The third Superpresitge in Aspere-Gavere was marked by cold rains and thick mud, but there was an absence of the jeering that had caused Niels Albert to threaten to leave cyclo-cross following last Wednesday’s Jaarmarkt Cross in Niel, Belgium.“In general [...]
With the recent signings of World Champion Cadel Evans, Alessandro Ballan, and George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt, Karsten Kroon and company, the BMC Racing team has positioned itself for a strong European campaign next season. Now the UCI Pro Continental squad [...]
Team Sky today announced three more riders for the new professional road cycling team; Sylvain Calzati, Nicolas Portal and Mathew Hayman. A total of 22 riders have now been announced by the team, which will make its first appearance at [...]
Former pro rider Cédric Vasseur announced today that he is to stand down from the presidency of the CPA (Association of Professional Cyclists), which represents the interests of riders in the sport. The Frenchman was elected to the position in [...]
According to Sporza, Enrico Franzoi has signed with World Champion Niels Albert's BKCP-Power Plus team. The 27-year-old Italian who was third behind Albert in the Grand Prix de la Region Wallon over the weekend closed the deal Monday.Team manager Christoph [...]
Now 38 years of age and without a contract, double Giro d’Italia winner Gilberto Simoni wants one more season to ride some smaller races and say goodbye to his fans. "It will certainly be my last season, and I want [...]
The Katusha team is a little short on top Russian riders but that situation could improve if Alexandr Kolobnev transfers to the team. According to WielerFlitz and Ciclismo-line, the 28 year old has signed a deal and will thus leave [...]
In an interview with Bicisport magazine this month Swiss time trial World Champion Fabian Cancellara has said he is interested in making a bid for the hour record. "I think I showed that I am suited for this type of [...]
Success is always sweet but with a name like the Colavita/Baci Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light, it’s almost guaranteed. And that’s just what Directeur Sportifs Tina Pic and Rachel Heal have in mind for the team they will [...]
Niels Albert won the Superprestige in Asper-Gavere on a very tough parcours. Albert profited from the bad luck of Sven Nys, who caught Albert with less than three laps to go, but almost immediately suffered from a flat tire. The [...]
With the recent signings of World Champion Cadel Evans, Alessandro Ballan, and George Hincapie, the BMC Racing team has positioned itself for a strong European campaign next season. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, BMC is looking to retired Italian [...]
Enrico Franzoi is close to signing a contract with Belgium’s BKCP Powerplus, the team of World Champion Niels Albert. The Italian had been in negotiations with rival Belgian cyclo-cross squad Sunweb-Projob, but the deal failed to materialize. “Franzoi is going [...]
A five man Kazakh delegation representing Team Astana will meet with International Cycling Union on Monday to discuss the team’s ProTour license for 2010 according to Het Nieuwsblad. There is still quite a degree of uncertainty revolving around the team’s [...]
World Champion Niels Albert continued his successful season today by taking his 10th victory of the year in Dottignies. Frenchman Francis Mourey finished second and Italian Enrico Franzoi third. Today's race is the warm-up for Albert's much anticipated return to the [...]
Funding for one of America's biggest cycling events, the Tour of Missouri, has been cut by the state's Tourism Commission. That means that if the race is to hold its fourth edition next year, organizers must secure corporate sponsors to [...]
German Six Day racing has been hit hard in recent times with one of its oldest races, the Dortmund Six Day, announcing earlier this year that it would be cancelled due to financial problems. The race that was scheduled for [...]
Despite interest from Lampre and Astana, Leonardo Bertagnolli has decided to remain with Gianni Savio's Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni team for next season. Next year the team will ride under the name Androni Giocattoli.Bertagnolli, 31, joined the team just before the [...]
Niels Albert had a horrible crash during the warm-up for the 2008 Superprestige cross in Asper-Gavere, Belgium. He was out for six weeks but still came back to become world champion. On Sunday, Albert will be back without any thoughts [...]
