Evans restates ambition to win the Tour
Far from being dissuaded by his below-par 30th place in this year’s event, Cadel Evans has restated his desire to finally top the podium of the Tour de France. The double runner-up has taken additional motivation from his recent victory […]
Kazakhs claim Contador will stay
There has as yet been no confirmation from the rider or his representations, but the deputy president of the Kazakh Cycling Federation has claimed that Alberto Contador will race with the Astana team in 2010. “We have absolutely no problems […]
Bike Pure aiming to spread anti-doping message in cycling
Born out of the frustration caused by the positive tests and scandals of recent years, the Bike Pure organisation was set up approximately a year ago in order to enable riders and fans to promote the anti-doping message. The Irish-based […]
Team Sky fortifies with Barry, Pauwels, and Sutton
Team Sky has announced three new signings today on the Sky Sports News Channel. Canadian Michael Barry (Columbia-HTC), Belgian Serge Pauwels (Cervélo TestTeam), and Australian Chris Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream) have all come on board the new British squad. Team Principal Dave Brailsford […]
Romero calls Olympic track changes 'ludicrous'
Beijing gold medallist Rebecca Romero has blasted the decision to drop key events, including her individual pursuit discipline, from the Olympic programme. “I was very shocked,” the British rider was quoted as saying in the Guardian. “I’m all in favour […]
Schumacher ban to stand after French court rules on CERA retesting
Stefan Schumacher’s claim that he should be acquitted of charges of using CERA in the 2008 Tour de France was thrown out by the French Conseil d’Etat court today. The disgraced German rider recently claimed that the clearing of other […]
Sastre denies Spanish media reports that he will miss 2010 Tour de France
2008 champion Carlos Sastre has contradicted reports in the Spanish media that he said he will forgo next year’s Tour de France in favour of chasing victories in the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. “I’m very surprised because at […]
Katusha add classics firepower
Russia’s Team Katusha has finalized its roster for 2010 with 29 riders, one shy of the UCI team limit. The strongest additions include the Luxembourger Kim Kirchen from Team Columbia-HTC and the Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez from Caisse d’Epargne. Both riders […]
Tour Down Under unveils 2010 route
The organization behind the Tour Down Under has released next year’s route. The Australian tour is set to kick off the Pro-Tour calendar starting on January 19th in Clare and finishing six days later in Adelaide City. The traditional criterium […]
Team directors back to school next week
As it announced in August, the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Academy starts its management training programme for director sportifs next week. According to the press release that announced the scheme in August: ”The programme has been developed by the UCI […]
