Questionable positive of Vuelta a Guatemala winner
Nery Felipe Velásquez, the winner of the Vuelta a Guatemala in October, tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. The sample was analyzed by a lab in Canada and was the only one of the ten samples taken that showed […]
No immediate honeymoon for Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert will get married on August 7 next year, sandwiched between the Clasica a San Sebastian and the Hamburg Cyclassics. There will be no time for an immediate honeymoon in the middle of the racing season for the Gilberts. […]
Double Madison win confirms lead for Risi/Marvulli in Zurich
Bruno Risi and Franco Marvulli have increased their lead after four nights in the Zurich Six-Day race. The Swiss duo won both Madison races and have now a one-lap lead over Germans Leif Lampater and Christian Grasmann. But the race […]
Entire ISD team gets dope control visit
Italian team ISD-Neri has gathered for its pre-season training camp in Verona. On the last day of camp, there was a surprise visit by UCI officials. Every rider, including the neo-pros, were tested. The camp is held in Montecatini Terme, […]
Saxo Bank's anti-doping expert Rasmus Damsgaard heads to UCI
Rasmus Damsgaard, the man who’s partnership with Bjarne Riis helped pioneer anti-doping efforts in cycling, will no longer be working with the Saxo Bank team in 2010. Instead, Damsgaard’s company Clearidium will be working directly for the International Cycling Union […]
Noval pledges complete commitment to Contador
Overlooked by Johan Bruyneel for the 2009 Tour de France team, Benjamin Noval is looking forward to returning to the Tour next year and pledges the team will be completely dedicated to Alberto Contador. “Like many fans, I think the […]
20-year-old Guldhammer signs with Columbia-HTC
Columbia-HTC has signed 20-year-old Rasmus Guldhammer for the 2010 season. Last year the young Dane won the Under-23 Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic and the GP Portugal. He also finished fourth in the Tour of Denmark, where he took the Best Young Rider […]
Team Sky teaser for new kit design
While Team Sky won’t be revealing their new team kit until January 4th, they have decided to give fans a teaser of what the new British Team will be wearing for the 2010 season. Earlier today the team released a […]
Olivier Bonnaire heads to Française des Jeux
Olivier Bonnaire has changed teams for 2010, moving from BBox Bouygues Telecom over to another French team Française des Jeux. The Frenchman started his career with BBox Bouygues Telecom in 2005, but has had a difficult time with injury during […]
Footon-Servetto-Fuji adds AMPO as a sponsor
The 2010 Footon-Servetto-Fuji team has announced that the Basque AMPO corporation will be backing the young squad led by Mauro Gianetti and Joxean Fernandez Matxin. Earlier this month VeloNation reported that the AMPO Murcia team, who was looking to sign […]
