Governing body raises questions about registration process of Danish squadAlthough chief sponsor Christina Hembo stated today that the Christina Watches team had secured a continental licence for 2011, the UCI has subsequently told VeloNation that it needs to assess the [...]
Bart Wellens cleared to ride on SundaySven Nys is getting ready for the Belgian cyclocross championships this weekend. Like many of the top racers, he used Wednesday to scout out the parcours in Antwerpen. Nys has already won the national [...]
Admits that Geox TMC will need to rely on wildcardsThe 2008 Tour de France race winner Carlos Sastre has announced the first races he will dispute with his new Team Geox TMC, getting his season underway on March 4th in [...]
'I am not worried. I gained experience, I won the Vuelta as a captain.'Italian Vincenzo Nibali is ready to prove he is not just a shooting star. His goal is to win the Giro d'Italia this season and back up [...]
Argues other sports handle contentious issues in a better waySoon-to-be retired Team RadioShack rider Lance Armstrong has said that he isn’t dwelling on the issue of the current federal investigation into the US Postal Service team, insisting that he’s got [...]
Rabobank rider recovered from injuries and aiming for record fifth victory Concerns that defending champion Lars Boom would be unable to compete in this weekend’s Dutch national cyclo cross championships have proven to be unfounded, with the Rabobank rider receiving [...]
Main sponsor claims UCI application was successfulThe Christina Watches team of Michael Rasmussen appears to have succeeded in its bid to secure a Continental licence for 2011, with chief sponsor Christina Hembo confirming in media reports that the UCI has [...]
Spanish federation could face CHF 40,000 fine under UCI rulesA decision on the Alberto Contador doping case was originally expected in early December, but it appears to be increasingly likely that the Spanish cycling federation RFEC won’t deliver its verdict [...]
American rider will hope to avoid prison term due to cooperationFormer professional rider Joe Papp must wait a further four months before he learns what time he will serve for distributing doping products. The 35 year old has been cooperating [...]
High class racing leads up to national championshipsSwooping to seize the final overall victory with a blistering finishing sprint, Tasmanian rider Matt Goss clocked up double success for the E3/Pure Tas team on today’s concluding leg of the Jayco Bay [...]
Building form before first races of new seasonThirteen riders from the Ag2r La Mondiale squad will get together for a pre-season training camp on January 11th, with the baker’s dozen set to spend twenty days clocking up the kilometres and [...]
Last year's trainee is a man for the sprintsJuan José Lobato was a trainee with the Spanish Andalucía-Cajasur team at the end of last season and left a good impression. He was so motivated that he ended in ninth place [...]
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 [...]
Belgian's strange odyssey continuesIljo Keisse will not be at the start of the Rotterdam Six Days. Technically the rider was cleared of his doping charges by a court in Brussels, but the UCI claims he is only allowed to race [...]
Core of 2010 team remains with influx of new starsThe AA Drink-Leontien.nl team has completed its rider roster for 2011 as the sports drink company returns to the team it sponsored until the end of 2008. The team carries over [...]
Jean Rene Bernaudeau says departure was unexpectedFormer French professional and current directeur sportif Didier Rous has signed a deal to work with the Cofidis team, making the move after departing from the BBox Bouygues Telecom/Europcar setup. Rous had worked with [...]
Cofidis rider makes a late switch from the team roster to managementThe 36 year French rider Stephane Auge has called an end to his career, despite still having a contract with his longtime Cofidis team. The rider began preparing for [...]
New BMC signing to get the chance to shine in both Flanders and the ArdennesAt the end of November, BMC signing Greg Van Avermaet admitted that he hoped to shift his focus from the cobbled half of April to the [...]
