Maes says no to Armstrong, and yes to Lefevre
Nikolas Maes (Topsport Vlaanderen) will be joining Belgian formation Quickstep despite earlier rumors that he had signed with RadioShack. The 23 year old announced that he had struck a deal with Quickstep boss, Patrick Lafevre, to Belgian media at the […]
Luke Roberts to Milram
Olympic Champion Luke Roberts (Kuota-Indeland) signed a one year contract with German ProTour team Milram. The 32-year-old Australian who captured gold with his team in the pursuit in Athens, spent three years with Team CSC before two seasons with German […]
Kashechkin returns after doping
Andrei Kashechkin will make his comeback in tomorrow’s Time Trial World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The 29 year old, former Astana rider was suspended for blood doping and was set to return to competition on August 7th. Kashechkin failed an […]
Tornado Tom hurting for Worlds
Despite his strong showing in yesterday’s kermis in Viane, Tom Boonen (Quickstep) is still suffering from back pain sustained in a crash in the Vuelta A Espana’s time trial to Valencia. “My sacrum is a little crooked. I’ve had it […]
De Maar to Land of Opportunity, Reus extends
Dutchman Marc de Maar (Rabobank) will be joining Floyd Landis at Team Ouch next season. Rabobank didn’t offer the 25 year old a contract extension after he had two unlucky seasons that included a broken elbow last year and mononucleosis […]
AG2R buffs up team
Three days following the UCI’s three year extension of AG2r’s Pro-Tour license, the team has announced the signing of three more riders. Julien Bérard, Anthony Ravard, and Kristof Goddaert have all signed a two year contract with the French team. […]
Kai Reus to stay with Rabobank
Kai Reus (Rabobank) lost out on his podium at the Tour of Britain by one second, but was still pleased with his win on stage two and four days in the yellow jersey. For a rider coming back from a […]
Philippe Gilbert is captain: no ifs, ands, or buts
Belgian captain Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) and countryman Tom Boonen (Quickstep) have agreed on the tactics for Sunday’s World Championships. “If the race is hard, then Tom Boonen will ride for me” said the French speaking Wallonian on the Belgian TV […]
The 'Little Prince' going for King’s Gold
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) looks to be the strongest contender for this Sunday’s rainbow jersey in Mendrisio, Switzerland, hoping to improve on his silver medal from last year’s World Championships behind countryman Alessandro Ballan (Lampre). The Italian signaled that he is […]
Brandle Austrian TT champ
Matthias Brändle (ELK Haus) has won the Austrian Time Trial Championships. The barely 19 year old rider, who scored bronze last year, finished five seconds ahead of Andreas Graf (RC Arbö – Wels) and 17 seconds ahead of teammate Michael […]
