Tough two-time winner of event will front Team Leopard-Trek Three weeks after revealing that he had broken two ribs in a skiing accident at the Team Leopard-Trek training camp, Stuart O’Grady has been confirmed as taking part in this month’s [...]
Belgian team off to Spain once more for warm weather trainingThe Quick Step team will be returning to Calpe, on the east coast of Spain next week for its second training camp in the build up for the 2011 season. [...]
Luxembourg brothers determined on presentation of Leopard-Trek teamThere’s never been any question as to what would be the primary target for the new Leopard-Trek team in 2011: a first Tour de France victory for last year’s runner up Andy Schleck. [...]
World time trial champion can’t wait for the new season with his new teamFabian Cancellara is one of the biggest names, if not the biggest name, to be part of the new Leopard-Trek team created around the two Schleck brothers. [...]
Governing body blocks results in protestBelgian rider Iljo Keisse may have won his appeal in a Dutch court today, thus gaining permission to start the Rotterdam Six Day this evening, but the UCI will do what it can to ensure [...]
Former Giro d’Italia stage winner wants to return to the top after transitional year with Carmiooro-NGCEmanuele Sella is one of a number of high profile signings to Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli. The 29-year-old from Casale, in the province of [...]
'It struck us how Bugno victimised doping'The International Cycling Union (UCI) hit back at Gianni Bugno today for his criticism of the biological passport anti-doping system. Italian Bugno won the World Championships twice and the Giro d'Italia. With his experiences, [...]
Belgian rider fights on against WADA and the UCIFollowing a last-gasp court appeal in the Netherlands, Belgian track rider Iljo Keisse has secured the go ahead to ride the Six Days of Rotterdam, which begins this evening.Keisse said yesterday that [...]
World champion does not expect an easy ride despite injury to chief rivalAs the outstanding Czech cyclocross rider, Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) is the overwhelming favourite for his national championships in Hlinsko on Saturday. The World champion knows that he is [...]
Nygaard reveals team name ahead of team presentationDane Brian Nygaard announced his first division team with stars Andy Schleck and Fabian Cancellara at a presentation today in Luxembourg. As with many of the cyclists, the name – Leopard-Trek – was [...]
Omega Pharma Lotto rider on phones, team-mates, rivalries and dogsT-Mobile, Slipstream and HTC stalwart Adam Hansen, a key cog in the 'Cavendish sprint machine,' surprised many when he decided to leave the US team and follow HTC's 'other sprinter,' Andre [...]
Vacansoleil, RadioShack, Omega Pharma Lotto, Saxo Bank and others not competing in 2011A total of ten ProTeams plus six Pro Continental and Continental squads have been confirmed by race organisers ASO for the Tour of Qatar, leaving eight ProTeams absent [...]
Big launch this eveningThere’s been months of speculation about the true title of the team which has been referred to as the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project in all communications from its management. The official launch will take place in Luxembourg [...]
Mauro Gianetti keeps general manager postItalian footwear company Geox will remain in cycling as a title sponsor despite its team missing a first division licence. The team confirmed to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport its intentions to race in all [...]
Tour de France's mountain man to ask for €200,000, and possibly moreItalian cyclist Franco Pellizotti plans to sue the International Cycling Union (UCI) for €200,000, according to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport. He has not raced since last spring, when [...]
Belgian hope leaving nothing to chance in hopes of improving on great 2010 Tour de France performanceThe fifth overall finisher at last year's Tour de France, Jurgen Van den Broeck, is working hard to figure out how to keep stepping [...]
Early season Spanish stage race could end up resembling Criterium International According to Biciciclismo, the normally five day Vuelta a le Region Murcia will be shaved down from its traditional five days to three in 2011. The Spanish news source [...]
Director sportif says team is "even more professional and aware of its values," than when he rode for RiisFormer CSC fast man, Fabrizio Guidi, returned to Bjarne Riis's team for 2011, but this time, as a director sportif for the [...]
