Team Quick Step has announced that they have sign young German rider Adreas Stauff for the next two seasons (2010-2011). Stauff is one of the most talented sprinters of his generation. The 22-year-old rider from Frechen, Germany has already shown [...]
While Mark Cavendish’s main leadout man Mark Renshaw looks certain to miss the Tour Down Under due to illness, his Columbia HTC team has said that it is confident that the Australian will make a quick return to the sport. [...]
Cervélo TestTeam has hired Dutchman Egon van Kessel as the new Sports Director for their women's team. A 53-year-old native of Kerkdriel, Netherlands, van Kessel has had extensive cycling experience as both a coach and sports director. From 2001 to [...]
Australian Columbia-HTC rider Mark Renshaw will miss the first part of next season after being diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, according to local newspaper the Geelong Advertiser. The virus’ symptoms can include swollen lymph glands and can cause mononucleosis (glandular fever). [...]
British track cyclist Chris Hoy is focusing on gold for the London Olympic games in 2012, and is willing to narrow his focus even if it means lowering his overall medal count. Hoy won gold medals in the sprint, team [...]
The reactions to the road ambitions of Niels Albert have been mixed. His BKCP-Powerplus team is fully supporting him in the plans, as it also looks to push into the road sector. BKCP-Powerplus already hired Enrico Franzoi (Liquigas), who has [...]
The Bissell Pro Cycling Team returns for 2010 with the continued support of team owner and title sponsor, Bissell Homecare, Inc. Bissell’s Chairman and CEO, Mark Bissell, reaffirms his commitment to the sport of cycling and being aligned with a [...]
Ryder Hesjedal for the men and Catharine Pendrel for the women won the award of the Canadian cyclist of the year 2009. The voting was hosted by CanadianCyclist.com. In addition, Hesjedal took the Rider of the Decade award. His triumph [...]
Former Tour de France mountains jersey winner Michael Rasmussen was tipped to be heading to the AMPO Contentpolis team in 2010, but the jump of the first sponsor to the Footon Servetto squad appears to have torpedoed the other team’s [...]
Sylvain Chavanel will ride all the major Classics in April 2010. His program includes the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. "This way I have an important race every week in April," the Frenchman told L'Equipe. [...]
Under 23 world road race champion Romain Sicard is close to beginning his first season with a ProTour team, the 21-year-old is counting down the days until he begins with the Euskaltel Euskadi team. Sicard soloed to a dominant victory [...]
It’s been a long, nervous wait but according to the website Revista Mundo Ciclistico, the Androni Giocatolli team will be awarded a ProTour licence for 2010. Gianni Savio’s squad, which was called Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli in 2009, was one [...]
David Millar has won an appeal against the lifetime ban that prevented him from taking part in the Commonwealth Games. The appeal, that was initiated by Scottish Cycling, was handed down by Scotland's games council for Millar's use of performance [...]
Manor, Texas is an ideal place for cyclists. The town, located 15-miles east of Austin, is surrounded by lush farmland. It’s situated amongst gently rolling hills and riddled with smooth country roads. On my first serious bike ride as a [...]
Spanish rider Moisés Dueñas, who tested positive for EPO during the 2008 Tour de France, has been given the go ahead to return to racing by the International Cycling Union (UCI). His two-year doping ban was reduced due to his [...]
Team UniSA Australia has revealed its roster for January’s Santos Tour Down Under, a race that for years has served as a platform for young Australian talent to make a splash onto the international cycling scene. The Australian tour is set [...]
Spainiard Gustavo César Veloso (Xacobeo Galicia) will face a small hiccup in his preparation for 2010 after breaking his collarbone on Saturday when he crashed his mountain bike during a training ride. Veloso hopes the fracture won’t impede his preparations [...]
Danilo Di Luca, currently the second-placed finisher in May’s Giro d’Italia, has had the date of his hearing in front of an anti-doping tribunal from the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) set. The 33-year-old from Spoltore in the province of Abruzzo [...]
