Tour Down Under named best Tourism event, Wiggins targets Sun Tour
Benefiting in part from the participation of Lance Armstrong in the race, the Tour Down Under has been named as the best Tourism Event in 2009. A record 760,500 people attended the race this year, making it a massive success. […]
Rabobank happy with 2008 retest result
The Rabobank cycling team of third-placed Denis Menchov has said that it is pleased with the outcome of yesterday’s AFLD announcement relating to the 2008 Tour de France samples. The French anti-doping agency said that re-examination of samples belonging to […]
Raleigh unveils five year plan to join Sky at top of world cycling
British fans are already celebrating that it will have its first ever ProTour team from 2010, thanks to the Team Sky project, but there is an additional reason to be optimistic about following the news that a former big player […]
Team Saxo Bank needs more backing
Rumours that the Saxo Bank team was under pressure to increase its budget have been confirmed by the team’s managing director Trey Greenwood. “Do we need more money to keep at this level?” he said to Feltet.dk. “I think we […]
Milram team searching hard for new backer
Less than a year. That’s how long the Milram team has to try to attract a new sponsor and to guarantee its continued future in the sport. The German team was recently granted a one year extension to its ProTour […]
Hoy ready for competitive comeback
Triple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy returns to racing at the British national championships towards the end of this month, and feels psyched to exchange his recent high-paced time off the bike for the more familiar – but equally speedy […]
AFLD says 2008 Tour results are clear, but blasts the UCI again over 2009 race
The president of French anti-doping agency today confirmed that samples belonging to 17 riders from the 2008 Tour de France have been pronounced clear for signs of the third generation EPO CERA. “The 17 samples that the AFLD re-examined are […]
Petacchi wants to emulate Cipollini
As one of the most successful riders currently competing, Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi wants to follow in the footsteps of former rival Mario Cipollini and earn the rainbow jersey within the next two years. He is set to leave LPR […]
Last push sees young guns target strong Lombardy result
With the 2009 season drawing rapidly to a close, riders are pushing hard to finish up with some decent results. The Giro di Lombardia is the biggest race left and many are using thoughts of a strong ride there as […]
2008 Tour retest results due tomorrow
Cycling is braced for bad news tomorrow, with the French anti-doping agency AFLD due to announce results from its retests of selected 2008 doping control samples. The agency has indicated that up to 40 riders showed possible signs of manipulation […]
