Patrick Lefevere says his team can afford both big stars; has the new Belgian project netted the country’s big Tour hope?The season is less than half way through and the transfer rumour mill is already well and truly grinding, with [...]
Saxo Bank SunGard joins previously-announced UCI ProTeams in Colorado eventAlthough the rider has already done the Giro d’Italia and is about to tackle the Tour de France, the organisers of the US Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado are pushing hard [...]
Says hunger, discipline and methodical approach behind the team’s successAs reported today, HTC Highroad star rider Mark Cavendish is strongly rumoured to have signed a deal to compete with Sky Procycling in 2012, moving away from the team he has [...]
Briton expected to move from HTC Highroad at the end of this seasonFollowing weeks of rumours, it has been reported that Mark Cavendish has signed a deal to compete with the Sky Procycling team from 2012 onwards. The Manx rider [...]
Strict liability rule to be debated in SeptemberThe World Anti Doping Agency has today issued a statement in relation to recent speculation that it might be poised to set an allowable threshold for the banned substance Clenbuterol. It has stressed [...]
ZLM Tour prologue destroy doubts about form of Garmin-Cervélo riderTyler Farrar still had some doubts about his Tour de France participation, but a good prologue in the Ster ZLM Tour has made the decision for him. Farrar was seventh in [...]
Could become first Dutch winner on Dutch mountain Alpe d'Huez since 1989Robert Gesink finished the Critérium du Dauphiné in an unspectacular 20th spot, but his second place in the mountains classification showed that he will be strong in July. The [...]
Australian possibly delaying retirementRobbie McEwen has reportedly signed for the new Australian team GreenEdge in 2012. The 38 year old, whose contract with Team RadioShack ends at the end of the year, had planned to end his season at the [...]
No change in overall standings as race heads towards more high mountainsBiding his time to see if his Vacansoleil DCM team-mate Marcato could stay clear to win the stage, then hitting the jets when it was obvious he’d be caught, [...]
Briton returns to racing after long breakJonny Bellis is continuing his comeback from a severe accident in September 2009, and will today return to racing after a two and a half month absence. He will compete in the Ster ZLM [...]
Slovakian hopes the team will find a sponsor and continueHTC Highroad domestique Martin Velits knows that making the final team selection for the Tour de France will be tough, but is ready to take his place as a workhorse if [...]
Former world champion could miss Tour de FranceRecently returned to competition by his BMC Racing Team, former world champion Alessandro Ballan appears to be back in hot water with the announcement by Italian Olympic Committee CONI that he must appear [...]
Says riders often stop winning when they departHTC-Highroad Sports Director Brian Holm this week told VeloNation that he would miss Mark Cavendish if he were to switch teams at the end of the season, but believes the team would continue [...]
Second-year professional races to first win HTC Highroad rider Patrick Gretsch took his first win as a professional when he blasted to a three-second win over teammate Alex Rasmussen in the prologue of the Ster ZLM Tour (formerly known as [...]
World champion takes Peter Sagan on the line to get his first win in the rainbow jerseyThor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) won the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Grindelwald and Huttwil, in what turned out to be a two-man [...]
Belgian star aims to take back the driekleur, says contract renewal talks are going wellAfter a mixed spring campaign, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is building his form for the next phase of the season, according to Sporza. The 2005 World [...]
Decision to be announced on August 1st The Astana team of Alexandre Vinokourov has lost out on the chance to sign Philippe Gilbert, leaving a reported five teams in contention of the much-sought signature of the Classics specialist. “We are [...]
Spaniard says he’s going to the Tour to ‘have fun, and with great ambition’With two and a half weeks to go until the start of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador will today ride the Galibier and Alpe d’Huez climbs [...]
