Ivan Basso to give up on Giro defence to aim at the Tour de France

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 [...]

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00November 26th, 2010|

Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project names two more for Schlecks’ team

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 [...]

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00November 26th, 2010|

Wiggins rejects Staff’s suggestion of a weakened British track team

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 [...]

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00November 26th, 2010|

Philippe Gilbert reflects on rampantly successful 2010 season

Walloon looks back at the year that was at Omega Pharma's first camp in preparation for 2011Following another busy offseason full of awards, honors, and recognitions, Philippe Gilbert is back with his Omega Pharma-Lotto team for a three day mini-camp [...]

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00November 26th, 2010|

Contador feels Astana has shown a lack of respect, won’t commit to returning if banned for two years

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 [...]

2010-11-26T00:00:00+00:00November 26th, 2010|

Jail sentence upheld for Italian linked to fatal overdose of Marco Pantani

Fabio Carlino must complete four and a half year prison termThe model agency owner who was sentenced to four and a half years in early 2008 in connection with the death of Marco Pantani has had his appeal against the [...]

2010-11-25T00:00:00+00:00November 25th, 2010|

Contador financially on his own in doping defence, says Riis

Tour de France winner faces growing legal fees in Clenbuterol defenceTeam Saxo Bank boss, Bjarne Riis explained that his new star rider Alberto Contador is paying for his doping defence on his own. The Spaniard faces a legal battle in [...]

2010-11-25T00:00:00+00:00November 25th, 2010|

No vacation for Dekker, already preparing season for Rabobank

Happy to have Bos back in line-upErik Dekker is the director for the Rabobank team, and already has his hands full with preparations for the upcoming season. Team building events and the team presentation need to be organized. The Dutchman [...]

2010-11-25T00:00:00+00:00November 25th, 2010|

Czech billionaire and Dutch businessman buy majority stake in QuickStep team

Deal ensures team's future until at least 2013The recent rumors swirling around cyclocross World Champion Zdenek Stybar heading to QuickStep seem to have a much bigger story behind them.Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala and Dutch businessman Bessel Kok have bought majority [...]

2010-11-25T00:00:00+00:00November 25th, 2010|
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