37 year old Italian looking for more success as he heads toward 40The recently minted 37 year old Italian, Stefano Garzelli, has signed with Italian powerhouse, Acqua e Sapone, for two more seasons. The rider, who edges ever closer to [...]
Spanish Tour winner to take a break, bids farewell to AstanaCelebrating a new two-year contract with the Saxo Bank-Sungard team, Alberto Contador grabbed victory in the Castillon-la-Bataille criterium in France this evening, and has now put an end to his [...]
German rider inching closer, will aim for gold in AustraliaHe may have been beaten by Fabian Cancellara in the two races against the clock in the Tour de France, but his earlier Tour de Suisse time trial victory helps motivate [...]
Spaniard sets unprecedented Grand Slam as a career objectiveAlberto Contador has said in the past that he’s not obsessing about winning the most Tours de France, stating instead that he’ll take his career season by season and look at what [...]
Herman claims that Texan Tour winner is being treated unfairlyLawyers representing Lance Armstrong have complained about what they claim are unfair offers of amnesty or reduced penalties to riders who are willing to give evidence in the Floyd Landis investigation, [...]
Spaniard confirms his plans for next seasonTour de France win number four: That’s the target for world number one Alberto Contador, who has been confirmed as teaming up with Bjarne Riis under the Saxo Bank-SunGard team banner in 2011. As [...]
Official announcement expected tomorrowThe Denver Post is reporting that the new major professional cycling race set to debut in 2011 will be sponsored by Quiznos and dubbed the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The planned week-long event next August will mark the [...]
Belarusian takes biggest win of the season so far as sprinters still rule in PolandYauheni Hutarovich (Française des Jeux) won the third stage of the Tour de Pologne, the Tour of Poland, between Sosnowiec and Katowice. The Belarusian outsprinted Argentinean [...]
Belgian champion to bolster Dutch team's classics team and strengthen its bid to join cycling's top levelAfter being strongly rumoured for some time, Stijn Devolder has officially signed for Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. The Belgian champion has a two-year contract [...]
Italian champion keeps his faith in the team built around himReigning Italian Champion Giovanni Visconti has decided to remain with the ISD–Neri–Giambenini next season despite the major disappointment faced by the Pro Continental formation earlier this year. The team was [...]
French ProTour team consolidating team for coming yearsFrench ProTour team AG2R-La Mondiale has announced the signing of two new riders for 2011; it has also confirmed that eight of its existing riders have extended their contracts through 2011. Mathieu Perget [...]
Olympic champion not sufficiently recovered from fractured wrist and pulls out of Spanish TourEuskaltel-Euskadi will start the Vuelta a España, the third Grand Tour of the year, at the ed of this month without its team leader Samuel Sanchez. The [...]
Belgian cobble specialist looks set to be bound for Russian team at the end of the yearAfter four years at OmegaPharma-Lotto, classics specialist Leif Hoste looks set to join the Katusha Team for 2011. The 33-year-old Belgian is keen to [...]
Former WADA chairman is suspicious and says clarification is neededFormer World Anti Doping Agency chief Dick Pound has called on the UCI to agree to allow the ethics committee of the International Olympic Committee to investigate donations made by Lance [...]
Poor performance in Rotterdam was far more costly than "chaingate", says race runner-upOf all the incidents, both controversial and otherwise, in this year’s Tour de France, runner-up Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) sees one specific place where his Tour was lost. [...]
German rider reported to be one of first signings of as-yet unannounced team Even before it has been officially announced, the new Luxembourg team set up around Fränk and Andy Schleck has already been signing riders. According to De Telegraaf [...]
United Healthcare rider to return after one year in the United StatesUnited Healthcare’s Marc De Maar has confirmed recent rumours that he has signed a contract with Quick Step for 2011. The Dutch-born rider has agreed a one-year deal with [...]
Slight shuffling of names in the top-ten after one counting race last weekThe one noticeable change to the top of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking after the one counting event this week, the Clasica San Sebastian, is that [...]
