Strong 2010 season leads to a rethinkAlexandre Vinokourov has decided to put any plans of retirement on hold, and will continue in the peloton next season. According to the French cycling federation website, the rider has signed for one more [...]
Former Tour de France runner-up explodes in Twitter tiradeRadioShack's Andreas Klöden had harsh words for Germany's national cycling organization, the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (BDR). The former Tour de France podium finisher unleashed a tidal wave of vitriol at the BDR [...]
Big battle of the sprinters before world road championships Some of the biggest names in cycling are listed on the provisional start list for the Vuelta a España, which appears to have really benefited from the later hosting of the [...]
Spanish team saved as new sponsor securedAfter months of speculation, the team of Eusabio Unzué has confirmed that Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica is to step in from 2011. It has long been known that Caisse d’Epargne, a French bank, was [...]
Triple Tour champion has prime support in the mountains The Saxo Bank team has announced that Alberto Contador’s right hand men Benjamin Noval, Jesus Hernandez and Daniel Navarro will also transfer to the team from the current Astana setup, backing [...]
BMC Racing Team likely to rely on Hincapie and BallanCadel Evans’s preparation for the world road race championships has had to be changed due to his ongoing recovery from injuries sustained in the Tour de France. The Australian had hoped [...]
Quick Step rider wants to be Belgian champion in both road race and time trial Quick Step’s Stijn Devolder will ride the Belgian time trial championships in Habey-la-Neuve this Sunday. He is aiming to add the black, yellow and red [...]
Spaniard may be close to securing new backingWith the team’s future still uncertain and riders working on alternative plans, Eusebio Unzué has requested those currently competing with the Caisse d’Epargne team to hold on for a few more days before [...]
24-year-old French rider could be the second rider subject to a Skil-Shimano contract battle in as many years24-year-old Frenchman Steve Houanard has signed a two-year contract with AG2R-La Mondiale, the team announced today. There may be a problem with the [...]
German team prepared for any eventuality in Vattefall CyclassicsTeam Milram, Germany’s only ProTour team, is keen for a good performance in the Vattenfall Cyclassics, Germany’s only ProTour race, this weekend. Gerald Ciolek, the team’s sprinter, was third in last year’s [...]
Unzue's team scooping up young climbing talentIt didn't take long for Benat Intxausti to find a home. Just hours after the announcement of Eusebio Unzue's new sponsor, Telefonica, Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the 24 year old 2nd place overall [...]
German TT champion moves to within 1 second of orange jerseyGerman time trial champion Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) won the stage 4 time trial of the Route de France around Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche. The 34-year-old former World champion completed the 24.3km course in [...]
Matschiner admits running doping ring but doesn't disclose everythingStefan Matschiner, the fomer manager of Austrian rider Bernhard Kohl, has pleaded guilty in court in Vienna to facilitating a doping ring, according to Austrian news agency APA. On the first day [...]
Team's UCI licence in doubt for new yearSwiss Mauro Gianetti, with new sponsor Geox in place, is in a race to secure riders and a ProTour licence renewal for next season. He is in a difficult situation. He needs a [...]
Rabobank assures that Boom and Breschel are on good footing heading toward 2011During the Tour de France, Rabobank's former cyclocross World Champion, Lars Boom, commented extremely negatively to the possibility of Matti Breschel joining the Rabobank team next season. Just [...]
Current backer will stay on in a smaller role, La Banque Postale denies any dealFollowing a very impressive Tour de France where Pierrick Fedrigo and Thomas Voeckler picked up stage wins and Anthony Charteau took the King of the Mountains [...]
Australian dreaming big with just over seven weeks until WorldsWhile there was some concern that Heinrich Haussler might not even make the cut into the round of 15 for Australia for the upcoming World Championships in his homeland, the rider [...]
Tight lipped on next destination, thinking only about the upcoming VueltaWhile Euskaltel-Euskadi was able to secure the coveted signatures of Samuel Sanchez, Romain Sicard, and Igor Anton for next season, there was also great hope that another young talent and [...]
