Schlecks confirm 2011 plans via TwitterBrothers Andy and Fränk Schleck will ride on a new team based in their home country of Luxembourg next year. The two wrote nearly identical messages via Twitter to confirm their places. "Next year, Andy [...]
Luxembourger on the road to the Vuelta with modest hopesFrank Schleck will return to UCI racing on Sunday in Hamburg with the Vattenfall Cyclassics. His appearance in the 216 kilometer ProTour one day classic will be his first since his [...]
Former Tour de France winner had hoped to retire following this year's Vuelta2006 Tour de France winner, Oscar Pereiro, might have to x the upcoming Vuelta a Espana from his schedule. The rider who has been battered with bad luck [...]
Brothers Schleck, Sammy Sanchez, and Alexandre Vinokourov headline star-studded startlistThe UCI 2.1 ranked stage race, the Vuelta a Chihuahua, will take a backseat to a new event this October: the Vuelta Chihuahua Criterium International. The criterium, routed on a 4.4 [...]
Simon is relegated from first in fiercely contested sprint in Portugal's capitalCandido Barbosa won the final stage of the Tour of Portugal into Lisboa today. Barbosa edged out Denys Kostyuk and Sergio Ribeiro in the bunch sprint, after five laps [...]
Both nations get to field the full nine riders in Geelong, AustraliaGermany and the Netherlands were outside the top ten in the UCI nations ranking before the Hamburg Cyclassics. This would have given both countries only six spots in the [...]
HTC to lose several riders to Omega Pharma?German André Greipel will have some familiar faces at Omega Pharma-Lotto next year. According to Belgian press, Spaniard Vicente Reynes will also make the jump from team HTC-Columbia to Belgium's team Omega Pharma-Lotto. [...]
Reigning national road champion fastest in race against the clockStijn Devolder clocked a time of one hour and 45 seconds on the tough 46-kilometer course in Habey-la-Neuve to clinch the Belgian national champions time trial title. Devolder already won the [...]
Canadian David Veilleux wins race on new courseCanadian David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) won the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championship, but the stars and stripes jersey was earned by Dan Holloway (Bissell), ending the race in fourth place. A [...]
'The ideal way would be able to jump clear with a small group'Filippo Pozzato's march to a gold medal at the World Championships in Australia takes a big step forward at the Vattenfall Cyclassics today in Hamburg, Germany. The Italian [...]
38 year old sprinter ready for another year, not sure what team he'll be riding forThe original plan for Robbie McEwen was to take part in this year's World Championships at home in Australia and then lower the curtain on [...]
Race official points finger at lack of UCI resources for anti-doping absenceThe organiser of the two Swedish World Cup races for women, the Open de Suède Vårgårda team time trial and road race, has responded to criticism from series leader [...]
Spaniard looks to complete great 2010 season with the overall winFollowing a brilliant debut 8th place overall including a stage win in Mende at this year's Tour de France as a 31 year old, Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez, could be forgiven [...]
Danish one day talent excited about move to RabobankIn a recent talk with feltet.dk, Danish talent, Matti Breschel, details his ambitions for the coming years as he readies to leave the team of Bjarne Riis for Rabobank. The 2009 Danish [...]
Young Briton outsprints reduced peloton after puncture denies Judith Arndt a chance of overall victoryLizzie Armitstead (Cervélo TestTeam) won the sixth and final stage of the Route de France between Saint-Die-des-Vosges and Vittel. The 21-year-old Briton outsprinted a much-reduced peloton [...]
Wouter Poels takes final stage Wouter Poels outsprinted Frenchman David Moncoutié in the final stage of the Tour de l'Ain, but RadioShack's Haimar Zubeldia must have been even happier to cross the line. Overcoming a seven-second deficit, the Spaniard took [...]
Milram rider to put on racing suit one last time on SundayServais Knaven retires after 17 years in the professional cycling peloton. On Sunday, he will race in his farewell race in the Profwielerronde Etten-Leur. Former and current racers will [...]
150 riders ride 340km for peace on earthThe annual pacemakers ride was held near Karlsruhe in southern Germany for the sixth time this year. The record number of 150 people participated in the ride that spanned 340 kilometers, going from [...]
