HTC Highroad sweeps podium spots in both men and women's races Bert Grabsch is the new German time trial champion, after an incredible ride over the 43-kilometer course in Neuwied. Grabsch was back at the finish after 49'51 minutes, a [...]
Pair is happy at their Dutch employerTom Veelers and Albert Timmer extended their contracts with Skil Shimano for two more seasons. Veelers has been with the team since 2008, Timmer since 2007. Timmer is a workhorse and breakaway specialist, while [...]
Team Sky rider talks about his development, gives predictions for Tour podiumChris Froome (Team Sky) has racked up steady results all season, including fourteenth overall in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon and fifteenth in the Tour de Romandie. He [...]
HTC Highroad rider talks about team’s hunt for a new backerThe 2010 Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is upbeat about his form heading into Sundays’ defence of his title. The HTC Highroad rider headed to Ireland determined to try [...]
Targets a good performance in the Tour of AustriaDaryl Impey was thrown a lifeline by Continental Team MTN-Qhubeka at the beginning of the season, after being caught up in the Pegasus debacle in December last year. The would-be Australian ProTeam [...]
Lefevere's team starting to focus on the young ridersMatteo Trentin is getting a stagiaire contract with the Quick Step team, starting on August 1, 2011. The reigning Italian U23 has already received a two-year contract, so the Quick Step team [...]
Spanish rider could reclaim his race victoryRoberto Heras’ positive test from the 2005 Vuelta a España has been overturned by the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León, according to Marca. The 37-year-old, who was riding for the Liberty [...]
New backer must be found before end of TourHTC Highroad, for years the most successful team in the peloton in terms of number of victories, is facing an uncertain future as it battles to find a new sponsor. The team [...]
Agreement reflects improving relations between governing body and French anti-doping agencyAfter a successful collaboration earlier this year at Paris-Nice and again more recently in the Critérium du Dauphiné, the UCI and the AFLD have confirmed that they will work together [...]
Astana team announced for cycling’s top eventVeteran rider Alexandre Vinokourov has set a podium finish as his goal in what could be his final Tour de France, and will be backed by the talented Czech Roman Kreuziger in the race. [...]
Disease could end Norwegian’s Tour hopesEdvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) has been struck down with a case of shingles, according to Procycling.no. The Norwegian rider was named in Team Sky’s nine-man Tour roster yesterday, but the diagnosis of the disease, [...]
Italian green and blue team behind Ivan Basso but also chasing stagesThe Liquigas-Cannondale team has announced the nine-man line up that will hope to guide Ivan Basso to the Tour de France podium next month. The two-time Giro d’Italia winner [...]
Belgian rider still suffers from the after effects of Driedaagse De Panne crashIt’s been almost three months since Leif Hoste (Katusha) crashed out of the first stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, but the Belgian Classics specialist is still feeling [...]
Gilbert, Van den Broeck and Greipel to lead Belgian squadThe Belgian Omega Pharma Lotto team has announced its lineup for the 2011 Tour de France and, as expected, Philippe Gilbert, Jurgen Van den Broeck and André Greipel will be the [...]
Frenchwoman still racing strongly at 52Showing she can still race extremely quickly at 52 years of age, Jeannie Longo today took the French time trial champs, marking her 58th national title in all. Longo proved best on a 19 kilometre [...]
Race debut for Ben Swift as the team goes green againThe Sky Procycling Team has announced its nine-man roster for the upcoming Tour de France, which starts on July 2nd on the Passage du Gois on the country’s Vendée Coast. [...]
Tour de France favourite heads to his first races since the Giro d’ItaliaAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) will take the start of both the time trial and road race of the Spanish championships this week. The races will be his first [...]
Young British sprinter can’t wait to take on the World’s bestIncluded in Team Sky’s nine-man Tour de France line-up, announced this morning, is young British sprinter Ben Swift. Although he rode the 2009 Giro d’Italia for previous team Katusha, and [...]
