Paolo Bettini adjusting to new role as Italian DSThe World Championships is contested in just over two months from now, October 3, in Geelong, Australia. It is a date two-time champion Paolo Bettini has marked on his calendar because it [...]
Belgian classics king expected to be back on his bike soon after sitting out the Tour de FranceThree weeks after an operation to treat persistent tendonitis in his left knee, former Belgian champion Tom Boonen is expected to be able [...]
Danish rider drops strong hint that he will be following the Schleck brothers to LuxembourgDanish rider Jakob Fuglsang has dropped a strong hint that he will be one of an increasing number of Saxo Bank riders to be following Fränk [...]
HTC's Holm doubts Rasmussen will ride in Saxo Bank jerseyBjarne Riis hiring Michael Rasmussen to help Alberto Contador next year appears as if it is a "media stunt," according to HTC-Columbia's Brian Holm. Dane Rasmussen will generate attention riding for [...]
Vinokourov not harbouring grudges after Contador’s decision to leaveAstana’s Alexandre Vinokourov is wasting little time in filling the gap left by the departing Alberto Contador, saying that he is interested in negotiating some of the biggest names in the sport [...]
Big time bike racing back to Colorado after more than two decadesToday Governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter, and seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong confirmed the birth of the "Quiznos Pro Challenge". The Denver sandwich company has taken [...]
Former Gerolsteiner manager considered suspending lead GC riderFormer Gerolsteiner manager Hans-Michael Holczer has revealed that he went close to suspending his team’s top rider Levi Leipheimer during the 2005 Tour de France, due to suspicions of doping. The German has [...]
Grand Slam is ‘impossible’ says Tour winner’s agentContradicting the goal attributed to Alberto Contador yesterday by Bjarne Riis, the rider’s brother and agent Fran Contador has said that there are no plans to try to win three Grand Tours in [...]
Team must allow rider to resume racing While there have been some suggestions that he is reluctant to do so, Ag2r La Mondiale team manager Vincent Lavenu has said that he has reinstated the Slovenian rider Tadej Valjavec to the [...]
Rasmussen's chances looking up; Riis says he will "consider" the former Yellow JerseyMichael Rasmussen's recent claims that he is near to an agreement with a ProTour team took a credible leap forward today, as Saxo Bank manager, Bjarne Riis, confirmed [...]
A hard earned break awaits the Spaniard on his home beaches in MurciaClasica San Sebastian winner, Luis Leon Sanchez, is headed to the beaches of his native Murcia for the next week. The two-time Tour de France stage winner will [...]
Austalian beats Petacchi in close sprintRobbie McEwen of the Katusha team won the derny criterium in Antwerpen, Belgium. The 38-year-old finished ahead of his sprint rival Alessandro Petacchi and Belgian Tour de France star Jurgen Van den Broeck. It was [...]
Drought of Basque rider ends after months of disappointmentsKoldo Fernández de Larrea (Euskaltel-Euskadi) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Vuelta a Burgos, ahead of Quick Step's Nikolas Maes and Vacansoleil's Romain Feillu. Fernández used the short 143km [...]
Italian also takes over yellow leader's jerseyMirco Lorenzetto won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland from Tychy to Cieszyn over 178 kilometers, ahead of his Lampre-Farnese teammate Grega Bole. Third place went to defending champion Alessandro Ballan. Lorenzetto [...]
Third sprint victory of 2010 for 23 year old HTC-Columbia riderThe first stage of the Post Danmark Rundt, finished with a dramatic bunch sprint in the western Danish city of Holstebro. HTC-Columbia's Matt Goss continued a rampantly successful 2010 season, [...]
Belgian team looking to replace the loss of Delage, Van Avermaet, and HosteTuesday's announcement of the departure of Omega Pharma stalwart, Leif Hoste, was certainly good news for Katusha, but the latest in a critical string of riders that are [...]
Talented South African climber building form after difficult start to the seasonNow feeling that he’s back on course after a knee injury and illness, John Lee Augustyn is hoping to be one of Team Sky’s top riders in the Vuelta [...]
Italian pays 75,000 euro to buy out his contract, which team will pick up the tainted star?Michael Rasmussen isn't the only ex-suspended rider looking to make a return to the sport's top level at the upcoming Vuelta a Espana. Disgraced [...]
