Russian rider to stay with "Russian Cycling Project" for another yearRussian rider Vladimir Karpets has extended his contract with Katusha for another year, the team announced today. The lanky rider from St Petersburg has been with the Russian team since [...]
French climber to leave Dutch team after lacklustre season, may be off to join the Schleck brothersFrench climber Brice Feillu is to leave the Dutch Professional Continental team Vacansoleil after just one year of a two-year contract, according to De [...]
Czech rider took rare triple in the sportNineteen years after he won the world cyclo cross championship in Casting, the Czech rider Radomir Simunek has died. The 48 year old succumbed after a long battle with cirrhosis of the liver. [...]
Italian blue and fuchsia team taking an assortment of fast men to GermanyThe blue and fuchsia Lampre-Farnese Vini team is taking a team full of fast men to the Vattenfall Cyclissics in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. The race generally finishes [...]
Russian rider heading back east after six years at RabobankTour de France third place Denis Menchov will be heading east next year, either to Kazakh sponsored Astana or Russian sponsored Katusha, he confirmed in an interview with Russian newspaper Sport [...]
Elder Schleck will make his return to racing Frank Schleck looks set to make his return to professional racing following his collarbone break in Stage 3 of this year's Tour de France. The elder Schleck, a former winner of the [...]
Howman believes investigation could expandAs the ongoing Floyd Landis/US Postal service investigation continues, two US professionals have given contrasting views on the inquiry conducted by Federal agent Jeff Novitzky. Lance Armstrong’s former USPS team-mate Dave Zabriskie has confirmed that he [...]
Local officials claim that Tour is to head to visit north western regionWith the 2010 edition of the race barely over, the rumours are already circulating as to the route of next year’s Tour de France. Race organiser ASO confirmed [...]
Young climber plus Matti Breschel both indicate that they are heading elsewhereFollowing weeks of rumours, triple Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang has now officially confirmed that he is leaving the Saxo Bank team, although he remains tight-lipped about the [...]
Danish rider to move from Saxo BankMatti Breschel is hoping that his goal of becoming one of the top Classics riders in the sport will get a boost from a transfer to the Rabobank team. The signing was confirmed today [...]
Out of competition testing is surprisingly laxThe UCI has long pushed the fact that professional cyclists are tested more often than competitors in other sports, using this to show that the sport is serious about tackling the drug problems which [...]
Takes biggest career success, lays out remaining season targetsOn Saturday the Garmin Transitions rider Daniel Martin made history when he became the first Irish rider to win a ProTour stage race since the series was introduced in 2005. He was [...]
After meeting with Rasmussen and personal sponsor, Riis says: "We will see what happens."While the likelihood of Michael Rasmussen racing the upcoming Vuelta with Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank team looks nonexistent, the chances of the two-time polka dot jersey winner [...]
German über-sprinter takes 21st victory of the season as Annemiek Van Vleuten seizes the race leadIna Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) took her 21st win of the season so far with victory in the first stage of the Route de France, between Guincamp [...]
Saxo Bank rider wants more racing to satisfy his post-Tour formSaxo Bank’s Jakob Fuglsang won his third straight Tour of Denmark yesterday and is enjoying a period of good form after riding the Tour de France in support of Andy [...]
American team keeps top leadout man for CavendishHTC-Columbia has secured the services of ace leadout man Mark Renshaw for two more years. The Australian has been the core of the American team's sprint train, helping sprinter Mark Cavendish to the [...]
Top 20 remains as beforeWith many of those who competed in the Tour de France taking a break from stage races, there was very little change to the UCI’s World Ranking when the standings were updated today. Alberto Contador (Astana) [...]
Italian Champ aims for WorldsItalian Champion Giovanni Visconti will meet with the other national team members September 20 in Milan and depart to the World Championships in Australia if all goes according to plan. Yesterday at the GP Camaiore, he [...]
