton after a 2009 season marred with injury. The Australian's year started [...]
Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu was named in the 26-rider-strong 2010 line-up of Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team this weekend. His presence on the list has come as something of a surprise to his current team Skil-Shimano. According to the Dutch registered team, [...]
After months of uncertainty, the Astana cycling team has finally received its ProTour license for 2010. This latest development brings an end to a saga that has covered the headlines in recent months. According to Het Nieuwsblad, the Kazakh formation [...]
The International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour Council today has made their rulings on the registration applications submitted by UCI ProTeams and candidates for ProTour licences. As reported earlier today on VeloNation, the Astana team of two-time Tour de France winner Alberto [...]
Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans will soon meet up with his RadioShack team-mates for the first time, and is raring to go. “My head is completely clear again.” "Because of my problems with Katyusha, I got back on the bike much [...]
The newly named Footon-Servetto-Fuji team will hold its first training camp in preparation for 2010 this weekend in the Cantabrian village of Hoznayo in Spain. Earlier today, the team was once again confirmed by the sport's governing body as part [...]
After two and a half years working with the CSC and Saxo Bank teams as a directeur sportif, Lars Michaelson’s time with the Danish squad has come to an end. The team announced today that his collaboration will finish when [...]
Spanish newspaper El Pais has reported that 11 people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with a new doping network. The arrests included former Kelme team doctor Walter Viru, who owns a pharmacy in Montserrat (Valencia). Viru [...]
