Also claims that Tour de France organisers don’t put enough back into the sport in the countryDavid Lappartient, the President of the French Cycling Federation (FFC) currently finds himself in an unusual situation. On the one hand his federation is [...]
Martinelli assumes head spotIn addition to Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, Team Astana will lose French team manager Yvon Sanquer this winter. Alexander Vinokourov said that there are "problems" with Sanquer and that Italy's Giuseppe Martinelli will take over. [...]
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 [...]
Partial jersey revealed by American ProTeam The Garmin-Cervélo squad gave a sneak peak of the team colours for 2011, with the partial jersey shown giving more of a nod to the latter than the American ProTour outfit. The team deliberately [...]
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 [...]
Dutch team to put everything behind Robert Gesink in the Tour but Spanish sprinter wants to ride tooOscar Freire may com into conflict with his Rabobank team over his race schedule next year. The Spanish sprinter would like to ride [...]
Watch designer says that details will be announced soon about new teamMichael Rasmussen’s personal sponsor Christina Hembo has responded to doubts raised recently by HTC-Columbia’s Brian Holm, saying that he is incorrect to be sceptical about her plans. Hembo has [...]
John Lelangue: 'We were among the best teams in the world'Team BMC Racing's manager, John Lelangue relishes the opportunity of racing in the first division next year. This week, the International Cycling Union (UCI) awarded his team a ProTeam licence [...]
American accuses McQuaid and Verbruggen of corruption, raises doubts about Contador’s innocenceAmerican rider Floyd Landis has remained silent for months about the doping allegations he previously made against the US Postal Service team, but he has dramatically reversed that position [...]
Hometown rider celebrated by fans for fourth overall winLocal resident Iljo Keisse won his fourth Gent Six Days in the infamous track Het Kuipke, with its steep slopes. Keisse and partner Peter Schep took the race on the 166-meter track [...]
Galician rider still awaiting a decision on positive test for hydroxyethyl starch at Vuelta a EspanaThe 2011 roster for the Vacansoleil-DCM includes the name of Vuelta runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera. When applying for ProTeam status, which the team just received, Mosquera's [...]
Slovakian star's stomach woes remain a mysteryPeter Sagan's incredible neo-pro season began with two top placings at last year's Tour Down Under. The 20 year old Slovak talent netted a 3rd place in Stage 3 and a 4th place on [...]
Amateur event a full success once againRabobank offered its Beach Challenge race once again this year, where amateurs are pitted against the professionals in a special cross race. It is an out and back course on the beach in Sheveningen. [...]
Italian team to train together and race more often ahead of Copenhagen World ChampionshipsThe Italian team will meet to train and race more often ahead of the World Championships next year in Copenhagen. Head coach Paolo Bettini announced his decision [...]
Slovak rider Peter Sagan has strongly denied comments earlier attributed to him by the Twitter account PeterSaganNews, saying that they are inaccurate and that he doesn’t know who is claiming to be him online. The 20 year old clarified things [...]
Tour de France winner Contador faces long legal fightThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is ready to appeal Alberto Contador's doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in case of acquittal "I will not make any statements. The [...]
Nys jogs home after breaking pedal on finishing straightTom Meeusen of the Fidea team won his first ever Superprestige race, when he prevailed in Gieten, Netherlands, today. In freezing temperatures on the hard-packed, icy parcours, Meeusen took the race out [...]
More signings to comeFormer British junior road race champion Adam Norris and promising 21 year old Jack Pullar are the first signings announced for the new Vanillabikes.com team, which will make its debut in 2011. Set up with the goal [...]
