Bruyneel says Armstrong will race Tour Down Under
RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel has named seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong amongst the starters in the team’s debut race, the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia. Armstrong began his comeback from a three-year retirement in the […]
Albert gets win number 10 in Dottignies
World Champion Niels Albert continued his successful season today by taking his 10th victory of the year in Dottignies. Frenchman Francis Mourey finished second and Italian Enrico Franzoi third. Today’s race is the warm-up for Albert’s much anticipated return to the […]
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 […]