Riis made a 'masterstroke' in signing Contador, says Bruyneel
Bruyneel complements Riis on Contador signing Bjarne Riis made an “absolute masterstroke” signing Tour de France winner Alberto Contador this week, according to Johan Bruyneel. “His sponsor stopped, his two leaders Andy and Fränk Schleck left and took Riis’ other […]
Nike and Trek cooperate with Floyd Landis investigation, hand over documents
Investigators working fast to beat 10-year statute of limitations on case Long-time sponsors for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, Nike and the Trek Bicycle Corporation, have confirmed that they are cooperating with the investigation swarming around the cycling […]
André Greipel confirms move to Omega Pharma-Lotto
German leaves HTC Columbia to go for his own glory André Greipel is heading to the Belgian Omega Pharma-Lotto outfit for the coming season. While the German has not signed the actual contract yet, both he and his new team […]
Two broken collarbones for Rabobank over the weekend
Bauke Mollema and Pieter Weening break collarbones in crashes in Poland and Burgos After a series of successes at both the Tour of Poland and the Vuelta Burgos, the Rabobank team has to deal with some less than great news […]
Omega Pharma re-signs support riders, Sebastian Lang and Olivier Kaisen, for 2011
Belgian team fulfilling goal of forming powerful team to support Gilbert and Greipel While the signing of HTC-Columbia sprinter, Andre Greipel, to Belgium’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team will guarantee many wins for the team in 2011, the team headed by Marc […]
RadioShack's Matthew Busche finishes on the podium in Denmark
Wisconsin native takes biggest result of his career with 3rd overall at Post Denmark Rundt While Dane, Jakob Fuglsang, celebrated his third consecutive overall win at the Post Danmark Rundt, he was surrounded by a pair of North American faces […]
Route de France: Sarah Düster wins prologue to take first yellow jersey
Cervélo TestTeam rider fastest over strong riders’ course in Brittany Sarah Düster (Cervélo TestTeam) won the 5.9km prologue of the Route de France, between Lanvollon and Plouha in northern Brittany. The 28-year-old German raced along the almost completely straight course […]
Terpstra gives Milram important victory over Greipel in Sparkassen-Giro
HTC Columbia’s Ellen van Dijk wins women’s race Niki Terpstra of Milram took out a solo win in the Sparkassen-Giro in Bochum, Germany. Terpstra avoided a sprint clash with HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel, saving ten seconds over the remainder of the […]
Tour de l'Ain: Karsten Kroon leads BMC Racing, Cole House makes his debut
American-Swiss team sends a mix of youth and experience Karsten Kroon will be leading the BMC Racing team at the Tour de l’Ain this week, and begin the race ready to get his 2010 season back on track. The Dutchman […]
Vuelta a Burgos: Samuel Sánchez takes win number two in final stage
Euskaltel Euskadi rider nets general classification with timely move Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took his second win in this year’s Vuelta a Burgos when he outrode breakaway companion Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia). Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) was dropped in the final kilometer, […]
