Great Britain announces squad for UCI Track World Championships
British Cycling has today announced the team of 19 riders who will travel to Pruszków in Poland to compete in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, taking place on 25– 29 March 2009. Eight Beijing Olympic medallists will once again […]
Ballan pulls out of Tirreno-Adriatico
World Champion Alessandro Ballan has pulled out of Tirreno-Adriatico, and will not take part in the 5th stage time-trial from Loreto to Macerata. Instead, he will go for an easy training session in the morning and head home. His decision […]
Cervélo TestTeam signs Emilie Aubry
Cervélo TestTeam is pleased to announce the signing of Emilie Aubry, the final rider to be signed for 2009. The nineteen year-old Chevenez native is considered one of the biggest talents in Switzerland. She was third in the 2008 national […]
Roy wins Paris-Nice 5th stage
Francaise des Jeux’s Jeremy Roy made the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice his first professional victory here on Thursday. The stage was a 204.0km ride from Annonay to Vallon Pont d’Arc, with a finishing time of 4hr 58min 47sec. Quick-Step’s Sylvain Chavanel […]
Petacchi wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage two
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi won the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, confirming his return to form amongst the biggest teams after a rough road back to the sport’s highest level. Stage two of the race was 177km from Volterra to Marina […]
Chavanel takes the stage win and leaders jersey in Paris-Nice
Team Quick-Step’s Sylvain Chavanel won the third stage of Paris-Nice today, and for his efforts also came away with the leader’s jersey in the overall and points competition. Team Quick-Step’s Sylvain Chavanel won the third stage of Paris-Nice today, and […]
Barloworld and Quick-Step for Tirreno-Adriatico
Both team Barloworld and team Quick-Step will be heading to Tirreno-Adriatico stage race in Italy this week. The race is known as the “Race of the two seas” as it crosses Italy from the Tuscan coast to the Adriatic. Barloworld […]
Cervélo TestTeam management wants to raise the bar
Cervélo TestTeam has appointed Damon Rinard as race engineer for the Team. Already asserting themselves as a top team for 2009, the team will use Rinard to collaborate engineering between Cervélo TestTeam’s race mechanics and its equipment partners to develop […]
Weylandt wins stage, Hoogerland wins overall in Drie Daagse Van West Vlaanderen
Another big win for the young Belgian Wouter Weylandt of team Quick-Step. Today he won the last stage of Drie Daagse Van West Vlaanderen (Ichtegem- Ichtegem, km 145). This is Weylandt’s second victory in 5 days after GP Samyn last […]
Columbia-Highroad Rabon wins TT in Tour of Murcia
Team Columbia-Highroad scored a second straight win in Spain on Friday after Frantisek Rabon captured the stage-three time trial of the Tour of Murcia and simultaneously moved into the overall lead. Teammate Bert Grabsch confirmed Columbia-Highroad’s domination of the five-day […]