Pursuit petition submitted to IOC, decision due this week?
Printed copies of a petition totalling over 4,000 names were sent to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, pushing for the retention of the individual pursuit in the London 2012 Games. According to AP reports, a total of 4,408 people signed […]
Lövkvist optimistic about Tour place for team, ready for leadership role
Team Sky has not officially announced it has abandoned its efforts to sign Bradley Wiggins for 2010 – indeed, there is speculation that those efforts are ongoing, even now – but in the absence of any firm news on the […]
Pauwels highly impressed by Team Sky
Belgian rider Serge Pauwels has moved to Team Sky from the Cervélo Test Team and is very happy with what he sees. “Team Sky is hyper-professional. I’ve made the right choice,” he told the Gazet van Antwerpen. The British ProTour […]
Teams go enviro-friendly
Cycling as a sport doesn’t have a particularly environmentally friendly way of conducting its business, but the need to preserve our planet has reached the peloton. Milram will ride with biodegradable bottles in 2010, while Française des Jeux is using […]
Gesink in Armstrong's footpath to Girona
Robert Gesink is searching for a house in Girona, Spain. The community close to Barcelona has long been the destination of professional cyclists for its good weather, great training and central location for the Spanish and French races. Gesink’s current […]
Van Beek sets new hour record
Maas van Beek broke the hour record behind a derny on Monday in Moscow. The Dutchman reached 66.443 kilometers behind pacemaker Wilco van der Hoorn. The previous record holder was Matthé Pronk with 66.017 kilometers. Van Beek was pushing an […]
Lotto and Cervelo jerseys, like day and night
Both Omega Pharma-Lotto and Cervélo TestTeam have unveiled their new team kits for next season. While the Belgian Pro-Tour squad has opted for a predominantly white jersey highlighted by hints of red and blue, Cervelo has turned to the other […]
Is women’s cycling in crisis?
The eleventh hour withdrawal of Skyter as a new sponsor for the current Nürnberger Versicherung team was the latest blow to hit the women’s sport in this close season. The team may be forced to fold, leaving the prospect of […]
Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team jersey sneak preview
Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team has given cycling fans a sneak preview of their working prototype for the 2010 jersey design. Armstrong’s team said in a release, that while the final Jersey is expected to look very similar, it will be officially unveiled […]
Cantele signs with Columbia-HTC
Talk to any professional racer and you’ll quickly find out why Italian National Time Trial Champion Noemi Cantele is rated so highly in the peloton – you will also understand why Columbia-HTC has signed her for 2010. With eight years riding […]