Things falling in place for a first time visit abroadThe Washington Convention and Sports Authority (WCSA) and Capital Criterium race organizers today have announced a partnership to host the 2010 Capital Criterium presented by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority. [...]
Likely to finish out his career with the Italian ProTour squadFollowing a solid early season that included a stage win at the Giro di Sardegna, German sprinter Danilo Hondo's contract with the Lampre-Farnese Vini team has been extended for two [...]
Wegmann, Roberts and Kuge complete teamFormer Tour de France white jersey wearer Marcus Fothen will miss this year’s Tour de France, after his Milram team decided against sending the 28 year old to the race. The team has opted for [...]
Menchov and Gesink lead team's overall bid, Freire for the sprintsTeam Rabobank management has decided to start Bram Tankink in this year's Tour de France as a replacement for the injured Laurens ten Dam. A crash in the mountains of [...]
Will go elsewhere if satisfactory offer not givenFollowing his fine third place overall in the Tour de Suisse, Jakob Fuglsang has said that Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis needs to make a decision very quickly about whether or not the [...]
Could illness impact on his Tour de France defense?Spanish time trial champion Alberto Contador has decided to not to defend his title this year due to recent illness. The two-time Tour de France champion said he began to suffer from [...]
Schleck dedicates Tour de Suisse win to expecting fatherTeam Katusha has reported that Kim Kirchen's condition has improved slightly following his reported heart attack just before midnight in Switzerland on Friday evening. The Luxembourg time trial champion was with teammate [...]
Dedicates win to fallen compatriot, Kim KirchenFränk Schleck continued his impressive June run with one of the biggest victories of his career on Sunday: the overall at the Tour de Suisse. His victory margin of 12 seconds over seven-time Tour [...]
Belgian team names its final nine riders for next month's Grand BoucleThe Belgian OmegaPharma-Lotto team has confirmed its nine-man team for the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in less than two weeks. With previous Grand Tour leader [...]
World champion still tops the pile as main rivals sit out the Tour de SuisseWorld champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) still holds the lead in the UCI’s World Ranking, with none of the other riders in the top ten scoring [...]
Sastre and Hushovd to spearhead two-pronged assault for black and white teamThe Cervélo TestTeam has become the latest squad to name its nine-man team to ride next month’s Tour de France. As expected, the team will be built around the [...]
More bad luck for the Dutch climberRabobank rider Laurens ten Dam has been involved in a car accident today that has further aggravated injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour de Suisse. The Dutchman went down hard in the [...]
Belgian champion's problems persist despite previous optimismQuick Step’s Tom Boonen continues to be dogged by problems with his left knee, deciding to miss out on the final stage time trial of the Tour de Suisse yesterday. The Belgian champion sat [...]
Final stage ends in sprintKris Boeckmans sprinted to victory in the final stage of the 24th Ster Elektrotoer race in the Netherlands, beating Artem Ovechkin and André Greipel. Adam Hansen finished with the main pack and held on to his [...]
Colombia rules Under 27 version of the Giro d'ItaliaCarlos Alberto Betancourt recorded his biggest victory by securing the GiroBio overall classification today in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy. Betancourt's win is the second consecutive Colombian win at the GiroBio, which his [...]
German still looking for a team; eligible to race again in late AugustStefan Schumacher is training hard in his German home region for a possible comeback in the fall of this year. Schumacher is still suspended for doping until August [...]
Grand Tour debut to come at the Vuelta in late AugustFrench time trial champion, Jean-Christophe Peraud, will not be able to defend his French time trial championship and will also not be able to take part in his first Tour [...]
Move to make Belgian squad a sprinting force seems eminentThe Gazet van Antwerpen reports that Andre Greipel is in late stage negotiations with the Belgian Omega Pharma-Lotto team. Greipel, winner of 11 races in 2010 so far, has openly expressed [...]
