Bruno Risi and Franco Marvulli have increased their lead after four nights in the Zurich Six-Day race. The Swiss duo won both Madison races and have now a one-lap lead over Germans Leif Lampater and Christian Grasmann. But the race [...]
Nery Felipe Velásquez, the winner of the Vuelta a Guatemala in October, tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. The sample was analyzed by a lab in Canada and was the only one of the ten samples taken that showed [...]
Italian team ISD-Neri has gathered for its pre-season training camp in Verona. On the last day of camp, there was a surprise visit by UCI officials. Every rider, including the neo-pros, were tested. The camp is held in Montecatini Terme, [...]
The UCI has announced that 20 teams have applied for Wild Card status for the coming season, with these squads seeking the right to be invited to races on the ProTour calendar. The teams concerned are the following: Acqua & [...]
Lance Armstrong is unlikely to participate in the World Championships in 2010, which will be held in Melbourne, Australia. The 1993 World Champion would like to fit it in his schedule but indicated the calendar changes and his focus on [...]
Sunday's World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium, is the sixth out of the nine World Cup races on offer this season. With his two recent wins, Czech rider Zdenek Stybar has come to within five points of leader Niels Albert. [...]
The bronze medallist in Mendrisio, Joaquim Rodriguez, has added his name to the list of riders who have given a thumbs up to the route of the Vuelta a España. "It's a route that I like. It is very nervous [...]
Rasmus Damsgaard, the man who's partnership with Bjarne Riis helped pioneer anti-doping efforts in cycling, will no longer be working with the Saxo Bank team in 2010. Instead, Damsgaard's company Clearidium will be working directly for the International Cycling Union [...]
Overlooked by Johan Bruyneel for the 2009 Tour de France team, Benjamin Noval is looking forward to returning to the Tour next year and pledges the team will be completely dedicated to Alberto Contador. “Like many fans, I think the [...]
Columbia-HTC has signed 20-year-old Rasmus Guldhammer for the 2010 season. Last year the young Dane won the Under-23 Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic and the GP Portugal. He also finished fourth in the Tour of Denmark, where he took the Best Young Rider [...]
While Team Sky won't be revealing their new team kit until January 4th, they have decided to give fans a teaser of what the new British Team will be wearing for the 2010 season. Earlier today the team released a [...]
Olivier Bonnaire has changed teams for 2010, moving from BBox Bouygues Telecom over to another French team Française des Jeux. The Frenchman started his career with BBox Bouygues Telecom in 2005, but has had a difficult time with injury during [...]
The 2010 Footon-Servetto-Fuji team has announced that the Basque AMPO corporation will be backing the young squad led by Mauro Gianetti and Joxean Fernandez Matxin. Earlier this month VeloNation reported that the AMPO Murcia team, who was looking to sign [...]
Allan Davis will not be racing for the Belgian Quick Step team next season for financial reasons. He has not found a new team yet. The Australian has become too expensive for Quick Step after co-sponsor Specialized pulled out, according [...]
Sven Nys dominated the Scheldecross in Antwerp today. Riding away in lap two, he held off his chasers, led home by Tom Meeusen and Zdenek Stybar. A grenade found near the course delayed the start by over 40 minutes. Nys [...]
His private life may be in turmoil as the doctor who treated his knee injury has been arrested on suspicion of doping athletes, but Tiger Woods got a boost of sorts yesterday when he received a prestigious award. The news [...]
Columbia-HTC's sports director Allan Peiper said in a press release from the team that he thinks the Vuelta a Espana route for 2010 will offer plenty of chances for Columbia-HTC's riders to build on their success in the 2009 race. Columbia-HTC won [...]
Before Spaniard Alberto Contador made his decision to stay with the Astana team for 2010, Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere was one of the people working hard to bring the two-time Tour de France winner to their team. And while things [...]
