Riders now stranded due to short noticeTen riders are facing unemployment after the decision was taken by the Liberty Seguros not to return to cycling. It had been expected to back a team in 2011, but the Alberto Contador situation [...]
Sastre tried to rejoin team for 2011Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis has already spoken about his own pharmaceutical use in the sport, but was left pondering if he could have saved someone else from a different chemical dependence which cost [...]
Declarations will be welcomed by some, questioned by othersFollowing a statement in Marca yesterday where Juan Carlos Castaño said he hoped things turned out well in the Alberto Contador case, the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) president has made a clearer [...]
Tour de France runner-up hopes for quick resolution in the Contador caseWith the news that Contador's case will be officially taken up and moved to his national federation for a decision on whether to sanction or not, it didn't take [...]
Young talent will take a step down to Glud & Marstrand following two tough seasons with QuickStep2010 has not been a great year for young, highly-touted Danish talents. Rasmus Guldhammer sparkled on several occasions with HTC-Columbia, but at the end [...]
41 year old still without a team though as transfer season heads into its twilight hourThe career of 41 year old, Inigo Cuesta, seems close to its end unless a contract comes through in the latter moments of the transfer [...]
Spanish federation president Castaño says he hopes that things ‘go well’In what appears to be a case of looking at things in the best possible light, Alberto Contador’s spokesman Jacinto Vidarte has said that the rider and his support team [...]
Final outcome likely to drag on for monthsDepending on the outcome, it is possible that today’s request from the UCI to the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) to open disciplinary proceedings against Alberto Contador could be concluded by Christmas. According to [...]
Governing body insists Tour de France winner is not determined to be guilty at this point in time Following a long investigation of the circumstances of his positive test for Clenbuterol during this year’s Tour de France, the UCI has [...]
American rider moving onwards after Cervelo Test Team demiseThe Cervelo/Garmin merger may have left a few riders high and dry or having to drop to smaller setups for 2011. But some riders have moved smoothly over to pastures new; take [...]
35 year old success story's magical run comes to an endThe amazing professional cycling tale of João Correia seems to be coming to an end. Following the announcement of the Cervelo TestTeam at the beginning of September, Correia was one [...]
Young Austrian hopes to make debut Tour de FranceStill just 20 years of age, Matthias Brandle is hoping to make his Tour debut next season in the services of likely overall contenders Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre. The Austrian rider [...]
Continuing to add riders prior to step up to Professional Continental level Building towards a 2011 spent racing as a Professional Continental squad, Team Type 1 has added another European to its roster for next season. Former Spanish road race [...]
Details his forced withdrawal from Tour of Spain and bizarre payment methodsWith Bjarne Riis’ autobiography continuing to gain media attention, the attention has turned from the Dane’s dark past in doping to another issue further back in his career. Riis [...]
Catalan rider enduring the fallout from pre-Tour de France suspension by his team for using hemorrhoid cream which contained ephedrineWith the retirement of João Correia and the recent signing of Stefan Denifl to the Luxembourg pro cycling project, only three [...]
Former World Champion suffers a blow to his defense that he is the victim of supplement contaminationThe case of former Marathon World Champion, Roel Paulissen, took a turn for the distinct worse today when the Belgian Cycling Federation's prosecutors recommended [...]
Technology could be used in Amstel Gold race and 2012 world championships Coverage of top cycling events could be heading in a whole new direction in future, following a successful test of drone camera technology at the Amstel Curacao race. [...]
23-year-old American Caleb Fairly turns pro with Cavendish's teamAmerican Caleb Fairly will turn professional next year with the team of super sprinter Mark Cavendish, HTC-Highroad. The American team announced yesterday that the 23-year-old climber agreed to two-year contract. "Fairly is [...]
