Meyer joins brother at Garmin
Australian Travis Meyer is yet another talent joining the Garmin-Slipstream Pro-tour team. Meyer will be joining older brother Cameron Meyer and fellow countryman Jack Bobridge, the Under 23 World Time Trial Champion. “Travis is an incredible talent,” said Jonathan Vaughters, […]
Keisse back to Topsport-Vlaanderen?
Belgian track cyclist Iljo Keisse is now a free man following his acquittal from doping charges this morning. His former team, Topsport Vlaanderen, immediately kicked him out the door as soon as they heard of his positive test, “We did […]
Women’s cross weekend goes to form
Results in women’s cyclocross racing went as expected on both sides of the Atlantic this weekend. World champion Marianne Vos (DSB Bank-Nederland Bloeit) added a second European title to her already impressive palmares, while US champion Katie Compton (Planet Bike) […]
Keisse acquitted and cleared for Gent Six
Belgian track cyclist Iljo Keisse has been cleared of doping charges by a disciplinary committee of the Belgian Cycling Union and is now clear to continue racing. The judgement crucially comes in time for Keisse’s home six-day race: the ‘Zesdaagse […]
Wiggins decision expected soon, Sky finalising lineup
The story has been rumbling on for several months, Garmin Slipstream have repeatedly denied that Bradley Wiggins will compete elsewhere in 2010, but the British media is still speculating that the rider will be part of Team Sky next year. […]
UCI’s track changes questioned
The UCI’s planned changes of the Olympic track programme has been faulted by the Danish president of the Union Internationale des Vélodrome, Henrik Elmgreen. “It seemed a little sad that the UCI has decided the Olympic changes, and it is […]
Evans confirms move to BMC
The BMC team and Cadel Evans have officially confirmed the news that the Australian will be riding for the American team in 2010. In a surprise move yesterday, the reigning road World Champion announced he would be leaving the Belgian […]
Britain ends World Cup with commanding performance
Sir Chris Hoy won his third gold at the Track World Cup here on Sunday as Great Britain ended the meeting with yet more medals. Four-time Olympic champion Hoy, who at this event was making his international return from injury, […]
Albert unstoppable
World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) has won the second Superprestige race in Hoogstraten. Albert proved succesful yet again, keeping the young Czech Zdenek Stybar (Fidea) at bay. Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) came across the line in third and therefore […]
Evans to the US – Garmin not BMC, and Wiggins to Sky?
After leaving Belgium’s Silence-Lotto, from reports Down Under World Champion Cadel Evans looks poised to join the American Garmin Slipstream team despite earlier reports that linked him to the up-and-coming American BMC formation, home of National champion George Hincapie. According […]