Calls it an important piece in his preparationThe early season programme of Philippe Gilbert is mostly with the race planning for the upcoming Spring Classics season. After discussions with the management of his Omega Pharma – Lotto team he decided [...]
Slight increase on last year’s attendance for Australian WorldTour openerOrganisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have reported record crowds for this year’s event, with preliminary crowd figures up slightly on last year. According to the South Australian Tourism Commission [...]
Australia best nation but Dutch Rabobank team leads team rankingsCameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervélo) has taken an early lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) flagship WorldTour series rankings. The 23-year-old Australian’s stage and overall victory in the recent Santos Tour Down [...]
Italian rider fastest sprinter thus farAfter pro win number one yesterday, Andrea Guardini wasted little time in clocking up number two, sprinting home again at the head of the field at the Tour de Langkawi. The 21 year old is [...]
‘A slap on the wrist is not enough; we acted in the only way that we felt was appropriate’’ Yesterday was one of the most unusual days in the existence of the Garmin-Cervélo team. Early on, it won the first [...]
Japanese rider crashes close to finish line There were several pileups during today’s second stage of the Tour de Langkawi, and Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro was one of those who came off worst in the crashes. The Europcar competitor went [...]
Classics winner torn between his sport and guarantees to his healthStruck by a cardiac arrest during the Tour de Suisse last June, Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen has been in limbo since then. He wants to continue racing, but is also aware [...]
New sponsors, bikes and clothing for ambitious British women’s teamBelgian-based British team Horizon Fitness-Prendas Ciclismo is looking to grow further in 2011 with a number of quality signings and new sponsors. The team, which was created in 2010 by Stefan [...]
Rudy De Bie is confident that his riders will not ride against one another in St-Wendel this weekendBelgian cyclocross coach Rudy De Bie is playing down talk of a civil war within the national team at this coming Sunday’s World [...]
US champion takes last big race before the World Championships as Sanne Van Paassen secures overall seriesKatie Compton (Planet Bike) recovered from a less than perfect start on the muddy course of Hoogerheide, Netherlands to power away from the rest [...]
Possible hints of working with new Australian team Following today’s earlier news that the Garmin-Cervélo team had fired Matt White over his referral of previous team rider Trent Lowe to a controversial Spanish doctor for physiological testing, the Australian sports [...]
Race win confirms overall World Cup for Belgian championNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame an early lead from World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) to win the final round of the World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The Belgian champion, who clearly enjoys the [...]
'Scrawny' rider takes his first UCI stage race - by two secondsBen Swift (Sky) took his second win in this year's Tour Down Under, sprinting faster than teammate Greg Henderson and HTC-Highroad's Matthew Goss. Swift's time bonus moved him up [...]
Says that Australian broke team’s strict code of ethicsThe Garmin-Cervélo team has announced the dismissal of long-running directeur sportif Matt White, on the grounds that it said that he broke team policy by referring a rider to a doctor from [...]
Australian World Champion lost a friend and coach of eight yearsCadel Evans is an enigma to many, even those close to him. With enigmatic riders though, the moments when they open up a bit are all the more rewarding. In [...]
Race organizer confirms that the Tour Down Under is "working on it."With the Tour Down Under wrapping up on Sunday in Adelaide, talk has begun of a new and improved version of the lead off event in the World Tour [...]
Aggressive opening stage ends in a big bunch sprintIt’s the debut all neo-pros dream of. On the very first racing day of his professional career, the 21 year old Italian rider Andrea Guardini sped to a clear victory, punching the [...]
Catalonian bonks and crashes with 15 downhill kilometers remaining: "I was completely empty."Things couldn't have been going much better for Movistar's Xavier Tondo in Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de San Luis. The race leader had dropped his nearest [...]
