UCI ProTour: Fourteen teams chasing eight licences for 2011
UCI receives plethora of applications for a seat at cycling’s top table The International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour Council has released details of the applications for licences received by the August 15th deadline. Of the eighteen ProTour licences currently held […]
Stefan Schumacher returns to racing this month with Team Miche
German returns from doping ban with the team that gave Michael Rasmussen his return Stefan Schumacher has signed a contract with the Italian Miche team for the rest of the season as the German makes his return to the sport. […]
Sastre is Team Geox’s first big signing, will leave Cervélo Test Team
Spanish rider joins Gianetti’s new squad Former Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre has been announced as the first big signing for the new Team Geox, a multi-million euro project which will build on the existing Footon-Servetto-Fuji squad. The 35 […]
Menchov has talks with Katusha, contract decision due ‘in a week to ten days’
Tchmil meets fellow Russian to chase his signature Tour de France podium finisher Denis Menchov has spoken about the possibility of signing for the Katusha team, and said that he will make his decision in the near future. He confirmed […]
Could McEwen lead new Australian ProTour team?
Veteran sprinter says he’s considering offers, Team Fly V needs top name The recent confirmation by Robbie McEwen that he will do a further year in the pro peloton coincides with the news that an Australian ProTour team could be […]
Transfer News Roman Kreuziger to Astana for two years
Czech rider becomes first big name to replace Alberto Contador in Kazakh team Czech rider Roman Kreuziger has signed a two-year contract with Astana, according to a statement from the Kazakh team. The 24-year-old becomes the first big name rider […]
Transfer News: Roger Kluge quits Milram for Skil-Shimano
Track specialist to join Dutch team as German team set to fold German rider Roger Kluge is to leave Milram after just one year and head for the Dutch Skil-Shimano team. The German team looks set to fold at the […]
UCI World Ranking little changed after Vattenfall Cyclassics
Single day race makes little difference to classification led by Tour winner With no riders at the top of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking featuring in yesterday’s Vattenfall Cyclassics, the change to the classification is negligible. Race winner […]
Retiring Knaven to begin Directeur Sportif role with Team Milram
Starts this week at Eneco Tour, but team’s future still uncertain Former Paris-Roubaix winner Servais Knaven has quickly moved on to the next stage of his career and will take up a role as directeur sportif with the Milram team. […]
Belgian prodigy, Jens Keukeleire, eyeing U23 World Championships
Neo-pro sensation heading to Melbourne as a top favorite One of the major Belgian revelations of 2010, Cofidis’s 21-year-old phenom, Jens Keukeleire, has his eyes set on one more major target for his already unforgettable first year in the professional […]
