The Dutch province of Drenthe has calculated that hosting the start of the Vuelta a España last year earned the region €5.3 million ($7.5 million, approx), illustrating the proceeds that major cycle races can bring to an economy. According to […]

Motivated by his near-miss in the 2009 Milan San Remo and his runner-up slot in the Tour of Flanders, German rider Heinrich Haussler is fully motivated heading into the 2010 season. He is currently training with the rest of the […]

Timing things to perfection, Portuguese national champion Manuel Cardoso jumped clear inside the final kilometre of today’s third stage of the Tour Down Under, opening a sizeable gap and crossing the line first in Stirling. The Footon Servetto Fuji rider […]

At a press conference today during team Astana’s training camp in Calpe, Spain, defending Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador discussed the “new look” Astana for 2010, and what he thinks of the changes that have been made since the […]

Italian Alberto Loddo (Androni Giocattoli) won the 199 kilometer third stage of the Tour de San Luis today, besting compatriots Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Francesco Chicchi in the sprint finishing second and third respectively. The main protagonists of the day […]

Cervélo TestTeam announced today that they have signed German rider Charlotte Becker for the 2010 season. The 26-year-old has both track and road experience. She’s a former German national time trial champion as well as a European points champion on […]

Team Liquigas-Doimo has decided to open its training camps up to the press in order to dispel any rumours over doping within the team, according to la Repubblica. The team, one of two Italian teams in the ProTour, includes riders […]

While HTC-Columbia’s Andre Greipel leads the Tour Down Under in Australia, the men’s and women’s teams are wrapping up their second and final training camp for the 2010 season. The riders and staff are coming out of the two-week camp […]

Nine months after team RadioShack recruit Daryl Impey found himself in a hospital bed following a horrific crash in the Tour of Turkey, the South African says he’s ready to move onward and upward from the incident and focus on […]

Chris Anker Sørensen has signed a three year contract extension with Bjarne Riis’ Saxo Bank team. The 25-year-old, who began his career with the team in 2007, has evolved to be a strong climber over the past three years. The […]