Bourgain heads for surgery
Mickaël Bourgain, one third of France’s World team sprint championship winning team, is to undergo surgery on an injured shoulder, according to French sports daily l’Equipe. The sprinter, who was also the bronze medallist in the sprint at the Olympic […]
Spanish selector says 2010 worlds favours Cavendish, Cancellara
Spanish national coach José Luis de Santos doesn’t seem to hold out much hope for his riders to win the next World Championship, saying that the course is “one of the least complicated,” he has seen. “Those who consider Cavendish […]
2010 Tour de Langkawi launched
The gruelling climb of Genting Highlands will once again be the big decider in the 2010 Tour de Langkawi, the route of which was announced today in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian event is now in its fifteenth edition and will […]
CAS gives Priamo a four-year ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has handed Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo a four-year ban for supplying Cera to his former CSF teammate Emmanuelle Sella, an official source has said. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) took the case to […]
Rasmussen still aiming for Tour de France return
Back racing for several months now, Michael Rasmussen is still dreaming of a return to the Tour de France, an event he nearly won in 2007. The Danish climber was just four days from victory in Paris when he was […]
John Lelangue talks BMC 2010, Tour de France and Cadel Evans – part one
As is the case with other sports, the transfer season is one rife with rumours and speculation. Riders such as Alberto Contador and Bradley Wiggins have been talked about almost daily, with a near-obsession building up as to where they […]
Wildcards for Tour de France may increase
Getting a ticket to this year’s Tour de France is going to be tougher than ever for teams looking for a wildcard invitation. With the emergence of the American RadioShack team of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, the […]
Prudhomme: 'Corsica is now a real candidate'
The Amaury Sports Organization (ASO) hopes to make the 2013 Tour de France, the 100th edition of the event, a race that won’t soon be forgotten. In order to up the ante, the French press are speculating that this symbolic […]
2010 event off, but new gulf race planned to follow Tour of Qatar
Although the planned first edition will now not take place in 2010, riders from cycling’s top teams could spend more time away from Europe in cycling’s early season following the news that a new Tour of Oman will take place after […]
Gene doping fears
A new study showing that gene therapy can increase both muscle bulk and power in monkeys has increased fears that such treatments could be abused in sport. According to a report in Science Translational Medicine, gene therapy was used to […]
