Rasmussen to escape CDC contract
Danish climber Michael Rasmussen will sit down today with the CDC Calvaire team in order to end his links with the team, according to Danish newspaper Politiken. It was announced at the end of last month that Rasmussen would be […]
Lars Boom: No regrets
Currently in the Caribbean for the end of season Amstel Curaçao Race, former World cyclocross champion Lars Boom says he has no regrets over leaving his old speciality in favour of a career on the road. “When I heard that […]
Records Tumble in Para-Cycling Track Worlds
With just two sessions down – and seven medals awarded – in the World Para-Cycling Track World Championships, two World records have already been broken. The Manchester Velodrome, which recently played host to the first round of the UCI Track […]
Cioni signs for the British Team Sky, no word on Wiggins
According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Dario Cioni will be riding for the British Team Sky in 2010. The Italian rode for the Pro Continental team ISD-Neri in 2009, and will join his compatriot Morris Possoni on the new team. […]
Van Hummel takes Curaçao warm-up
Kenny van Hummel won the first edition of the Amstel Jan Thiel Criterium on Curaçao. The Skil-Shimano sprinter beat Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Brice Feillu (Agritubel). Most pros opted to sit out the criterium and rest for the ‘real’ race […]
Reckless driver guilty on all counts
Earlier this week, Christopher Thompson’s jury found him guilty on all charges in a road rage incident that happened in July 2008. Thompson is accused of having passed two cyclists on a road in Brentwood, California, then slamming on his […]
Fignon continues battle against cancer
Laurent Fignon, two-times Tour de France champion, announced earlier this year that he suffers from intestinal cancer. He continues to get rounds of chemotherapy, but is still working for France Télévision and Europe 1 as an advisor in the uptime […]
Valverde CAS appeal delayed again
Initially due to be heard in October, then put off until November 16th, the CAS hearing on Alejandro Valverde has been delayed once again. No new date has been indicated. The hearing is the first of two appeals being lodged […]
De Fauw found dead in Belgium
It’s almost a full three years since a crash in the Gent six day led to the death of the Spanish sprinter Isaac Galvez, but that tragic accident appears to have claimed another life. The Belgian rider Dimitri De Fauw, […]
Giro d'Italia: A 2012 start in Washington DC
The La Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday that the organization behind the Giro d’Italia is considering bringing the start of Italy’s Grand Tour to America’s capital, and today VeloNation was able to confirm with the DC Mayor’s office that the […]
