Patrick Lefevere is sending a strong team, including previous winner Tom Boonen, to the 2009 edition of the Tour of Qatar. A pleasant surprise for the team is that the team will include Belgian Wouter Weylandt. Only two weeks ago […]

The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Monday suspended cyclist Leonardo Piepoli from competition for two years for failing a dope test taken during last year’s Tour de France. The 37-year-old Piepoli won the 10th stage of the race in the […]

Australian Robbie McEwen says he hopes a change of team can help him return to Tour de France glory next year. McEwen, a 12-time Tour de France stage winner and three-time winner of the green jersey for the Tour’s leading […]

Cycling star Sara Carrigan, Olympic champion in 2004, has announced her retirement from professional cycling, Cycling Australia reported on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Carrigan represented Australia at eight World Championships, two Commonwealth Games and two Olympic Games – in Athens four […]

America’s seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong announced on Monday that he was seeking an unprecedented eighth title and like Irishman Stephen Roche try for the double of a Tour of Italy and Tour de France titles. The 37-year-old […]

The 2010 Tour de France will start from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, organisers ASO said on Thursday. The Tour’s 97th edition will start on July 3 and the route will be unveiled in Rotterdam on December 11, ASO […]

In a press release Rabobank, N.A., a leading California community bank, and AEG announced that Rabobank will be a “Founding Partner” of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. Under the three-year sponsorship agreement, Rabobank will be a Founding Partner and […]

Australian cyclist Nick Gates has decided to retire from professional cycling. After a long career spent as a domestique helping others achieve their goals, the 36-year-old will be doing much of the same with his launch of the Nick Gates […]

Spaniard Alberto Contador, winner of last year’s tours of Italy and Spain, has confirmed that he will not take part in the Italian race next year in order to concentrate on preparing for the Tour de France. “I will not […]

German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, a double stage winner at this year’s Tour de France, has tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin), according to L’Equipe website on Monday. Gerolsteiner rider Schumacher is the second rider named Monday to […]