McEwen’s Eneco Tour stage win boosts world championship chances

Robbie McEwen may well have sealed his place in the Australian squad for the world road race championships today, underlining that he is back from injury when he sprinted to victory on day two of the Eneco Tour. The 38 [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Menchov still waiting for firm contract offer from Katusha, could Team Geox swoop?

Time ticking for Russian Grand Tour riderTour de France podium finisher Denis Menchov is still waiting for a firm offer from the Katusha team, with the Russian rider confirming that what has taken place is simply a preliminary discussion. He [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Kreuziger on Astana move: Vinokourov makes a great impression on me

Czech Grand Tour contender knows it's time to step up a levelThe highly promising Czech rider Roman Kreuziger has said that one of the key reasons he switched teams from Liquigas-Doimo to Astana was the chance to work alongside Alexandre [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Boonen’s recovery on schedule, aiming to return in Circuit Franco-Belge

World championships still out of question for 29 year old BelgianFormer world champion Tom Boonen has already accepted that he won’t be taking part in this year’s worlds, but he can take consolation from the fact that he appears to [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Bonnet switches from Bbox Bouygues Telecom to Française des Jeux

Frenchman gets two-year contractWilliam Bonnet will ride for the French Française des Jeux starting next year. So far the Frenchman was riding for the Bbox Bouygues Telecom team. He started his ProTour career with Crédit Agricole in 2006. Bonnet was [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Tour du Limousin: Gustav Larsson wins long time trial in stage 2, takes overall lead

Sebastian Langeveld surprises himself with second placeSaxo Bank's Swedish time trial specialist, Gustav Larsson, won the stage two race against the clock of the Tour du Limousin. Larsson covered the 45 kilometers in 53 minutes and 30 seconds, 20 seconds [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Lampre's Francesco Gavazzi takes Coppa Agostoni in tight race against Mauro Santambrogio

Italian sprints fastest in 20-man group: Santambrogio loses race by centimeters but wins mountains classificationFrancesco Gavazzi had the best legs after a tough 186.5 kilometers in the Coppa Agostoni today. The Italian started the sprint early in the 20-man group [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Sayers to direct Team USA at World Championships in Geelong

Sayers to guide USA's Farrar towards possible first world title since ArmstrongMike Sayers will direct team USA at the upcoming World Championships in Geelong, Australia, October 3. "I think American cycling is moving in the right direction and USA Cycling [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Transfer News: Skil-Shimano brings Johannes Fröhlinger over from Milram

Second rider from German ProTour squad in as many daysJust two days after Skil-Shimano announced the signing of Roger Kluge, the team has added another Milram rider to their ranks in the form of Johannes Fröhlinger.  The German will be [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Bettini critical of Italians ahead of World Championships

National coach, Paolo Bettini criticises Italians ahead of Worlds for underestimating rivalsThe Italians stand no chance of winning their 20th World title October 3 in Geelong, Australia, if they underestimate their rivals, according to National Director Paolo Bettini. Bettini observed [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

Breschel to lead Danish Worlds team in Geelong

Denmark's Matti Breschel misses Vuelta a España, but aims for World Championship titleMatti Breschel will lead Denmark's national team at the World Championships Geelong, Australia, October 3. "The last two years, Matti has been there to contest the final. He [...]

2010-08-18T00:00:00+00:00August 18th, 2010|

World championships: Farrar handed advantage over Cavendish

Larger US team could make the differenceVattenfalls Cyclassics winner Tyler Farrar received confirmation today that at this year’s worlds, he will enjoy a significant advantage over British rival Mark Cavendish. The superior world ranking of the American team will see [...]

2010-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2010|

UCI responds to biological passport cover up claims in Wall Street Journal article

Governing body denies failing to act on recommendations made by expert panel, claims WADA has full confidenceOn August 7th the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article alleging that the International Cycling Union (UCI) was failing to act on anomalies [...]

2010-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2010|

Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “It’s not easy when you become public property”

Tour de France fifth place finds the weight of a cycling-crazy nation quite heavyOmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jurgen Van Den Broeck is coming to terms with what it means to achieve the best Belgian Tour de France finish in a generation. His fifth [...]

2010-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2010|

Doping: Gianni Da Ros has ban cut from twenty years to four by CAS

Italian has appeal partially upheld but must still pay the full price for traffickingItalian rider Gianni Da Ros, who had been riding with the Liquigas team until the start of his suspension last year, has had his twenty-year ban cut [...]

2010-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2010|
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