Host country announces 15 riders in contention for Elite road raceFears that Robbie McEwen and Heinrich Haussler might be passed over for selection for the Australian Elite world championship team have been allayed after both riders made it through the [...]
Basque team loses Intxausti, but keeps trio of strong riders and eyes new talentThe loss of Benat Intxausti will be a significant one for Sanchez and the rest of the orange army, but it wasn't all bad news for Euskaltel. [...]
Estonian rider spent one year as an elite riderEstonian Tanel Kangert is currently riding for French team EC Saint-Etienne Loire, but is ready to sign a contract with Astana for 2011, according to Delfi Sport. The 23-year-old was a trainee [...]
Dane may not make Saxo Bank for Spanish Grand Tour due to conflicting interestsMatti Breschel is likely to lead the Danish Worlds team and in order to deliver the best performance, he would love to do the perfect preparation. For [...]
Nederland Bloeit rider takes a victory after a second and two thirds on previous stagesRace leader Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Route de France, between Bonneval and Cloyes-sur-le-Loir. The 27-year-old Dutchwoman outsprinted the rest [...]
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 [...]
Belgian team to bring in Italian climber for VueltaItalian Riccardo Riccò will know today if he will have a new contract with Quick Step to race next month's three-week tour, the Vuelta a España. Riccò and Quick Step team manager, [...]
Almost over Tour injuries, has a good programme of races laid outIt seems unthinkable that, aside from current champ Cadel Evans, the Australian rider who has come closest to a pro world road race title could be passed over for [...]
Former rivals will compete together in Danish criterium in Herning this FridayTour de France champion Alberto Contador has said that he has no objections to Bjarne Riis signing controversial rider Michael Rasmussen to the Saxo Bank Sungard squad for 2011. [...]
Washington rider had tested positive for DHEA, receives additional 103 day penaltyMasters rider Kenny Williams has had additional time added to the two year ban he received for a 2009 doping offence, thanks to his decision to compete during his [...]
Belgian team will recruit leadout men to aid German to rack up winsWith a total of 16 wins thus far this season, Andre Greipel is currently the rider with the most professional victores in 2010. He will finally get the [...]
Giro's star Nibali dreams of Worlds goldVincenzo Nibali gained star status in Italy this May thanks to one stage win, three days in the leader's pink jersey and a third overall at the Giro d'Italia. He now wants to help [...]
Dutch all-rounder outsprints German über-sprinter after long, tough stage Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Route de France between Saint-Fort and Lavare. The 23-year-old Dutchwoman beat stage 1 winner Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) and her own teammate [...]
British superteam announces aggressive line up for the year's third Grand TourTeam Sky has named its nine-man squad for the Vuelta a España, which starts on Saturday August 28th. The British-registered team will be led by Swede Thomas Löfkvist, who [...]
Mixed prognoses for Rabobank's weekend casualtiesThe break to Rabobank rider Pieter Weening’s collarbone that he suffered in stage 5 of the Vuelta a Burgos is worse than originally thought. The nature and extent of the injury mean that the 29-year-old [...]
