Tony Martin (Columbia-HTC) has been voted the Best German cyclist of the year outpacing teammate and sprinter Andre Greipel. Martin enjoyed a successful season that saw him take a stage win in the Tour of Switzerland along with the king […]

Despite his impressive fifth place in the World Cup race in Igorre, Spain last weekend, Bart Wellens knows that he still has a long way to go, as his 13th place in Sunday’s race at Overijsse would indicate. The former […]

The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Pat McQuaid awarded the trophies for the best rider and the best nation of the 2009 season to Alberto Contador and the Spanish National Cycling Federation (RFEC) at a ceremony today in […]

Currently building form prior to his return to the international peloton, Riccardo Riccò had a very close call while out training on Saturday morning. The Italian was speeding down the descent of Serramazzoni when he encountered a bus coming from […]

South Africa’s big stage race, the Giro del Capo, will go ahead after all in 2010 after a sponsor was found to save the event. The co-director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, David Bellairs, recently announced that the […]

Jakob Fuglsang has been taking part in the Saxo Bank training camp in Playitas on Fuerteventura, and, apart from getting some off-bike training in and meeting up with his team-mates, he’s also been using the time to plan towards 2010. […]

Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) sealed up his third cyclo-cross National Championships in the men’s elite race today, beating hometown favorite and 2008 winner Ryan Trebon (Kona-FSA) into second while Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) took third after returning from Europe. The Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com […]

Michele Scarponi, winner of Tirreno-Adriatico and the two stages in the last Giro d’Italia this season, has experienced his best year to date. Since returning from an 18 month suspension for admitting his involvement in the Operacion Puerto affair, the […]

Alexandre Vinokourov said he will be targeting Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Giro d’Italia in 2010 at Friday’s team Astana press conference in Pisa, Italy. The Kazakh rider has also pointed to helping teammate Alberto Contador secure a third Tour de France […]

Niels Albert scored season win number 13 in Overijse, Belgium, and showed he is back on the same form as in the beginning of the season, when he dominated cross races. Sven Nys and Kevin Pauwels fought hard for second […]