Rider had earlier played down talk of move to another squadHaving denied on his Twitter account on September 25th the rumours that Johan Bruyneel might be selling him to another team, the Slovenian rider Janez Brajkovic is now reported as [...]
Dutch Tour de France hero exhausted after 120 days racing this yearJohnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) has called an early end to his 2011 season, according to de Telegraaf, citing fatigue after a long year’s racing. The Dutchman was one of the [...]
Five in and five out for French Professional Continental teamCofidis has finalised its roster for the 2011 season, its sixteenth in the professional peloton, with twenty-eight riders once more, according to l’Equipe. The French team, which held a first division [...]
Spanish team ready to compete in its first ever Chinese raceMovistar has chosen its eight-man roster for the inaugural Tour of Beijing, which is set to start one Wednesday, October 5th at the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium in the Chinese [...]
Team hoping to leave the peloton on a high note in final racesHTC-Highroad will cease to exist at the end of this season but team owner Bob Stapleton has lauded his athletes after what they’ve achieved at the recent World [...]
Belgian says it was a big step up to the pro ranks for him this seasonYannick Eijssen is in the process of completing his first year as a professional with the BMC Racing Team. Speaking to VeloNation, he admitted that [...]
German to increase 14 season wins in Herald Sun TourThe Jayco Herald Sun Tour has confirmed Marcel Kittel’s (Skil-Shimano) participation in the race to be held from the 12th – 16th October. The German sprinter has had a season that [...]
Team aims to continue African rider development with major brandTrek Bicycle yesterday announced a new partnership with the African continental cycling team MTN-Qhubeka that will see the team ride Trek bicycles from next year. The team consists of a men [...]
Team manager to unveil “European multinational” sponsor in early 2012Iwan Spekenbrink, the manager of the current Skil-Shimano team, has announced the creation of a new team, called 1t4i. The new team will be built around the infrastructure of the existing [...]
Former Tour de France yellow jersey to leave post at the end of the year for “new challenges”Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is to leave his post as general manager of Euskaltel-Euskadi at the end of the year to direct his [...]
52-year-old multiple champion claims that she was informed after l’Equipe was; was not part of random testing pool anywayJeannie Longo-Ciprelli has called for an investigation into the conduct and behaviour of the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage (AFLD), [...]
Rider will target velodrome record rather than targeting Sosenka’s markFollowing indications in the media that Andrey Kashechkin will attempt the world hour record of Ondrej Sosenka, clarification has been sought and obtained about the bid. Velonation has been told that [...]
No threshold level permitted for growth promoter Alberto Contador’s hope that WADA might impose a threshold limit for Clenbuterol was dashed Tuesday, with the World Anti Doping Agency confirming that the substance will remain banned in any quantities. The agency [...]
Strong field for end of season ClassicWorld road race champion Mark Cavendish has been confirmed as one of the top names for the upcoming Paris-Tour Classic, which will be held on October 9th. The race will give him a strong [...]
Dane moves across from general manager position at Leopard TrekHaving announced most of its riders for 2012, the GreenEdge team has today confirmed that Brian Nygaard would be taking up the post as the Australian squad’s Communications Director. Nygaard has [...]
New policy of excluding former dopers from national team will take time as new generation comes through, says Di RoccoAlthough Giorgia Bronzini managed to retain her World title in Copehnagen, Denmark, at the weekend, the best finisher among the Italian [...]
25 year old becomes latest Australian signing for aspiring UCI ProTeamdAfter a season where he finished sixth in Gent Wevelgem, twelfth in the Vattenfall Cyclassics and fifteenth in Paris-Roubaix, the 25 year old Mitch Docker has secured a contract with [...]
British rider wants to win the Tour de France and Olympic gold in 2012Having achieved the feat of reaching the podium of both the Vuelta a España and the World championship time trial, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has set his [...]
