Brailsford pleased with additionsThe talented 21 year old Briton Alex Dowsett is one of three new signings for Team Sky, the European time trial champion being confirmed as an addition today along with Colombian Rigoberto Urán and the Spaniard Xabier [...]
Following the news that the blood bags seized during the Operación Puerto raids are likely to be destroyed, WADA President John Fahey has said that the anti-doping agency will push to preserve the evidence for possible sanctioning of the sportspeople [...]
Defending champion's retirement opens the door to a number of contenders The women’s time trial will be run over one lap of the same 22.7km course that the men will cover twice the day after. Largely based on, although slightly [...]
Philippe Gilbert’s key lieutenant injures elbow and hip in training crashRace favourite Philippe Gilbert’s hopes took a bit of a knock today as Björn Leukemans, one of his key Belgian lieutenants crashed while the team was out on a training [...]
German eschews a possible return to the ProTour29 year old German all-arounder, Patrik Sinkewitz, is forging a new, clean career following his doping positive for testosterone at the 2007 Tour de France. The rider returned to racing in 2009 with [...]
Defending champion feels his rainbow jersey will go to a specialist in the Flemish racesReining World champion Cadel Evans is looking forward to defending his rainbow jersey in Sunday’s race, but says that the course is more suited to a [...]
Cofidis poised to sign Voeckler if team foldsThe eternally-optimistic general manage of the BBox Bouygues Telecom team Jean-René Bernaudeau appears to be upbeat about the chances of a new backer being finalised today, saying that he is waiting for the [...]
Australian fighting for a medal World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara has identified his Saxo Bank team-mate Richie Porte as being one of the main obstacles to a fourth rainbow jersey on Thursday. “He surprised the team and the cycling [...]
Two difficult hills punctuate the final run-in to rainbow glory in GeelongWhile many have described the Worlds course in Geelong as difficult, few have taken the time to really describe the route that the riders will face. In his blog [...]
Monaco neighbours insist that the other is favourite for the rainbow jerseyGood friends off the bike, Belgian Philippe Gilbert and Italian Filippo Pozzato are engaging in a little light-hearted mind game to deflect pressure towards each other in the run [...]
Talented Italian rider has shown a recent run of strong formThe Spanish team Movistar has almost filled all of its available shots, with the latest signing rumoured to be the talented Italian rider Davide Appollonio. Still just 21 years of [...]
Former cyclocross World champion thinks his team can do wellAlthough he was forced to sit out Sunday’s Herald Sun World Cycling Classic in Ballarat, just outside Melbourne, the Netherlands’ Lars Boom is confident about the chances of his team in [...]
Second year director sportif heading to ever improving Swiss team in 2011Successful Belgian racer Rik Verbrugghe retired in 2008 following a solid career on the road. The former winner of La Fleche Wallonne hung up his race wheels and moved [...]
Argues deposed Tour winner is not qualified to speak Norwegian team leader Thor Hushovd is in Australia making his final preparations for the world road race championship on Sunday. Plenty of other professionals are there, but one rider who he [...]
Mendrisio bronze medallist is surprised by the severity of the course's two climbsIt’s not just the road race course that is tougher than people thought, as Tony Martin found out on inspection of the World Championship time trial course. The [...]
Manxman talking down his chances after seeing the course for himselfUntil now, Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish had been typically bullish about his chances in Sunday’s World Championships road race in Melbourne, Australia. The Manx Missile had declared that he had [...]
Deadline of Friday set to save teamAlthough certain media outlets are already reporting that the team is set to stop, it appears that there is still a sliver of hope for the Xacobeo Galicia team. However things are not looking [...]
Skil-Shimano rider looking forward to racing in his girlfriend’s cityFor Dutch rider Koen de Kort, Sunday’s World Championships will be almost like a home race. The 28-year-old from Gouda, north east of Rotterdam, has spent a number of winters in [...]
