Thor Hushovd hopes to learn from his classics specialist neighbour

World champion hopes that training with Philippe Gilbert will rub off on himThor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) is hoping that taking in some training sessions with his Monaco neighbour Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) will help him to improve his performance in the [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Colnago-CSF team bids to increase its stage win record in Tour de Langakwi

First European team announced for 2011 edition of Malaysian tourKeen to further build on a staggering list of 33 stage wins in the Tour de Langkawi, the Colnago-CSF-Inox team has been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the race. The [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Brad McGee interview: excited about Porte, reassured about Bellis

Saxo Bank directeur sportif talks about two riders for whom 2011 will be very importantFormer Australian pro Brad McGee has said that he believes his compatriot Richie Porte has an extremely bright future in the sport, and expects him to [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Mark Cavendish named on shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Could become only the third cyclist in history to net coveted awardMark Cavedish (HTC-Columbia) has been named in a shortlist of ten sports stars to be nominated for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Should he win the [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

It's official: Fabian Cancellara to Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project

Long awaited announcement came at awards ceremony in Belgium todayFabian Cancellara has finally revealed his destination for 2011, and it's not a surprise. "I'll race with the Schlecks," said the four-time time trial World Champion to Sporza today. The superstar [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project confirms Cancellara is final signing for 2011

Swiss rider aiming to win more monuments and help ensure team takes Tour de France victoryThe Luxembourg Pro Cycling project has followed on from this morning’s leaking of the long-expected signing of Fabian Cancellara by confirming that the world time [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

AG2R La Mondiale announces youthful Tour Down Under line up

Sole French ProTeam sending almost completely French team to first World Tour raceThe AG2R La Mondiale team has announced its seven man roster for the Santos Tour Down Under, which starts in a little over six weeks time, according to [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Vacansoleil's Riccardo Ricco set to target a focused early season schedule

Prodigal Italian talent set to return to the sport's biggest race in 2011Late season Vacansoleil signing, Riccardo Ricco, has unveiled his schedule for the first part of the 2011 season. The rider, who returned from a doping suspension last year, [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Pat McQuaid: “Floyd Landis has already proven to be a liar”

UCI President reacts to disgraced rider’s latest claimsPat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has hit back at the latest claims made by disgraced rider Floyd Landis. In an interview with German TV channel ARD this week [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Marianne Vos is Dutch cyclist of the year for a fifth consecutive year

23-year-old sensation has won the award in every year she has been eligibleRobert Gesink may be proud of the fact that he has won his third straight Dutch Cyclist of the Year award but he is still two years behind [...]

2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2010|

Kolobnev to get his Olympic bronze medal soon, but says he’s indifferent to it

Russian unhappy with long delay Over two years after the Olympic road race in Beijing, Alexandr Kolobnev has said that he is lukewarm about the thoughts of finally receiving the bronze medal due to him. He finished fourth in the [...]

2010-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2010|

Bellis confident his fitness is improving, will make 2011 racing debut in Challenge Mallorca races

Hernia operation has solved breathing problems which affected him since serious scooter crashTeam Saxo Bank-SunGard rider Jonny Bellis had a difficult 2010 season because of the after-effects of his serious accident in September 2009, but he reports that things are [...]

2010-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2010|
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