Behind-the-Scenes: Andrew McQuaid gives insight into his job as an agent

Deal maker for some of cycling's bright young talents discusses the industryAs the rumour clouds continue to swirl around the professional cycling transfer market, and many out of contract pros look forward to a nervous few weeks, VeloNation again goes [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

UCI meets with Cycle Industry to clarify regulations

Governing body hopes to take proactive role in development to prevent illegal productsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) organised a conference called “The UCI and the cycling industry” at the Eurobike trade fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The aim was, according to [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Holland Ladies Tour: Marianne Vos wins wet sprint to close in on overall

World Cup winner takes rainy stage to move closer to overall leadMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Gieten, in the Drenthe region. The World Cup winner outsprinted Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) and [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Christian Knees to return this weekend after Eneco Tour crash

German champion comes back after two weeks out with facial injuriesChristian Knees will return to racing this weekend as part of the Milram team heading to the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens in Leuven, Belgium on Sunday. The German champion has [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Vuelta a España: Thor Hushovd wins stage 6 sprint over split peloton

Norwegian champion powers to victory after late climb leaves rivals behindThor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España between Caravaca de la Cruz and Murcia at the head of a much reduced peloton. The Norwegian [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

AG2R's Tadej Valjavec set to return after being cleared of Biological Passport findings

UCI mounted no appeal after Slovenian anti-doping agency cleared ValjavecWhen AG2R's Slovenian climber, Tadej Valjavec, takes the start line at this Sunday's Tour de Doubs, it will be his first race in over four months. His long absence was not [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Vuelta a España: Cavendish rues early jump, but feels he had little choice

Lack of a leadout man influenced stage five outcomeFor the second time in this Vuelta a España, Mark Cavendish was passed close to the line and lost in a big bunch sprint. At the Tour de France he was clearly [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Farrar turns Vuelta around for Garmin after run of bad luck

Farrar's Vuelta a España win in Lorca saves Garmin from fully derailing.Garmin-Transitions' Vuelta a España started immediately with problems on day one and continued to threaten the team, though, Tyler Farrar saved the team yesterday with a stage win in [...]

2010-09-02T00:00:00+00:00September 2nd, 2010|

Behind-the-Scenes: Agent Orlando van den Bosche discusses the state of the peloton

Dutchman analyzes some of the recent major developments in cyclingThe days and weeks after the 2010 Tour de France have proven to be some of the most volatile in recent years in terms of the professional cycling transfer market.   We [...]

2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00September 1st, 2010|

Wetterhall looking for new contract for 2011, caught out by Cervélo Test Team’s folding

Stagiaire joins team-mates in hunt for a new dealThe promising young Swedish rider Alexander Wetterhall is aiming for a strong showing in his remaining six days of racing with the Cervélo Test Team, hoping to use those races as a [...]

2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00September 1st, 2010|

Haussler, Hammond, Lloyd and three other Cervélo riders to Garmin

Classics riders follow Hushovd to US squadFollowing the recent signature of Thor Hushovd to the Garmin Transitions team for 2011, the expected-signatures of several other key Cervélo Test Team riders have been confirmed by the US ProTour team. The sextet [...]

2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00September 1st, 2010|

Martens has successful comeback in GP Stad Geraardsbergen after three months away

First race for the German since he crashed out of the Dauphiné LibéréPaul Martens of Rabobank has not raced since he crashed heavily in the Dauphiné Libéré's first stage in June. His first race since was today's GP Stad Geraardsbergen. [...]

2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00September 1st, 2010|
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