Team’s sporting manager states that it is in discussions with companiesConfirmed this week as one of five squads in the running for three UCI ProTeam places, but battling to secure backing for next year, the Geox TMC team has expressed [...]
GreenEdge chief Bannan had questioned if rider was ready for WorldTourConfirmed yesterday as heading to the Garmin-Cervélo team for 2012, Australian rider Nathan Haas has embraced the opportunity to make his UCI ProTeam debut with the team. “Signing with Garmin-Cervélo [...]
Fractured eye socket for 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen winnerGrace Verbeke (Topsport Vlaanderen 2012-Ridley) has suffered a fractured eye socket after being hit by a truck while out on a training ride. According to her team’s Facebook page, the 26-year-old former [...]
Asia Tour winner was in high demand by struggling teamsAfter four weeks of speculation, Iranian Mehdi Sohrabi is said to have signed for the Lotto-Ridley team as it adds reinforcements to stay in the WorldTour next season. Sohrabi this year [...]
Andre Greipel has spoken of his satisfaction with the news that he is to reunite with his former leadout man Greg Henderson, who he competed alongside while at the HTC Highroad team. The two will work together again after two [...]
After a year off, Dutchman is enthusiastic about return to high-level racing After making a successful return to cycling this summer after a year away from the sport, Kai Reus has confirmed that he will compete at the Pro Continental [...]
WorldTour coordinator says Geox TMC financial difficulties won’t enable 21st-ranked team to applyThe UCI has this evening confirmed that even if the Geox TMC team does not continue with its application for a ProTeam licence for 2012, that the 1T4i [...]
Complex saga continues with rider now able to race abroad but not at homeBelgian rider Iljo Keisse (Quick Step) has lost the latest round in what is a complicated battle over a positive test three years ago, with the Brussels [...]
French court states it doubts legality of FFC ruling; wider investigation likely to continueThe case is likely to drag on for some time but Jeannie Longo and her husband Patrice Ciprelli took the latest round in their battle against doping [...]
No place for the Belgian at Omega Pharma-Quick StepExperienced racer Kevin van Impe is reportedly on his way to Vacansoleil-DCM, according to De Telegraaf. Van Impe, nephew of 1976 Tour de France winner Lucien van Impe, has spent his entire [...]
Genesys team-mate Steele Van Hoff to Chipotle-SugarlabsRecent winner of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour and the Japan Cup, Nathan Haas is on the move to the ProTeam level for 2012, where he will race with the Garmin-Cervélo team. The 22 [...]
Irishman opens up in frank interview at end of 2011 season This season has been quite a mixed one for Nicolas Roche, with injuries and frustrations interrupting the momentum and progress he had built in previous years. Things however ended [...]
However RUSADA appears to confirm 1500 Swiss franc fine and warningResponding to yesterday’s suggestions that Alexander Kolobnev will only be given a warning and a 1,500 Swiss franc fine for his positive test during this year’s Tour de France, the [...]
Kazakh team to debut at home World Cup in NovemberThe Astana road cycling team is getting a brother with the Track Team Astana. While the track team itself was founded last winter it steps up its program now. Professional riders [...]
Dempster, Windsor and Tiernan-Locke bolsters line upEndura Racing has boosted its roster for next year by signing Dean Windsor, Jon Tiernan-Locke and Zak Dempster to its team. Australian Dempster has been riding as a stagiaire with HTC-Highroad since August and [...]
Spring Classics and Grand Tours at the heart of the programThe Lotto-Ridley team, which is emerging out of the Omega Pharma-Lotto split, will consist of 27 riders from five different countries. The main goal will be the Spring Classics with [...]
Strong additions to Russian squadThe Katusha team has released the names of eleven new riders which it states will compete with the team in 2012, adding that this ‘practically closes’ its transfer campaign. Some of the names have previously been [...]
German has one year-deal with US squadFabian Wegmann joins the Garmin-Cervélo squad on a one-year deal. He had switched from a more prominent role at the Gerolsteiner team to a domestique role in the Leopard-Trek outfit. Leopard-Trek and Radio Shack [...]
