“It’s very good to clean up doping in sport,” says Carlos CastañoCarlos Castaño, the President of the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), has welcomed the latest Spanish doping scandal, Operación Galgo, according to La Marca. Castaño, speaking at the presentation of [...]
New start for 25 year old American riderT-Mobile went to the wall at the end of 2007 then in 2008 it was ‘goodbye Gerolsteiner.’ Milram - the last of the ‘Big Three’ German Pro Tour teams - succumbed in the [...]
Race organiser Mike Turtur hails Australian favourite’s participation Backed by a solid Astana team, 2009 race winner Allan Davis has been confirmed as taking part in the Santos Tour Down Under next month, and will be on a confidence high [...]
Mapei boss has fond memories of late cycling coachGiorgio Squinzi, managing director of the Mapei chemical company since 1984, worked with recently deceased coach Aldo Sassi for many years, as the sponsor of the cycling team he coached and later [...]
French selector completed reconnaissance of road and time trial route in CopenhagenNational selector and former world number one Laurent Jalabert will have the task of deciding who will best represent France in the world road race championships in Copenhagen, and [...]
Infamous cobbled sector stays in the race despite rumours to the contraryThe infamous Trouée d’Arenberg cobbles are to feature in the 2011 Paris-Roubaix course after all, according to Het Nieuwsblad. It was rumoured that the 2.4km stretch of cobblestones, one [...]
Seven-time winner’s comeback fuelled interest and investment on the raceAlthough he was unable to add to his tally of seven victories, Lance Armstrong’s presence in the 2009 Tour de France was a financial success for race organiser Amaury Sports Organisation [...]
Young Briton speaks about her past, present and futureNormally, when you talk to a 21 year old star cyclist, the story of their career began about ten years earlier, and their first bike came from their avid riding father. We’ve [...]
Riders agree to a pay cut to keep team afloatHaving managed to raise the funding to pay the necessary bank guarantee, the Pegasus Sports team is currently racing to get the documentation in to the UCI before this afternoon’s deadline. [...]
Says Belgian Court of Appeal ruling was incorrectFollowing recent confusion when Iljo Keisse was allowed compete in Belgium and Zurich but blocked by the UCI from riding Saturday’s Revolution event in Britain, WADA has clarified its position and said that [...]
The race, also known as the Johan Museeuw Classics, will include a prologue and a new stage start in BruggeThe Three Days of West Flanders, or rather the Johan Museeuw Classic as it will also be known, has undergone a [...]
Belgian says: "The atmosphere was brilliant."27 year old, Maxime Monfort, made a big switch for 2011 following yet another strong season with the HTC-High Road team. While the door was still open for him with Bob Stapleton's crew, the Walloon [...]
Says cycling is an easy targetThe 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre has said he believes the media should show caution when dealing with doping investigations such as the new Operación Galgo (Operation Greyhound) affair, suggesting that newspapers and [...]
Emma Johansson’s new team to be clothed by Swedish clothing companyThe Norwegian-registered women’s Hitec Products-UCK team will wear clothing supplied by Craft for the next two seasons, the team announced today. The team has been in existence since 2009 but [...]
Young Dutch talent aiming for successBoy Van Poppel, the talented son of former Tour de France Maillot Vert Jean Paul Van Poppel, will get his new pro contract with the UnitedHealthcare team underway at next month’s Tour de Langkawi. The [...]
Team Sky’s best 2010 Tour finisher wants to target Italian tour this timeThomas Löfkvist (Team Sky) has confirmed to Eurosport Sweden that he is to ride next year’s Giro d’Italia as team captain. The former Swedish champion had reportedly told [...]
Saxo Bank's Luxembourg talks about Saxo Bank's first training camp and the year aheadThe Schlecks and Kim Kirchen aren't the only top level Luxembourg professionals. 26 year old, Laurent Didier, made his debut at the ProTour level in 2010 with [...]
Dutch talent will get the chance to shine in 2011's Grand Tours27 year old Dutchman, Johnny Hoogerland, will get the chance to do the races he's been targeting for some time now in 2011. The aggressive all around talent, rode a [...]
