Johnny Hoogerland had a breakout season in 2009, but promises to even improve in 2010. He continues to ride for Vacansoleil, despite being chased by other teams. "2010 will be even better!" Hoogerland told Omroep Zeeland. The Dutchman stays with [...]
Three fatal accidents in less than a week have startled Germany. All accidents were caused by truck drivers turning right and all victims were cycling in bicycle specific infrastructure, putting in question the safety of these kinds of facilities. Accident [...]
Iván Raña returns from the world of professional cycling to his beloved triathlon. He was riding for Spanish team Xacobeo Galicia for the season. The experience was interesting, but Raña cited too many problems in order to stay in cycling. [...]
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced the hearing dates for the two arbitration procedures involving the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. The hearing in the case between Valverde and CONI/UCI/WADA will take place from 12 to 14 January [...]
According to the Guardian, the recently-confirmed backing of RadioShack by Trek bicycles will result in a $3.75m (£2.31m) sponsorship deal, and sees the company aiming to win its tenth Tour in twelve years. The new ProTour squad had a get [...]
1987 Tour de France winner Stephen Roche is well known for having been an intelligent, intuitive rider who won with his head and his legs, and so it is unsurprising that he is opposed to the use of race radios. [...]
Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde has indicated that he will make his 2010 debut in the Santos Tour Down Under in January, thus reversing a trend in other years to hold back in the early season. The 29-year-old Spaniard [...]
Jack Bobridge is getting ready for the 112th Urban St Kilda Austral Wheelrace on Wednesday. The heat in this traditional handicap race over 2000m matches Bobridge against Shane Perkins, Rohan Dennis, Travis Meyer and Tom Scully. "They looked after him [...]
Helen Wyman won the cross race in Wetzikon, Switzerland, yesterday in very cold conditions. She beat French rider Lucie Chainel-Lefevre by half a minute. Swiss rider Katrin Leumann came in third, already more than a minute back. Temperatures were below [...]
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has weighed in on Giro d'Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan's initiative to hold the start of the Italian Grand Tour in Washington D.C. The Irishman's greatest concern is for the Giro organizers to [...]
British rider Mark Cavendish has given an insight into the pressures he faces as the fastest sprinter in cycling, showing that beneath his confident, swaggering exterior there’s a weight of expectation that drives him onwards. “In the Tour, especially, there [...]
The Bissell Pro Cycling Team announces the signing of Rob Britton, Ian Boswell, and Shane Kline to complete the 2010 roster. Rob has had strong results in the elite ranks and 2010 will mark his first year as a pro [...]
The third round of the 2009/10 Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia saw some impressive performances, despite the absence of many of the stronger teams.France, and particularly the Cofidis team dominated the sprint events, with the British and Australian teams [...]
Tony Martin (Columbia-HTC) has been voted the Best German cyclist of the year outpacing teammate and sprinter Andre Greipel. Martin enjoyed a successful season that saw him take a stage win in the Tour of Switzerland along with the king [...]
Despite his impressive fifth place in the World Cup race in Igorre, Spain last weekend, Bart Wellens knows that he still has a long way to go, as his 13th place in Sunday’s race at Overijsse would indicate. The former [...]
The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Pat McQuaid awarded the trophies for the best rider and the best nation of the 2009 season to Alberto Contador and the Spanish National Cycling Federation (RFEC) at a ceremony today in [...]
Currently building form prior to his return to the international peloton, Riccardo Riccò had a very close call while out training on Saturday morning. The Italian was speeding down the descent of Serramazzoni when he encountered a bus coming from [...]
South Africa’s big stage race, the Giro del Capo, will go ahead after all in 2010 after a sponsor was found to save the event. The co-director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, David Bellairs, recently announced that the [...]
