Štybar wins Czech cross champs for a third time
The first Cyclo-cross National Champion of the season came out of the Czech Republic today, with favorite Zdeněk Štybar taking the honors in Tabor. The win, which comes as no surprise, marks Stybar’s third consecutive National Championship title. On a […]
HTC steps it up becoming title sponsor of HTC-Columbia
The American Columbia-HTC team looks forward to a successful 2010 season announcing a name change to HTC-Columbia to kick off their first training camp of the year. After an incredible debut as a sponsor with six stage wins and 26 […]
Sastre gears up for his Giro assault
Cervélo TestTeam’s Carlos Sastre has his gear packed and ready to go for the team training camp that begins this weekend in Portugal. The 2009 season saw Sastre unable to defend his Tour de France overall victory of the previous […]
Saxo Bank to end sponsorship after 2010
Bjarne Riis has said in a statement today that Saxo Bank will be ending their sponsorship of his team at the end of the 2010 season. Riis’ team was already having difficulty financially, and with the world economy still suffering, the […]
No Giro for Menchov
Although he won his first Giro d’Italia last season, Russian rider Denis Menchov has decided not to defend his title this year. The 31 year old Rabobank competitor was clearly strongest in Italy, but flopped badly in July when he […]
Turtur tips Greipel, but says any one of 20 riders could win Tour Down Under
Tour Down Under Mike Turtur is counting down the days until the start of his event, and believes that the 2008 champion Andre Greipel (Team Columbia) will be one of the biggest favourites. “He’s been doing a lot of pre-tour […]
Rock Racing refused license, Landis deal looks to be off
The International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Management Committee has made a ruling on the appeals brought by the three teams that were refused registration as UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2010 season. The Androni Giocattoli and Xacobeo Galicia teams both […]
Equipe Nürnberger team may survive
Women’s team Equipe Nürnberger may be able to continue and race in 2010. The UCI extended a deadline to January 15 and the team is hopeful to ensure the paperwork will be in order by then to ensure the financial […]
Re-motivated Pereiro training harder than he has in years
Oscar Pereiro has been struggling with his motivation ever since he had a bad crash on the 15th stage of the 2008 Tour de France, but the Spanish rider has said that he is now fully focussed and working well. […]
No prologue in 2011 Tour de France?
The 2010 Tour de France is still months away, but there is already speculation about the 2011 route. The race is set to start in the Vendée region (western France). The biggest surprise is that apparently no prologue is planned. […]