Belgian Philippe Gilbert has been awarded with the 2009 Trofee voor Sportverdienste (National Merit trophy for sport), one of his country’s highest distinctions in sport, after what has been a remarkable first season riding for the Silence-Lotto team. Gilbert closed […]

Team Sky has officially confirmed the signing of two strong Italian talents to the squad, GC rider Dario Cioni and sprinter Davide Vigano. The British team confirmed the latest signings today, bringing the number of riders announced for the 2010 lineup […]

World champion Cadel Evans has urged the Australian government to continue providing funding for Olympic sports such as cycling. He was responding to the recently-published Crawford Report, which argued that future funding for sport there should focus more on those […]

Triple Olympic medal winner Scott McGrory has warned of a bleak future for track cycling due to the pending elimination of key events from the Games programme. The former Australian rider, who took gold and silver medals in the Madison […]

World Champion Cadel Evans expects seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to be a big threat next year. The Australian believes that the Texan, third in this year’s Tour de France, will be even stronger following his comeback year. […]

“I admit my guilt, but have no regrets,” Bernhard Kohl’s former manager Stefan Matchiner told the Österreich newspaper. He’s facing a trial on charges that he helped athletes such as former Gerolsteiner rider Bernhard Kohl, triathlete Lisa Hütthaler and others […]

On the heels of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement yesterday that requires Italian Davide Rebellin to return his Beijing Olympic road race silver medal for a doping positive, the IOC has said they are also wiping German Stefan Schumacher’s […]

Switzerland’s Bruno Risi and Franco Marvulli won the Munich Six Day last night. The Swiss duo held on to a slim three point lead over Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov. The win marks the ninth and final time that […]

The expanded rider roster that includes current and previous World champions Cadel Evans and Alessandro Ballan is already paying dividends for the BMC Racing Team, as it has announced invitations to more of next year’s early season races. Having already […]

World road race championship bronze medallist Joaquim Rodriguez plans to ride his first Tour de France in 2010, with the Spaniard aiming to chase stage success there. “It will be like a dream, being at the start,” he said. “My […]