Bernard Hinault and Lucien Van Impe weigh in on the possibilityWhen a rider begins to dominate the one day races, and shows an ability to get over climbs in other races, as in the case previously with Fabian Cancellara, it's [...]
Dane takes a bemused look at controversial mid-race doping control in GentThe consternation of mid-race doping controls at last night's Gent Six is beginning to subside, but Michael Morkov, half of the Danish super pairing of Rasmussen/Morkov, wrote a little [...]
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 [...]
Belgian gets first win of the season despite missing startNiels Albert turned around a bad season by winning the World Cup round three in Koksijde, Belgium. Albert said good-bye to his fellow racers around half way through the race, continuously [...]
New season already on the horizonThe Euskaltel-Euskadi team has announced its lineup for the Tour Down Under from January 16 to 23, 2011, in Australia. With the first team camp barely finished, the Basque outfit is getting ready to tackle [...]
Spaniard adapting to team in relaxed atmosphereAfter the Cervélo TestTeam faded away at the end of the season, Oscar Pujol was in need of a new employer. Omega Pharma - Lotto picked up the Spaniard in its quest to support [...]
US champion is fastest in the dunes while Daphny Van Den Brand takes series leadKatie Compton (Planet Bike) won the third round of the cyclocross World Cup in the sand dunes of Koksjde, on the north coast of Belgium. The [...]
Compares incident to setting up dope control in feed zone of road raceDoping Chaperones visited the Gent Six Days on night four of the event. Belgian Iljo Keisse knows the chance of a control, as he tested positive two years [...]
Fewer big stars will allow more riders to step up, says Aussie sensationThe Saxo Bank team, which will be known as Saxo Bank-SunGard, will undergo an almost complete transformation in 2011 with most of its biggest names leaving for pastures [...]
Danish rider looking to come good on the promise of his U23 yearsYesterday, along with Robert Wagner, Martin Pedersen the two riders became the 3rd and 2nd to last additions to the 2011 Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, with Fabian Cancellara [...]
Vincenzo Nibali to be Liquigas-Cannondale captain at Italian TourThe question over whether Liquigas-Cannondale will be able to accommodate both of its Grand Tour captains next year appears to have been settled. Ivan Basso, the winner this year’s Giro d’Italia, has [...]
Belgian champion aiming at an incredible tenth win in the competition after other rankings are now out of rangeSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) goes into Sunday’s Superprestige race in Gieten, Netherlands with a 5 point lead over his nearest rival Zdenek Stybar [...]
Dutchwoman wants to continue to progressFollowing a successful first season with the HTC-Columbia team, Classics and track racing specialist Adrie Visser has agreed terms and will once again compete with the top-ranked squad in 2011. “This past year, my first [...]
Wagner and Pedersen signed up, will play team rolesThe Schleck brothers have gained another two team-mates with the announcement that the German rider Robert Wagner and the Danish sprinter Martin Pedersen have both been signed to the team. The addition [...]
Olympic gold medallist describes American track team as ‘useless’Responding to a recent VeloNation interview with former team-mate Jamie Staff, Bradley Wiggins has rejected the latter’s suggestion that the British track team has suffered because Dave Brailsford has been trying to [...]
Former Australian champion coming to terms with family tragedy As he prepares for his first season with the new Australian Pro Continental team Pegasus Sports, former national champion Darren Lapthorne has an important motivation: winning a big race in memory [...]
Spaniard to present his case today, once again asserts his innocenceWith his hearing before the Spanish cycling federation RFEC set to occur today, multiple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has spoken about his case, and what he says is [...]
Norwegian emphasises the need for cooperation on his new team Confirming rumours circulating after his world championship win in Australia in October, Thor Hushovd has stated that he did seek a better deal with the Garmin-Cervélo team after he took [...]
