Revitalised Tour de Langkawi to return to ten day format in 2011

Malaysian race will feature double mountain showdown, plus eight sprint stagesFeaturing an expansion from seven to ten days of racing plus a return to the stunning holiday island of Langkawi, details of the 16th edition of the Tour de Langakwi [...]

2010-08-25T00:00:00+00:00August 25th, 2010|

Fabian Cancellara completes Tortour and helps raise 20,000 francs

Swiss superstar anchors team of CEO's and leads them to second overallWhen Fabian Cancellara starts the team time trial on Sunday in Sevilla, if he thinks back to what he was doing one week previously, he'll probably shake his head [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Andy Schleck rules himself out of Luxembourg World Championship team

Tour runner up wants to help his brother win the Vuelta and ride Lombardia so rules out trip to AustraliaAndy Schleck has ruled himself out of the Luxembourg national team for the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. The 25-year-old Tour [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Boonen has scar tissue in his knee, certain to miss Paris-Brussels

Belgian sprinter on track for return in Circuit Franco-BelgeAfter already being forced to renounce the world road race championships in Australia, Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen is seeing more of his end of season programme crumbling away. A continuation of his [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Fifteen rider names emerging in Schleck's Team Luxembourg project

Schleck brothers to be joined by several Team Saxo Bank ridersWith the launching of the team for 2011 confirmed recently by the Schleck brothers, more details are emerging about the likely line-up for the new, as yet anonymous team to [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Second Australian team says it will push for UCI ProTour status

UCI President McQuaid says ProTour would benefit from an Australian presenceFollowing the news that the Fly V Australia team will apply for ProTour status for 2011 onwards, it has been confirmed that another Australian group is also aiming to join [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Vuelta a España: HTC-Columbia aiming for stages with Cavendish and more

Manx Missile heading to Vuelta to hone Worlds formThe HTC-Columbia team has announced its team for the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in Sevilla on Saturday. With no overall contender, the team will focus on [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Carlos Sastre interview: targeting the Vuelta, then a new beginning with Team Geox

Spanish rider speaks of frustrations at CerveloJust four days remain before the start of this year’s Vuelta a España, and one of those who is expected to be fighting for stages and the podium is counting down the time to [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Vuelta a España: Quick Step chasing stages with youth and experience

Belgian team hopes to match double stage wins in both Giro and TourThe Quick Step team has announced the nine-rider squad that will line up for the start of the Vuelta a España on Saturday. With no recognised overall contender, [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

World Championships: Marianne Vos to lead strong Netherlands team

Orange teams announced for women and under-23 men; 2006 champion seeks one better than three consecutive silversThe Netherlands Cycling Federation (KNWU) has announced the eight-strong women’s team for the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. The team will be led by [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Haussler gives up on world championships bid, Australian Elite team announced

McEwen, Porte, Renshaw and Hansen will also miss out on Worlds road raceCervélo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler has conceded defeat in his battle to recover from injury in time to be a factor in this year’s world championships, and [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Eneco Tour: Tony Martin takes final time trial to cement overall race win

German TT specialist takes stage and overall victory in Benelux raceTony Martin (HTC-Columbia) won the Eneco Tour final stage time trial in the Belgian city of Genk to confirm his overall victory in the race. Last man to start, Martin [...]

2010-08-24T00:00:00+00:00August 24th, 2010|

Australian riders nervous prior to worlds’ team announcement, McEwen unhappy to miss out

Eneco Tour stage winner Bobridge not in the running for a place on squadSeveral key names in world cycling will be nervously awaiting tomorrow’s announcement of the Australian team’s lineup for the elite world road race championships, mindful that a [...]

2010-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2010|

Vuelta a España: Sastre gets strong Cervélo support, Arroyo and Sanchez to lead Caisse d’Epargne

Both teams will have Spaniards eying the overall in their home Grand TourCarlos Sastre has got his wish in relation to the final Grand Tour he will ride with the Cervélo TestTeam. The Spaniard requested a strong support squad for [...]

2010-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2010|
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