Kittel hoping to end strong season with more wins in Australia
German to increase 14 season wins in Herald Sun Tour The Jayco Herald Sun Tour has confirmed Marcel Kittel’s (Skil-Shimano) participation in the race to be held from the 12th – 16th October. The German sprinter has had a season […]
Jay Thomson relishing opportunity of riding for UnitedHealthcare
Says he’ll be happy with the chance to race in Europe and USA South African Jay Thomson will move to the UnitedHealthcare professional cycling team next year after two seasons with Fly V Australia and Bissell, racing predominantly on the […]
Movistar confirms Basque rider Jonathan Castroviejo’s move to the team
Strong time trial rider looks to develop career with Spanish squad A consistent performance all season has netted Jonathan Castroviejo a contract with the Movistar team for next season. Castroviejo yesterday confirmed his time trial prowess when he placed eleventh […]
Alexandre Vinokourov and Astana make it official that he’ll keep riding through 2012
Says his results are important for the Astana team Having recently discussed his intention to continue racing, Alexandre Vinokourov has officially confirmed that he will postpone retirement and keep competing as part of the Astana team next year. The squad […]
UnitedHealthcare announces eleven returning riders for next season
Team looking to improve on 2011 results and development The UnitedHealthcare cycling team has so far welcomed back eleven riders to its roster for next year as they look to improve on a total of 21 wins this season. Among […]
Hushovd and Boasson Hagen will collaborate to make it two in a row for Norway
Younger Norwegian says there is no leadership problems, road will decide the strongest rider After winning the world road race championships last year for the first time, Norway has two realistic favourites with a chance of victory for Sunday’s championships […]
Brammeier says Omega Pharma-Quick Step decision was an easy one to make
Irishman to target early Classics season with new team As announced on Monday, Matt Brammeier has secured a WorldTour contract with Omega Pharma–Quick Step for next season after one year on the HTC-Highroad team. The Irishman spoke to VeloNation about […]
Brett Lancaster confirms GreenEdge contract, excited to race with new Australian team
Olympic gold medallist looking forward to joining home squad Australian Brett Lancaster will ride for the GreenEdge cycling team during the 2012 season, as announced by the team today. This makes Lancaster the fifth rider from Garmin-Cervélo to join the […]
Vacansoleil-DCM swoops in on young Russian climber Nikita Novikov
In a surprise move, Vacansoleil-DCM has acquired the services of the talented Russian climber Nikita Novikov for the next two seasons. Novikov currently rides for Kutusha’s feeder team Itera-Katusha and a step up to the WorldTour team seemed logical. However, […]
Bruyneel says Contador is not unbeatable and the new team excites him
Former Lance Armstrong manager says he noticed Andy Schleck’s talent in 2005 Following the announcement that sponsors RadioShack and Nissan will join Leopard Trek next year, Johan Bruyneel has said his aim is to win the Tour de France with […]
