André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of the Tour Down Under and showed he is a sprinter to be reckoned with in 2010. Greipel also believes he can finally win a Tour de France stage. This isn't a question [...]
Gert Steegmans is off to a good start with his new Team RadioShack at the Tour Down Under. Only HTC-Columbia's André Greipel was faster than the Belgian, who hasn't raced in seven months. His last race was the Critérium du Dauphiné [...]
Last year's Tour Down Under winner Allan Davis is off to a tough start with his new Astana team after being caught behind a pile-up in today's first stage. The Australian said he would need a "big miracle" if he [...]
In a matter of hours the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under will begin in Clare and travel 141 undulating kilometres to Tanunda. Despite the inclusion of Menglers Hill, a bunch sprint is the most likely outcome and [...]
On the heels of the disappointment of not taking yellow during last year’s Tour de France, there were rumours that George Hincapie was contemplating retirement from the sport. Instead, the affable American is competing for the BMC Racing Team in [...]
Tough anti-doping measures, exciting new teams and a growing support base of amateur riders are helping cycling shed its drug-spoiled image and enter a more promising era. The governing body's doping crackdown has dramatically slowed the welter of damaging drug [...]
HTC Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish lashed out at Italian Riccardo Riccò in the Guardian last week for the damage he had done to the image of cycling. Riccò, who will return from a 20 month doping suspension on March 18, [...]
Having won the World Cup race in Roubaix last season, in almost identically muddy conditions, Katie Compton (Planet Bike) was a surprise non-starter in Sunday’s race. Instead of racing to a win in the conditions she loves the US champion [...]
The seven-man Belgian team for the World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic at the end of the month has been announced by head coach Rudy De Bie, and – as usual – it is not without controversy. Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) [...]
The accident that brought down Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in the previous weekend’s Belgian Championships is still being felt, as the World Champion was forced to resort to painkillers in order to ride yesterday’s World Cup race in Roubaix, France. "After [...]
For years Sean Yates and Lance Armstrong competed together on the Motorola team, with the older British rider teaching the young Texan a lot about the pro scene and the sport. Following his retirement he went into team management and [...]
With one win already under its belt, Team Sky is planning a very strong Tour Down Under campaign and 2010 season in general. Further ahead, the team has a strong interest in signing Mark Cavendish, who is in the final [...]
Heinrich Haussler is still unsure for which country he will race in the next World Championships, which take place in Geelong, Australia. Haussler was born in Australia, but moved to Germany as a teenager in order to become a cycling [...]
Embattled Cassie d'Epargne rider Alejandro Valverde is currently racing in the Santos Tour Down Under in Australia, and while he is busy doing his work on the roads, his legal team is at home preparing a complaint against ex-teammate Jesús [...]
Zdenek Stybar rode a brilliant race to win the penultimate round of the cyclocross World Cup in Roubaix, France. Klaas Vantornout finished second, ahead of Sven Nys. With his win, Stybar took over the World Cup lead from Niels Albert, [...]
The German Six Day events continued to be plagued by problems. The Munich Six Days were canceled a few days ago, leaving only Berlin and Bremen in Germany. The Bremen Six Days are underway, but the racers were stopped in [...]
Cervélo TestTeam launched their sophomore season today at a gala presentation in the midst of the team's two-week training camp. The presentation included riders from the men's and women's teams, staff, management, team owners as well as their partners and [...]
Team Sky had an immaculate start to its existence with a double victory in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday. Greg Henderson narrowly beat teammate Chris Sutton. The two were ahead of André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha). [...]
