Ukrainian rider aiming to help Fabian Cancellara and take a strong personal resultEleven years after he won the Espoir version, Yaroslav Popovych plans to line out in the 2012 Paris-Roubaix in top form and with the goal of aiding Fabian [...]
Danish rider speaks about his clearing, his errors and his futureSeptember 14th 2011, the Tour of Britain, stage four and just ‘another day at the office’ for Danish sprint and time trial star, Alex Rasmussen. Garmin’s world champion Thor Hushovd [...]
Modified early-season programme for Belgian champion World number one Philippe Gilbert has laid out what is likely to be his early season programme for 2012, saying that he will begin his time as a BMC Racing Team rider outside Europe. [...]
Pereiro and Noah stir up drugs debate with accusationsThirteen months after he caused a furore when he said that all cyclists dope, Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri has said that things have dramatically improved in the sport. [...]
Frustrated Belgian says he won’t accept second or thirdSitting at home injured while his competitors continue to battle it out for the big prizes in cyclo-cross, Niels Albert has promised himself that he will win the sport’s top award; the [...]
Positioning proves vital for final gallop Preserving his one hundred percent unbeaten record in this season’s Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) outsprinted world cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step Cycling Team) to take round three of the series [...]
FDJ rider’s World Cup focus puts him currently fourth in standingsCyclo-cross fans will note the only occasional appearance by Francis Mourey (FDJ) at a big ‘cross event, but the Frenchman hopes to remain in form as he aims for a [...]
Belgian believes he’s got another year or two of improvement aheadMaking a prediction which could strike fear into his rivals in the peloton, world number one Philippe Gilbert has said that he believes that he will continue to gain strength [...]
American rider chasing wins throughout the season Set to compete with the Leopard-Trek structure in 2012, albeit under RadioShack-Nissan title sponsorship, American rider Chris Horner is thinking with big ambition about the races on his programme. The 2011 Tour of [...]
Kiwi looking to learn from experienced climbers on the team New Zealander George Bennett will make a permanent step up to the professional ranks next year after riding with Team RadioShack as a stagiaire since August. The 21 year old [...]
Habeaux among 2011 winners returning to Belgian squadVerandas Willems-Accent, the Belgian Pro Continental team in existence since 2008, has re-signed a handful of riders that helped bring the team success in 2011. The team continues to finalize its roster for [...]
Tour de France remains biggest goal for Luxembourg brothers; could target Valkenberg WorldsDespite advice to do so from Eddy Merckx, the greatest ever cyclist, Fränk Schleck has confirmed that he and younger brother Andy will not be riding the Giro [...]
US Professional Continental team secured through 2014UnitedHealthcare has signed a new three-year deal with Momentum Sports Group, which will see it remain as name sponsor for the Professional Continental team through 2014. The team, which began in 2003 as Health [...]
French rider hoping for resolution of back issuesOne of the Quick Step team’s top performers is facing a delay of several weeks in starting his training after undergoing an operation to correct a problem with his back. Sylvain Chavanel had [...]
Thomas, Rogers and Dowsett also part of Sky Procycling’s lineupAfter a fine season where he won two stages in the Tour de France, a stage plus the overall of the Eneco Tour and the national time trial championships, Edvald Boasson [...]
Two year deal for Australian climber The 2010 Giro d’Italia King of the Mountains Matthew Lloyd is set to end his absence from the professional peloton following the news that he has signed for the Lampre-ISD team for 2012. The [...]
American ProTeam unveils strong lineup for next season Launching its 2012 team in Boulder, Colorado, Team Garmin-Cervélo yesterday unveiled eleven new riders for the upcoming season, including Thomas Dekker and Alex Rasmussen. Also coming on board are the talented Kiwi [...]
Will lose second place finish in last year’s Vuelta 2010 Vuelta a España runner up Ezequiel Mosquera looks set to lose that result plus face a continued lengthy period away from the sport with reports that he will be handed [...]
