Italian outfit Ceramica Flaminia is making big changes for 2009. From the 16 contracted racers, only six will remain with the team. Italian champion Filippo Simeoni is leaving, while Riccardo Riccó, currently sitting out a doping suspension until March 2010, […]

Janez Brajkovic has confirmed that he will be following Johan Bruyneel and Lance Armstrong to the RadioShack Team for 2010. The 25-year-old Slovenian rider was offered contracts from several teams, but he chose to ride for a team operation that […]

Kirsten Wild has decided not to contest the world time trial championships next week in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The time trial specialist was sick earlier this week and feels she hasn’t recovered enough to put in a good performance in the […]

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) narrowly missed a stage victory in today’s time trial  in the Vuelta a España, ending the day  five seconds behind winner David Millar. Sánchez had a few mishaps along the way to Madrid, but was pleased with […]

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia HTC) won the overall of the Tour of Britain against Garmin’s Chris Sutton, who moved up to second place, thanks to his time bonuses in the final stage, a circuit race in London. Michele Merlo (Barloworld) […]

Evans moves onto podium David Millar won the time trial in Toledo on the penultimate day of the Vuelta a España by the slim margin of five seconds over Samuel Sánchez. Millar clocked 35’53 on the 27.8km course for an […]

Spanish team Xacobeo-Galicia released its team doctor, Alberto Beltrán. The team indicated that the drastic measure was preventative, following the doping scandal around the Portuguese Liberty Seguros team. Beltrán used to work for Liberty Seguros but replaced Xacobeo’s team doctor, […]

According to nieuwsblad.be, team Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov would be willing to end his cycling career early for a chance to direct the team. In response, the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) President Pat McQuaid said that “Vinokourov is not on the list” […]

Climber Juan Manuel Garate’s contract with the Rabobank team has been extended through 2011. Earlier this season the Spaniard saved what would have been a dismal Tour de France for the team by winning the penultimate stage finishing atop the […]

Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, under contract with Astana until 2010, is unwilling to negotiate with his Kazakh-funded team until management issues are cleared up. “Currently, we don’t know who’s leading Astana, that’s why I have some doubts,” […]