Garmin-Cervelo director will continue with current team, takes over from Neil StephensWith the Tour Down Under set to kick off in two days time, Cycling Australia announced the appointment of a new Professional Men's Road Coordinator, Garmin-Cervelo director sportif and [...]
Belgian Grand Tour hope employing a personal trainer, mental coach, and training coachThere is no doubt where the ambitions of Jurgen Van Den Broeck, one of Belgium's brightest stars lies: the Tour de France. The 27 year old finished his [...]
Good opportunity for European racing for 23 year old riderOne of the most interesting signings of the transfer season so far must be that of 23 year-old Canadian David Veilleux with Jean Rene Bernadeau's new Europcar Pro Continental team. It [...]
Team tried to keep world champion’s injury secret as long as possibleAs the saying goes, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times; that sums up Cadel Evan’s 2010 Tour de France experience. From the highs [...]
Says that he doesn’t lose sleep over federal investigation, admits expecting to win another TourLinked to an attempt to buy the Tour de France prior to his comeback in 2009, Lance Armstrong has played down the significance of the approach [...]
Pozzato’s season start also confirmed As the start of the season rapidly approaches for the riders in the peloton, the big guns from various teams are finalising their racing programmes. The schedules will be tweaked as the season goes on, [...]
Frenchman motivated as first year with Europcar backing beginsYesterday was the official launch of the new Europcar team, and it star rider Thomas Voeckler has clearly set out the targets of the French squad. “One goal of the season is [...]
Belgian says he can do much more, teammate Adam Blythe unimpressedIt's not all intense training and dreaming about the future in Mallorca right now for the Omega Pharma-Lotto team. Philippe Gilbert had a little bit of fun on a descent [...]
Says team is ready to stamp its authority on raceIn the height of the summer he’s clearly the fastest rider on the HTC-Highroad team, but Mark Cavendish appears set to share the leadership during the Santos Tour Down Under. The [...]
The US Postal Service cycling team is currently being scrutinised by federal investigators, with their conclusions expected to come at some time this season. Before then, ESPN has done some digging of its own, and it has uncovered both the [...]
National champion denies his place; top domestic riders joined by Belgium-based Page for St-Wendel raceAfter the announcement of the women’s, and junior and under-23 men’s teams for the cyclocross World Championships last week, USA cycling has named the five riders [...]
Russian ProTeam squad could make breakthrough this yearWorld number one Joaquim Rodriguez, Filippo Pozzato, Alexandr Kolobnev and Vladimir Karpets have been working with the rest of the Katusha team at the squad’s training camp in Calpé, Spain, clocking up good [...]
Frame manufacturers find common ground The court battle between Cervélo and Canyon in relation to the patent for the latter’s Maximus Seat Tube has reached a resolution, with both sides coming to an amicable conclusion after what they said was [...]
UCI co-ordinator and Sven Nys angry at World champion’s decision to save himself for title defenceZdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) has reacted angrily to criticism over his decision to sit out Sunday’s World Cup race in Pontchâteau, France, according to Sporza. The [...]
Former Bbox Bouygues Telecom team seeks Tour de France invite and ProTeam qualification next yearThe Europcar team, formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom was presented to the press today, with riders switching their turquoise and white livery for a subtler [...]
Six-Day star who won the fastest ever Paris-Roubaix loses battle with illnessPeter Post, a legend of Dutch cycling, has died after a long illness. The 77-year-old was best known as the most successful Six-Days rider of his generation but also [...]
Changes made to layout of Hell of the North ClassicRejigging the race route in order to preserve the distance to be covered on the cobblestones, Paris-Roubaix organisers ASO have announced the net addition of two additional sectors of pavé to [...]
Early selection would curtail traditional push for resultsNormally teams vying for a place in the Tour de France have several months to show they deserve selection, using ASO-organised events such as the Tour of Qatar, Tour of Oman, Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix [...]
