Jørgensen signing completes lineup of Christina Watches team

Rasmussen and thirteen others will race in 2011 The Christina Watches team has announced the signing of Danish rider Rene Jørgensen, who has previously raced with the CSC, Fakta, Barloworld and Team Designa Køkken squads. Bringing the 35 year old [...]

2011-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2011|

Sven Nys returning to health, dreaming of second Worlds win

Will start this Sunday in seventh round of World CupThe stomach flu that laid former World Cyclocross Champion Sven Nys low for the Belgian Championships last weekend has passed, and the sport's dominating force over the past ten years, will [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Armstrong’s spokesman says 2009 Astana salary was donated to his foundation

Higgins says Texan didn’t keep the cashFollowing the news that Lance Armstrong was indeed paid to race in 2009, accepting a salary from the Astana team as per UCI rules despite saying he was unpaid, his spokesman has said that [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

World records ratified for Sarah Hammer and US team pursuit squad

Hammer’s coach and husband talks about new records and future targetsEight months after smashing individual and team pursuit records, US riders Sarah Hammer, Lauren Tamayo and Dotsie Bausch have received notice from the UCI that the new world standards have [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Greg Van Avermaet on Omega Pharma-Lotto: "We were totally bored with each other."

Belgian talent admits that relationship with Belgian team fizzled, now looking forward to new chances with BMCBelgian talent, Greg Van Avermaet, has had a hard go of it the past two seasons after two sensational years kicked off his professional [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Björn Leukemans tweaks knee, hoping to win a Classic in 2011

Vacansoleil Classics specialist crashes in training campBjörn Leukemans, one of the big breakout successes of last year's Spring Classics, is going into the 2011 season with a lot of expectations, both from himself and his team. In 2010, Leukemans stormed to [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Armstrong says he and team revolutionized the sport of cycling

Texan looking forward to next steps in lifeLance Armstrong is slowly bowing out of the world of professional cycling, making his last international appearance at the Tour Down Under, which starts next Monday. In a press conference before the race [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

UCI relentless in overpowering home rulings in Keisse and Pellizotti doping cases

Keisse out of Bremen Six Days; UCI appeals Pellizotti case to CASIljo Keisse had stood up strongly against the International Cycling Union (UCI) to race the Six Days in Rotterdam, after a Belgian court had cleared him. But now the [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Porte not confident in his form, will dedicate himself to helping Saxo Bank sprinters in Tour Down Under

Australian looking forward to Cavendish-Greipel rivalry, will test his own form on a couple of stagesSaxo Bank-SunGard rider Richie Porte has said that he believes the long-awaited duel between Mark Cavendish and André Griepel will be perhaps the biggest highlight [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Kristoff, Murphy and Ballan head BMC Racing Team in Santos Tour Down Under

Adelaide Cancer Council Classic marks first race as UCI ProTeamAiming for high placings on stages in what is its first-ever races as a UCI ProTeam, the BMC Racing Team is counting down the days until the start of the Santos [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

2011 Giro del Trentino to conclude with two mountaintop finishes

Final day returns to Madonna di Campiglio, 12 years after Marco Pantani's 1999 Giro stage winThe major Italian prep race ahead of May's Giro d'Italia, the Giro del Trentino, looks set to provide an extremely difficult final test for riders [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Wyman heads British Cycling team for cyclo-cross world championships

Briton in strong form this seasonSix-time British champion Helen Wyman will join up with Gabby Day and Nikki Harris as the elite women’s entrants in the upcoming UCI world cyclo cross championships in St. Wendel, Germany. The trio were part [...]

2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2011|

Marc Sergeant: Envisioning spring success for Gilbert and summertime glory for Van den Broeck

Omega Pharma-Lotto manager's two Belgian superstars look ready for their best years yetAt the start of a season, things have never looked quite so good for one of Marc Sergeant's incarnations of this year's Omega Pharma-Lotto team. Philippe Gilbert is [...]

2011-01-12T00:00:00+00:00January 12th, 2011|
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