Dane Martin Pedersen (Capinordic) and Italian Fabio Felline (Bergamasca-De Nardi elite-2) have just been announced as the latest signings for Footon-Servetto’s 2010 linenup. Pedersen had a great season as one of the leaders of Danish continental team Capinordic, with four […]

The proposed track reform hasn’t gone down with many riders due to the expected scrapping of key events such as the individual pursuit. Victoria Pendleton is one who is likely to benefit, though, as she will have the chance to […]

Sven Vanthourenhout has had a bad cross year so far and he is pulling the emergency brake. He will spend two weeks in Mallorca for some rest. In the mean time, the Belgians announced the line-up for the World Cup […]

He had a superb run of four consecutive victories at the end of the season, amongst them the prestigious Tour of Lombardy, but Philippe Gilbert’s growing ambitions don’t lie in netting stage wins in the 2010 Tour de France. The […]

Michael Boogerd will return to a more prominent role in cycling as a directeur sportif for a new Continental Dutch team, to be sponsored by  Specialized, the bike manufacturer.  The team will start its operation in 2011. Boogerd will also […]

Amino Labs, manufacturer of the nutritional supplement that caused Iljo Keisse to return a positive control for HCT (hydrochlorothiazide), were surprised by his acquittal. The manufacturer strongly believes that his positive test was not due to the use of their […]

Karsten Kroon is just one of the many that was surprised by Cadel Evans’ move to the American Pro-continental BMC. Kroon, who is leaving Saxo-Bank to join Evans at the American formation, did not see the transfer coming. “Two days […]

He may not have had a spell in the Maillot Jaune like he did in 2008, but Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck can look back on this season with a strong sense of satisfaction. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the […]

Lance Armstrong auctioned off seven of his Trek bikes at Sotheby’s yesterday, one for each of his Tour de France wins, and all turned into works of art by famous artists selected by the cycling icon. The Trek website listed […]

Founded in 2007, the BMC Racing Team has been steadily growing, but the signing of Cadel Evans this week could catapult the small US/Swiss outfit into the big time. Parallels can be drawn between BMC and another ambitious Professional Continental team, […]