Nys and Vos take revenge in Niel
Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) beat World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in a rare sprint finish in the Jaarmarktcross in Niel, Belgium. Nys took the initiative early on but was joined by Albert and Sdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) and Albert’s teammate […]
Danish Federation to resolve “Rasmussen case”
The Danish Cycling Federation (DCU) will hold a press on Saturday to address the “Rasmussen case.” Chairman Tom Lund and director Jesper Worre will provide the press with further details into the former Tour de France King of the Mountains’ […]
Astana hires Sedun as Director Sportif
The Astana team has hired Russian Dimitri Sedun as another Director Sportif to work alongside Italian’s Giuseppe Martinelli and Guido Bontempi. The 38-year-old was a rider for the Roslotto, Mat and DeNardi teams in the 1990’s and early 2000’s before […]
Vino: UCI warned Astana not to hire Kash
In an interview with Kazakh newspaper ProSport Alexandre Vinokourov has claimed that International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid advised the Astana team against hiring Andrey Kashechkin. “He said we already have one rider who has suffered a suspension, me,” […]
Contador increasingly likely for Astana, but only for a year
Alberto Contador appears to be moving closer to remaining with the Astana team but, if he does, it will only be for one more season. His brother and agent Fran Contador clarified the situation in the Spanish media today, saying […]
Is Hondo Petacchi’s key to beating Cavendish?
Aside from having the sharpest acceleration in world cycling, ten-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish also benefits from what is almost certainly the quickest and best-drilled leadout train in the business. Big rival Alessandro Petacchi is determined to […]
O'Grady cleared to head home
According to Cycling Australia Stuart O’Grady has been cleared to leave the hospital on Wednesday following a seizure that was caused by a ‘hot lap’ of the Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday. The former Paris-Roubaix winner collapsed soon after the […]
Revolution series with more top names and Future Stars
An already star-studded Revolution series starts this weekend with yet more names from the ProTor peloton added. The new recruits are named as Saxo Bank’s Matt Goss, Katusha’s Ben Swift and recent OmegaPharma-Lotto signing Adam Blythe. “I’m really looking forward […]
Great Britain announces Melbourne track squad
After dominating its home leg in Manchester earlier in the month, the Great Britain team has announced a much-reduced line-up for the next round in Melbourne Australia next week. Most of the riders named were present in the Manchester round, […]
Vogondy to Bbox Bouyges Telecom
Nicolas Vogondy, French champion in 2002 and 2008 will join Jean-René Bernadeau’s Bbox Bouyges Telecom team on a one-year contract next season. The 32-year-old has spent the past three years with the Professional-Continental Agritubel team, which is folding at the […]
