Luxembourg brothers concede that they will have to attack in 2012 to step up from 2011 second and third placesAndy and Fränk Schleck (Leopard Trek) have reacted largely positively to to the route of the 2012 Tour de France, which [...]
Expects Schleck brothers and RadioShack Nissan team to try to gain time Three time victor Alberto Contador appears to be happy with today's announced route for next year’s Tour de France, with the mixture of climbs and time trials suiting [...]
Saxo Bank-SunGard manager feels that unveiled route suits Evans and Contador, but will force Andy Schleck to attackBjarne Riis was one of those present at today’s official unveiling of the 2012 Tour de France route, and the Saxo Bank-SunGard team [...]
Evans happy with next year’s route, Schlecks will rue one less summit finishUnveiling a course identical to that first leaked last week, Tour de France organiser Christian Prudhomme has provided further details about a route which he believes will produce [...]
French team aiming to ensure it stays in top level of cyclingFinishing up seventeenth out of eighteen teams in the final UCI WorldTour rankings for 2011, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has taken measures to try to ensure that it [...]
Belgian champion eyeing up a repeat of 2011’s opening stage victoryPhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is another rider that likes the look of the 2012 Tour de France route, which was officially presented in Paris today. The Belgian champion won the [...]
Experimentation sees some traditional climbs dropped in favour of new discoveries It’s a Tour de France which has a somewhat unfamiliar feel to it, a route where some of the best known finishes are absent and where the number of [...]
Quick Step’s French pair hoping for a better 2012 race after bad luck this yearQuick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau were two of the heroes of the first half of the 2010 Tour de France, but bad luck blighted [...]
Prototype products used by Team Movistar now ready for general releaseIconic Italian components company Campagnolo is to finally release its electronic groupset next month, according to Bike Europe. The Italian company was expected to announce the release of the system, [...]
Chris Baldwin & Ben Jacques-Maynes team up with transfer Chris BartonAfter adding one major transfer in Chris Barton, who moves back to the American continental racing scene after two years at BMC Racing, the Bissell Pro Cycling team has completed [...]
Team Europcar’s 2011 Tour hero looking for more of the same on 2012 courseThomas Voeckler (Europcar) was one of the big heroes of this year’s Tour de France, holding the yellow jersey for ten days and eventually finishing fourth. While [...]
World champion “comes home” to the team where her career beganWorld champion Giorgia Bronzini is to return to the Diadora-Pasta Zara team in 2012, the team where her career began, and where she has spent most of her racing years. [...]
Reports that FIFA and WADA decline to take action on soccer players due to food contamination The topic of Clenbuterol positives in sport became more complicated today with the news that football’s governing body FIFA and the World Anti Doping [...]
Martin and Neben bring 2011 victory total to 121 winsTeam owner Bob Stapleton has praised his HTC Highroad team and its two most recent winners, saying that he was proud of the victories clocked up by Amber Neben and Tony [...]
Vuelta a España winner might depend his titleOne day after appearing at the launch of the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Juan José Cobo has ended speculation about his future by confirming that he will remain with the Geox TMC team for [...]
Riis gives Danish rider a second chance with his teamShowing that it’s letting bygones be bygones, the Danish Saxo Bank SunGard team has confirmed that it is taking Anders Lund back in 2012. He was one of many who left [...]
Belgian says he is very satisfied with his results this seasonDespite only one victory this season, Ben Hermans continued his steady progression as a professional cyclist in the top level of the sport. The Team RadioShack rider won the Trofeo [...]
Belgian says he’ll be aiming for races he has not yet won Having taken the title in 2009 and 2010, Philippe Gilbert was awarded his third straight ‘Flandrien’ award in Vilvorde on Sunday. The competition to determine the best Belgian [...]
