Contador still improving
Bad news for those who hope to unseat Alberto Contador in a Grand Tour, as the Spaniard doesn't think he has reached his maximum yet. His physical abilities put him past his rivals, but his calm approach also helps him [...]
Sven Nys: “Tabor will be more about endurance than tactics”
With just two days before the Cyclocross World Championships, Belgian champion Sven Nys has made his predictions for the race, according to Het Nieuwsblad. At a press conference in a café in the Czech town of Sobeslav, Nys expressed hopes [...]
Belgian hope Van Den Broeck ready to chase top ten finish in Tour
Placing fifth in the 2008 Giro d’Italia (after the disqualifications of Ricco and Sella) and fifteenth in last year’s Tour de France, 26 year old Jurgen Van Den Broeck will aim to step up a level in this year’s Tour. [...]
Louisville, Kentucky awarded 2013 Cyclocross Worlds
The Cyclocross World Championships will take place in Louisville, Kentucky in 2013, the UCI confirmed today. The venue of the Derby City Cup round of the USGP of Cyclocross is to play host to the first time the championships have been [...]
Good news for Valverde
Cassie d'Epargne captain Alejandro Valverde had some good news to celebrate this evening, with the birth of his third child at 10:30 pm at the clinic Virgen de la Vega in Murcia, Spain. Two years ago he and his wife Natalia announced [...]
Universal Sports to broadcast Cyclo-cross World Championships
Universal Sports will be broadcasting the Cyclo-cross World Championships from Tabor, Czech Republic online January 31. The broadcast will be featuring the elite men’s and women’s races at 12 noon (ET), while the rest of the races will be offered on [...]
Vinokourov confirms schedule, names Tirreno Adriatico and Liège
Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov has laid out his season schedule and goals, listing Tirreno-Adriatico and Liège Bastogne Liège as personal goals, pledging to support Alberto Contador 100% in the Tour and saying that he would love to win at least [...]
Riccardo Ricco’s partner now positive for CERA
Double Italian cyclo-cross champion Vania Rossi has tested positive for the third generation form of EPO, CERA, according to Italian Olympic Committee CONI. “As a result of examinations performed by the Laboratory of Rome, a positive case was found,” it [...]
Frank crashes in the Hollywood Hills
Mathias Frank of BMC crashed on a training ride in Southern California. The BMC rider mostly suffers from road rash and the team doctor was able to exclude the possibility of a concussion after Frank's heavy crash. The mishap happened [...]
HTC-Columbia women look for success in Qatar
The HTC-Columbia Women's Team is set to begin its 2010 season at the Tour of Qatar next week, and are looking to build off of men's team counterpart André Greipel's success in the Santos Tour Down Under. "We've got a [...]
Paris-Nice selects 22 teams for 2010
The Amaury Sports Organization (ASO) announced the twenty-two teams that will be taking part in Paris-Nice this coming March. The 68th edition of the "Race to the Sun" will see the number of teams increased by two over last year's [...]
Women’s Cyclocross Worlds: Can Compton beat the Dutch?
A cursory look at the final World Cup standings of the year would lead you to one conclusion: the winner of the women’s World Cyclocross Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic this weekend will be wearing the orange of the Netherlands. [...]
Vogondy sidelined with heart trouble
Double French champion Nicolas Vogondy has been forced to take a break from cycling due to heart issues. During pre-season tests cardiac arrhythmias were diagnosed in the Bbox Bouyges Telecom rider, and doctors have told him that he must undergo [...]
London 2012 Olympic Velodrome on track
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced that the steel structure for the 2012 Olympic Velodrome was completed this week. Construction on the Velodrome began last March, and was one of the last of the ‘big five’ Park venues to break [...]
Motivated Hoogerland has over 8000 kilometres in the legs
Psyched after a very strong 2009 season, Vacansoleil rider Johnny Hoogerland has racked up an impressive amount of training kilometres as he prepares for what could be a very big year for him. The 26 year old Dutchman has covered [...]
HTC-Columbia considers Cavendish and Greipel in Tour
The sprint finishes in last year's Tour de France ended up being a formality last year for HTC-Columbia's Mark Cavendish. The Manxman took home six stage wins and capped off his performance with a literal cruise down victory lane, winning [...]
Impey gunning for strong Milan San Remo ride
South African rider Daryl Impey has just finished his first race with the RadioShack team and is now back in Europe, preparing for the first Classic of the year. He is hoping to ride strongly there, both for its own [...]
How Quick is Tom Boonen’s heart Stepping?
At the recent Quick Step training camp in Calpe, Spain top riders had their hearts monitored 24 hours a day by eminent cardiologist Professor Pedro Brugada according to dhnet.be. Riders have apparently spent the entire camp with a patch, no [...]