Cervélo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler underwent successful knee surgery Tuesday at CrossKlinik in Basel, Switzerland. He was initially scheduled to ride the Tour de France this weekend, but knee problems resulting from crashes this season were aggravated by another spill at [...]
Swiss rider came clean with doping admission and explained how easily he evaded positive controlsThe Swiss Olympic committee announced this week that former BMC Racing rider Thomas Frei has been sanctioned for two years following his positive doping control and [...]
Spaniard feeling ready for battleOn paper he’s a four-time Grand Tour winner, a rider who has won two Tours, a Giro and a Vuelta before turning 27 years of age. In his head, he’s someone who is focussed on the [...]
Dane hasn't ruled out staying with Saxo BankFollowing a turbulent week that will likely mean the loss of both Andy and Frank Schleck along with Jakob Fuglsang to a new team based in Luxembourg, Saxo Bank boss Bjarne Riis still [...]
Wanted to prove to Lefevere that he's back on trackQuick Step sprinter Wouter Weylandt is upset about missing an opportunity to be on the start line at the Tour de France in Rotterdam, The Netherlands this Saturday. Weylandt wasn't on [...]
Riis has a plan to remain a force in cyclingSpeculation about the future of brothers Andy and Frank Schleck began this past Sunday when the news broke that Saxo Bank director sportif, Kim Andersen, would be leaving the team with [...]
Expects strong showing from SchlecksDouble Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang will make his Tour de France debut in Rotterdam on Saturday and, according to a Saxo Bank team-mate, could make an immediate impression in the race. Chris Anker Sørensen [...]
Former race leader and stage winner motivated for 2010 editionAlong with Columbia HTC’s Tony Martin, Linus Gerdemann (Milram) will start the Tour de France as one of the few current German riders with recent experience of wearing a special jersey [...]
Italian's legal team does not succeed in removing the fineItalian cyclist Riccardo Riccò had his day in French court today to answer to charges regarding possession of doping products at the 2008 Tour de France. He opted not to be [...]
Italian steps in to replace Belgian sprinter as ASO nixes WeylandtFrancesco Reda will be the rider to replace Tom Boonen in the Quick Step team at the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam on Saturday. The Belgian sprinter was [...]
Dutch rider steps up from Continental team to ProTour at just 20 years of ageThe Dutch Rabobank team has announced the signing of new national under-23 champion Tom Jelte Slagter to its ProTour team for 2011. The 20-year-old climber from [...]
Former Tour winner may target Vuelta a España 2006 Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro has indicated that he is disappointed not to be going to the 2010 Tour de France, and has announced that this will be his final [...]
New team strip to be unveiled at Tour de FranceThe HTC-Columbia team’s reputation as one which embraces technology received a further boost, as did its budget, when a new partnership was announced today with Skype. According to the team, the [...]
Spaniard checking out cobblestones todayCervélo Test Team leader Carlos Sastre has finally recovered from his bad crashes in the Giro d’Italia, and has confirmed today that he no longer is suffering back pains. In fact, it has healed sufficiently for [...]
Expects a big clash between the major riders and teamsTour de France race organiser Christian Prudhomme knows that there are no guarantees, but he is feeling confident that the current measures in place mean that the 2010 Tour de France [...]
Titles taken by in form riders causing some upsetsMost countries held their national road race championships over the weekend, many of them also holding time trial championships too. Here is a selection of results. Great Britain: Pooley finally beats Cooke [...]
Could face up to two years in prison for 2008 Tour de France offensesRiccardo Ricco returned to racing this year in solid fashion, some might even call it quiet. He has picked up a number of solid results including two [...]
Seven-time winner has one more shot at securing an eighth Tour de France victoryRadioShack leader Lance Armstrong announced today via Twitter what many suspected; the 2010 Tour de France will be his final ride in cycling's biggest event. Armstrong won [...]
