600,000 Euro in damages for Fuentes
A court in Valencia has awarded Eufemiano Fuentes, the notorious doctor at the centre of the Spanish doping ring uncovered in Operación Puerto, damages amounting to 600,000 Euro. Fuentes was employed as team doctor for the Comunidad Valenciana team between […]
Contador looks to Ardennes Classics
Despite not knowing exactly which team he will be riding for in 2010, Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is already planning which races he rides in the build up to his title defence. Already having confirmed that he will […]
Sastre to skip the Tour de France
The Spanish media has reported that Cervélo TestTeam’s Carlos Sastre has decided to skip this year’s Tour de France. The Spaniard finally won the race in 2008 with Bjarne Riis’ CSC Team, but has decided his best chances for success […]
Evans thinks 2010 Tour route suits Contador
Reigning World Champion Cadel Evans is looking forward to next year’s Tour de France, especially with the elimination of the team time trial that saw the Australian lose valuable time to the race favorites. But according to an interview with […]
Bruyneel: Armstrong close to quitting after collarbone mishap
Johan Bruyneel, who guided Lance Armstrong to seven Tour de France wins, said that the Texan was close to quitting after breaking his collarbone earlier this season. Bruyneel, however, was able to convince Armstrong to return to racing, using one […]
Team Type 1 ready for 2010
Team Type 1 will field a versatile roster sprinkled with international flavor and experience when it begins its third season as a men’s professional team in 2010. In 2009, Team Type 1 won 55 races, finished fourth in the National […]
Bellis to return home soon
The GB cycling team has said that Olympic cyclist Jonny Bellis’ condition has continued to improve and is now able to communicate. “Jonny is doing really well since the last update and is communicating by writing messages on a white […]
Spanish police intercepts doping text messages
Spanish police intercepted several text messages that seem to confirm cycling doctor Jesús Losa was involved in doping practices. Losa’s house was recently searched, but he was warned and potentially able to remove evidence. One SMS was supposedly sent by […]
Velásquez back in lead of Vuelta a Guatemala
Nery Felipe Velásquez stormed back to the top of the leader board in the Vuelta a Guatemala, with a solo win in the seventh stage. In the short 45km stage into Quetzaltenango, in the southwestern part of the country, Velásquez […]
Footon-Servetto: In with the young
The newly named Footon-Servetto ProTour team has announced its first signings for the 2010 season. The team has confirmed David Vitoria (Rock Racing), Michele Merlo and Marco Corti (Barloworld), David Gutiérrez Palacios (Camargo elite2), Rafael Valls (Burgos Monumental) and Miguel Ángel […]
