Tour of Missouri hunts for corporate sponsors to survive
Funding for one of America’s biggest cycling events, the Tour of Missouri, has been cut by the state’s Tourism Commission. That means that if the race is to hold its fourth edition next year, organizers must secure corporate sponsors to […]
Katusha core heads to Turkmenistan
Team Katusha is set to begin their work for next season at a training camp in Asgabat, Turkmenistan from the 22nd to the 28th of November. Team boss Andrei Tchmil along with sport directors Dmitri Konychev and Gennady Mikhailov will […]
Merckx says Contador will stay with Astana
Cycling legend Eddy Merckx is the latest to comment on Alberto Contador’s team situation, telling www.wielermagazine.com at Gerrit Plieger’s Cycle Show he heard from a reliable source that the Spaniard has already signed with the Kazakh team for two years. Rumors […]
Nibali looks to continued improvement for 2010
Italian Vincenzo Nibali, one of cycling’s rising talents, is looking forward to the 2010 season after this year’s campaign ended with an unfortunate crash in the Eneco Tour. But the broken left clavicle that caused him to miss a start […]
Sunderland talks High Performance as UCI initiates new cycling era
The cycling world is in a constant state of change. Technological advances in manufacturing have made equipment lighter and stronger, and even the riders are taking a more scientific approach to their training, now targeting only specific events during the […]
Cioni signs for the British Team Sky, no word on Wiggins
According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Dario Cioni will be riding for the British Team Sky in 2010. The Italian rode for the Pro Continental team ISD-Neri in 2009, and will join his compatriot Morris Possoni on the new team. […]
Giro d'Italia: A 2012 start in Washington DC
The La Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday that the organization behind the Giro d’Italia is considering bringing the start of Italy’s Grand Tour to America’s capital, and today VeloNation was able to confirm with the DC Mayor’s office that the […]
Bahati reveals team and roster for 2010
Transcend Sports, a partnership between Colorado Premier Training and RAHA Sports Management, has registered a UCI Continental team that will compete in the NRC series and international races. The team has just signed Australian sprinter Hilton Clarke from the Fuji-Servetto […]
Lance Armstrong bike auction raises more than $1.2m
Lance Armstrong auctioned off seven of his Trek bikes at Sotheby’s yesterday, one for each of his Tour de France wins, and all turned into works of art by famous artists selected by the cycling icon. The Trek website listed […]
Evans confirms move to BMC
The BMC team and Cadel Evans have officially confirmed the news that the Australian will be riding for the American team in 2010. In a surprise move yesterday, the reigning road World Champion announced he would be leaving the Belgian […]
