De Jongh joins Team Sky as Director
Steven De Jongh will join the new British Team Sky in 2010 as a Sports Director. The highly-experienced 35-year old Dutch rider ended his 15-year career earlier this week in Italy at the Giro del Piemonte. De Jongh has spent the […]
Astana: Just who is Yvon Sanquer?
So just who is this man Yvon Sanquer – the man who is set to fill the shoes of one of cycling’s most successful directors Johan Bruyneel – what do the Kazakh’s see in the Frenchman? One thing is for […]
Caruso to buck the trend and go TO Astana?
With constant news of riders and staff apparently trying to escape the Astana team, finally there seems to be news of one rider who may be trying to get in. Giampaolo Caruso, a Sicilian climber who currently rides for the […]
Cooke signs with Nürnberger
2008 World and Olympic Champion Nicole Cooke has signed a one-year contract with German team Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung, according to AFP. The team will become known as Skyter-Shipping from 2010 as current name-sponsor Nürnberger Versicherung – an insurance company from […]
Gilbert dedicates win to VDB and awaits Lombardy
Shortly after taking his third consecutive win of the end of season, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert dedicated his victory to his late compatriot Frank Vandenbroucke. “I thought about him when I rode over the line,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws […]
Zubeldia in tug of war, awaits UCI decision on Astana contract
Haimar Zubeldia – literally – doesn’t know whether he is coming or going. The Basque rider has been linked to Lance Armstrong’s new Radio Shack team and thought that he was certain to leave, but is now relying on a […]
Wiggins takes over SunTour lead with TT win, Sutton still in hunt
The overall classification of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour may be settled as much in tonight’s team meeting as it will on tomorrow’s concluding criterium stage, with Garmin Slipstream team-mates Bradley Wiggins and Chris Sutton separated by just five seconds. […]
Beer Season
Last Saturday I completed the last road race of the year. The Texas season starts in earnest the first weekend of February, takes a brief hiatus during the scorching summer (Austin had 69-days over 100-degrees from June through August), and […]
Boonen hopes for Contador’s arrival
Patrick Lefevere, team manager of Belgium’s Quick Step team, doesn’t want to let go of the idea of two-time Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador joining his team. Classics specialist Tom Boonen has said he is excited about the possible […]
Vandenbroucke tried calling before death
Frank Vandenbroucke tried to reach several people on Monday morning, shortly before his death. One of those Vandenbroucke tried to reach was Simone Masciarelli, who helped the Belgian especially in the year 2007, after his attempted suicide. Masciarelli feels very […]
