Detailed look at the stages that make up this year’s Spanish TourWith just one individual time trial but a total of ten days listed as mountain stages, it’s clear that the route of the 2011 Vuelta a España announced today [...]
World champion to concentrate rest of season on rainbow jersey defenceWorld cyclocross champion Zdenel Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) has decided not to ride this Sunday’s round of the World Cup in Pontchâteau, France. The Czech is currently on the island of Mallorca, [...]
Team Movistar manager excited by race’s return to the Basque countryEusebio Unzué, the manager of Team Movistar (formerly Caisse d’Epargne), is impressed with the 2011 Vuelta a España route, which was unveiled in Alicante, Spain today. Like many, he welcomes [...]
Carlos Sastre, Samuel Sanchez and Igor Antón welcome more mountain finishes and fewer time trialsSome of the top Spanish riders have reacted positively to the newly presented 2011 Vuelta a España route, acknowledging that it offers plenty of opportunities for [...]
Tour de France director keen to avoid another Landis-style caseChristian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has called for the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) to come to a swift verdict in the [...]
Exciting route announced for Spanish Grand TourFollowing on from rumours that the featured Angliru climb, one of the toughest in cycling, will return to the Vuelta a España in 2011, today’s route launch in Alicante has brought confirmation of that [...]
New-look French team aiming to build on BBox Bouygues Telecom achievementsOne of the most successful squads in last year’s Tour de France is the latest to be confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Tour de Langkawi, which begins in [...]
Confirms Twitter’s backing for current seasonFollowing yesterday’s first previews of the new Team RadioShack jersey, the squad has officially launched the 2011 team kit and confirms that Twitter is on board as a new partner. “Since the inception of Team [...]
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 [...]
Former mountain bike rider recently separated from his wifeControversial Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes has commented on this week’s suicide of Alberto Leon, saying that he has lost a ‘friend’. “I have wanted to mourn,” he told La Provincia de Las [...]
Redesigned jersey and shots to be used by riders in Santos Tour Down UnderWith just five days to go until the Adelaide Cancer Council Classic and the likely first official use of the 2011 Team RadioShack kit, the team has [...]
Spanish federation president confirms it wants feedback from WADA and UCIUCI President Pat McQuaid has said that it is possible that Alberto Contador could miss this year’s Tour de France due to the length of time it will take for [...]
Dutchman’s withdrawal opens door to controversial Iljo Keisse victoryTheo Bos (Rabobank) has been forced to withdraw on the final day of the Rotterdam Six-Days, suffering from bronchitis and fever. The Dutch sprinter, and partner Peter Schep, were just 7 points [...]
Italian rider cannot race for free under current rulesFollowing clarification from the UCI that its current rules do not permit riders competing on a ‘no fee’ basis, Team Katusha has confirmed that it has contacted the governing body about the [...]
Vacansoleil rider has a lot to prove in first full season after return from suspensionTen months after returning from a 20-month ban for using the third-generation EPO, CERA, Riccardo Riccò is contemplating his return to the Giro d’Italia for the [...]
Dutch duo pip Iljo Keisse and Kenny De Ketele in thrilling final Madison Dutch duo Danny Stam and Leon Van Bon (AA Drink) won the Rotterdam Six-Days ahead of Belgians Iljo Keisse and Kenny De Ketele (Deelen) as almost a [...]
Saxo Bank-SunGard’s youngest recruit looking forward to stepping up in 2011Manuele Boaro is Saxo Bank-SunGard’s youngest recruit for 2011, making the step up from Professional Continental Carmiooro-NGC, where he rode as a stagiere at the end of last year. The [...]
French rider must take 45 days out to recoverCyril Dessel (AG2R La Mondiale) has been forced to pull out of next week’s Tour de San Luis, in Argentina, as he is suffering from a acute prostatitis, an inflammation of the [...]
