Landis’ Tour dreams over
Floyd Landis has lost all hope in returning to the Tour de France. The American won the overall classification in 2006 but saw his victory taken away after he was caught doping and consequently suspended for two years. Landis made […]
Evans to BMC
The surprise departure by Cadel Evans from Silence-Lotto was announced yesterday. Today it was revealed that he will be riding for BMC in the 2010 season. BMC has already hired Alessandro Ballan, George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt and Karsten Kroon. The […]
Evans leaving Silence-Lotto
Cadel Evans has announced that he is leaving the Silence-Lotto team. After five years with the Belgian outfit he will try to win the Tour de France, where he placed second twice, with a different outfit. The team’s press release […]
Silence-Lotto thinks of Contador to replace Evans
Marc Sergeant, manager for Silence-Lotto - soon to be called Omega Pharma-Lotto, is on the lookout for a new general classification rider now that Cadel Evans has left the team. “Last Monday Cadel traveled to Australia. Then his manager informed us […]
Hoy leads gold rush in Manchester
Sir Chris Hoy won the men’s sprint in a race where Great Britain monopolised the podium at the Track World Cup here on Saturday. Four-time Olympic champion Hoy, who claimed one of Britain’s four victories on Friday’s opening day by […]
Valverde has no problem riding with Contador
Alejandro Valverde has come out in support of fellow Spaniard Alberto Contador coming over to his Caisse d’Epargne team. After being tipped as a Grand Tour winner for years, Valverde finally won the Vuelta a España earlier this year. Valverde […]
Deignan extends with Cervélo TestTeam through 2011
Philip Deignan has extended his contract with Cervélo TestTeam through 2011. The Irishman took the biggest win of his career this year in the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España. Deignan beat Liquigas rider Roman Kreuziger on a day […]
Gesink gets hill named after him
Robert Gesink may only be 23 years of age but he already has a hill named after him. Today, the Robert Gesinkbult was revealed in Aalten, the Netherlands. Gesink, accompanied by girlfriend Daisy, uncovered the sign himself. The hill runs […]
Nys member of UCI cyclocross commission
Sven Nys has become a member of the UCI cyclocross commission, replacing his compatriot Ervin Vervecken, who will retire at the end of the season. Nys will soon start his responsibilities. “Next week Saturday, at the World Cup in Nommay, […]
Klöden pays 25,000 euros to end T-Mobile case
Andreas Klöden, soon to join up with Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team, has paid a 25,000 euro financial settlement to the Bonn prosecutor’s office in Germany, putting an end to an ongoing doping investigation against him. Klöden, who was being […]