Giro champion confirms that Tour de France is number one goal at Saxo Bank presentation; trying to put CAS hearing in the pastAlberto Contador reaffirmed that his number one target for 2012 will, as usual be the Tour de France, [...]
Third overall victory in race likely goal for Italian climberHe won the Giro d’Italia in 2010, then struggled in the Tour, but Ivan Basso has said that he plans to once again ride the two events next year. The Italian [...]
Danish rider hungry for success after difficult 2011 seasonGreatly frustrated by his injury-plagued 2011 season, Danish one-day specialist Matti Breschel is determined to get back on track as quickly as possible next year, and his psyched by that thought. “The [...]
Team’s bike supplier was a big factor in securing rider’s signatureThe slow exodus of riders from the Geox TMC team continues with the news that the Austrian Matthias Brändle has decided to race with the ProContinental NetApp team in 2012. [...]
Country finally brings window for testing in line with other countriesAfter previously resisting certain aspects of the WADA Code, Spain has finally passed legislation bringing it on board with global anti-doping rules. One of the changes is that the country [...]
World champion one of top favourites to win important BBC prizeFollowing a superb season where he picked up the world road race championship plus five Tour de France stage wins and the Maillot Vert, Mark Cavendish has been nominated for [...]
2000 Corsa Rosa winner focussed on chasing stages in 2012Stefano Garzelli is currently preparing for his sixth season with Acqua & Sapone, and his sixteenth in the top echelons of the pro peloton. In an interview with tuttobiciweb.it, the 38-year-old [...]
Team states it will carry out charity work in Middle EastWith the Alberto Contador CAS hearing now concluded and awaiting a verdict, the Saxo Bank squad will tomorrow take another step forwards towards the 2012 season. Bjarne Riis’ squad will [...]
Italian Professional Continental team upbeat about coming season despite departure of Italian championFarnese Vini-Neri Sottoli will begin its preparations for the coming season with a ten-day get together in the Montecatini Terme next month. The Italian Professional Continental team will [...]
Believes many areas in cycling can still improve, rider input will help Multiple world champion and current world number one Marianne Vos has given a thumbs up to the UCI’s new athletes' commission, believing that it will help improve things [...]
Polish team continues to race after initial confusionIt was reported in September that the Polish team CCC Polsat Polkowice would not continue in 2012, but the team confirmed this month that it would indeed continue racing next year with a [...]
Superprestige third place hopes that performance will earn him a spot in Igorre World CupTelenet-Fidea riders Rob Peeters and Tom Meeusen managed to combine, in what is often seen as a highly individual branch of the sport, to put Peeters [...]
Spanish rider looks set to serve total suspension of over three years The 2010 Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera, who looks set to have that result taken away after his positive test for hydroxyethyl starch, has implied that he [...]
Australian rider picks up victory in the New South Wales Grand PrixChris Sutton has shown strong form heading towards what will be his third season with the Sky Procycling team, winning a stage plus the overall in the NSW Grand [...]
World champion turns the tables on Daphny van den Brand as the Dutch dominate in their home raceMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) turned the tables on compatriot Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) to take victory in the Dutch round of [...]
Mister Superprestige goes straight down the middle this time to take his 55th career race in the seriesSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) reaffirmed his title as “Mister Superprestige” with a sprint victory over big rival Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) for the second straight [...]
Movistar team will select alternative leader for Italian Grand Tour David Arroyo, the rider who finished a surprising second overall in the 2010 Giro d’Italia and rode solidly there this season, will concentrate in 2012 on building top form for [...]
Former Tour de Langkawi stage winner has speed to clock up big victories Anuar Manan, the Malaysian rider who is regarded as one of Asia’s top young sprinters, is one of several riders who have been confirmed as new signings [...]
