Valverde will focus on Tour de France in 2010
Caisse d’Epargne leader Alejandro Valverde told Biciciclismo today that he is 100% focused on the Tour de France for the 2010 season. This year the Spaniard sealed up his first win in a Grand Tour, beating World Champion Cadel Evans […]
Rasmussen/Mørkøv the surprise Gent Six Days winners
The Danish duo of Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv are the surprise winners of the Gent Six Day race. The Danish duo beat the favored Iljo Keisse/Roger Kluge in an exciting final sprint, taking the overall by a mere three […]
Nys wins his 50th Superprestige
Belgian Champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) took a historical 50th career Superprestige victory today’s in Gieten. Northern Holland’s muddy fields created a difficult race that saw a strong Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) claim second after passing a fading Niels Albert (BKCP-powerplus) who […]
Wellens reflects on comeback
Bart Wellens (Fidea) made a successful return yesterday in Koksijde, Belgium during the fourth World Cup after cytomegalovirus forced him out of competition for several months. “This leaves me with a satisfied feeling,” he told Sporza. The former World Champion […]
Schleck says no to Ronde van Vlaanderen
Andy Schleck has made up his mind that he won’t be riding the Ronde van Vlaanderen in the near future. He initially put the race on his wish list, but ultimately decided it is too risky, due to the inherent […]
Spezialetti the right man for Lampre
Alessandro Spezialetti is moving from LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini to the Lampre Farnese Vini team for 2010. The 34-year-old is a very valuable and loyal team helper and will bring great strength to the Italian team. His general manager , Giuseppe […]
Schlecks rule out move from Saxo Bank
The team may have lost several riders amid rumours of financial shortcomings, most recently world championship runner-up Alexandr Kolobnev, but the Schleck brothers Andy and Frank have confirmed to BT that they will stay with Saxo Bank in 2010. The […]
World Champion Marianne Vos wins in Koksijde
As her road race rivals know well, the sight of a finish line prompts a turn of speed in Marianne Vos that is very, very hard to deal with. Dutch compatriot Daphy Van de Brand got to see this firsthand […]
Quick Step looking to sign Keisse
The Belgian Quick Step team has shown interest in track cyclist Iljo Keisse. Team manager Patrick Lefevere told Het Nieuwsblad he was interested in the former Topsport Vlaanderen rider after he cleared himself of a positive doping test earlier this […]
Garzelli wants to shine in Giro a decade after his win
Hard to believe, given his youthful looks, but Stefano Garzelli is now 36 years of age and preparing for what could be his last season as a pro rider. The Italian took seventh overall and was best climber in this […]
