Rider still speaks with his former mentor but relations have cooledHaving spent his entire career with Bjarne Riis team, first CSC and then Saxo Bank, Andy Schleck’s relationship with his long-time mentor has cooled considerably. The Luxembourg rider has left [...]
British sprinter stressed in build-up to London OlympicsShe’s one of the most successful female cyclists currently competing, but Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton has spoken in vivid terms about her dislike of competition. “Jason Queally, whose gold in Sydney inspired me, [...]
AFLD pledges to hand over ‘everything’ to aid ongoing federal investigationAn unnamed official with the French AFLD anti-doping agency has said that US investigators are in France, and that the agency is prepared to hand over everything necessary in the [...]
Innovative Italian cycling company pairs with like-minded American teamFonzaso, Italy based clothing company, Castelli, has announced a three-year deal with Slipstream Sports as the official clothing sponsor of not only the Garmin-Cervelo men's team, but also its women's, U23, and [...]
Riders and staff only partly protected by UCI depositAlready beset by the ongoing doping cases concerning David Garcia and Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera plus the news that the team will stop at the end of the year, the [...]
Former top pro winding down racing career at 49 years of ageFormer Tour of Spain stage winner and points jersey victor Malcolm Elliott has spoken about his upcoming role as manager of the British Motorpoint team, saying that he feels [...]
Italian climber preparing for seventh season with the Lampre-Farnese Vini team Lampre-Farnese Vini climber Marco Marzano has said that he is targeting the 19th stage of next year’s Giro d’Italia, using the thoughts of that rendezvous to motivate himself during [...]
Belgian track star will ride with the team until the end of the year, and hopes to sign for longer after ban is overturnedHaving been given the good news that he is cleared to race in this month’s Six-days of [...]
Team aims to retain the overall race as Mark Cavendish chases stage winsOn the back of the news that Mark Cavendish is to ride January’s Santos Tour Down Under, HTC-Highroad has announced the rest of the team that will ride [...]
Manx rider will lead HTC-Highroad team in Australian WorldTour eventMark Cavendish will have an early rendezvous with his likely rivals for the green jersey in the Tour de France when he makes his Santos Tour Down Under debut in January. [...]
Pozzato, Paolini, Kuschynski, and Hoste will be a formidable foursome next AprilThe might of Filippo Pozzato's Classics support squad took a very nice turn for the positive today with the signing of compatriot Luca Paolini, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport. [...]
Controversial Dane insists he’s helped the sportProviding further details of his doping use via his new autobiography has inevitably led to some criticism of Bjarne Riis within the media, particularly about his unwillingness to name names or to accept what [...]
Top new Australian squad preparing for debut season in 2011Former Omega Pharma Lotto director Hendrik Redant and Cervélo Test Team’s Egon van Kessel are amongst four people confirmed today as acting as sports directors for the Pegasus Racing Team in [...]
Smaller, shorter training camps one key to boosting performanceTeam Sky is to restructure the way it works with riders in advance of the start of the season, preferring to work with smaller groups in 2011. The British ProTour team had [...]
Vows to return to best shape but Nys wants to keep winningZdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) lost his overall lead in the Superprestige competition yesterday, dropping one point behind an impressive Sven Nys in round three in Hamme-Zogge. While Nys was pushing [...]
Initial get-together will run from December 6th – 12th As the end of the year approaches, the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project is continuing to build towards its first season and what it expects will be an impressive debut in the [...]
Lampre Farnese Vini rider finished back in 16th He had hoped for a strong showing, but ultimately Andrey Kashechkin had to be satisfied with a modest 16th place finish in the individual pursuit at the Asian Games. The 30 year [...]
Norwegian veteran's knee forces Arvesen on to the bike earlier than normalTeam Sky's beleaguered Norwegian veteran Kurt Asle Arvesen seems to be working on borrowed time. Following virtually an entire season lost to knee problems, which included not starting the [...]
