Ag2r and others won’t take him on due to unresolved biological passport caseUnable to secure a new contract with a top-level team due to the unresolved biological passport case involving him, 31 year old Tadej Valjavec has been forced to [...]
Three-time Tour de France winner attends Oviedo race as a spectatorWhile Alberto Contador did not take part in the criterium in Oviedo, Asturias, the three-time Tour de France winner attended the event. He was there to be a part of [...]
Host nation gets second stage victory in final stageBurkina Faso's Abdoul Aziz Nikiema won the final stage of the Tour du Faso, but Frenchman Julien Schick was not dislodged from his overall lead that he held since stage four. Schick [...]
Briton believes he can fight for gold regardlessHTC Columbia star sprinter Mark Cavendish today rode the circuit of next year’s world road race championships in Copenhagen, and said afterwards that it is tougher than he had expected. The 25 year [...]
Di Luca's doping past creates problems for him and his potential teamItalian Danilo Di Luca is free to return following doping suspension, but ignored by teams who want to race the Giro d'Italia. "He punched the Giro d'Italia in the [...]
Danish manager ready for whatever the future holds in 2011The brief mention and resulting hoopla in the news about World Champion, Thor Hushovd's, possibly not heading to the Garmin-Cervelo team did have some real basis in truth. The Norwegian and [...]
Garmin-Transitions manager says out-of-hours testing has been used on his teamThere’s been quite a bit of initial resistance to the WADA recommendation that late-night surprise tests should be carried out at the Tour de France, but Garmin-Transitions general manager Jonathan [...]
Czech rider takes eighth victory of the seasonZdenek Stybar survived a strong final attempt by Kevin Pauwels to win the second round of the Superprestige series in Zonhoven, Belgium. Pauwels came home less than five seconds after Stybar, who had [...]
Nibali, Visconti and Pozzato say idea of night-time anti-doping controls seems madThe World Anti-Doping Agency's recommendation for night-time anti-doping tests has cause a stir. Top Italian cyclists disagree with the idea, saying they are already tested enough when compared to [...]
The Giro d'Italia takes a back seat to the Ardennes ClassicsDamiano Cunego will focus on winning another Ardennes Classic next year and give his Grand Tour ambitions a rest. "I can do a bit of everything, but the level is [...]
German ready to put disappointing 2010 Grande Boucle behindTony Martin is optimistic that he can have a much better Tour de France next year than what he experienced this July. His goal is a top ten overall and a stage [...]
Irishman talks about factors that have helped bring about his own improvementNicolas Roche has said that he expects Thor Hushovd to have a very strong season as world road race champion, being confident that his former team-mate will shine in [...]
ProTour riders get on board of Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly Cycling TeamRicardo Van Der Velde of Garmin Transitions and Kurt Hovelynck of Quick Step are the most prominent new signings for the Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly Cycling Team. [...]
Belgian far ahead of Freire and Cancellara using former systemIt’s entirely hypothetical, but Philippe Gilbert’s domination of the Classics is such that he would have been the clear winner of the old World Cup standings. The French website Velochrono has [...]
Spanish rider says he’s undecided about which Grand Tours he’ll do in 2011With just over two months to go until the New Year and the official start of his time with the Geox-TMC team, Carlos Sastre has said that he [...]
Difficult balancing act to be in good shape for both Grand Tours After placing 17th in this year’s Tour de France and finishing as Team Sky’s best rider in Paris, Thomas Lofkvist is planning a different schedule for 2011. The [...]
Finally gets to race for Kim AndersenAfter weeks of speculation it is now official that Fabian Wegmann will join the Luxembourg Pro Cycling project. He revealed on his website fabianwegmann.de that he signed a two-year contract, for the seasons 2011 [...]
Also hopes to do well in KoppenbergcrossAfter a season that has not gone to his liking so far, Sven Nys hopes for better days after a round of training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Nys heads into the Superprestige [...]
