Armstrong and Contador to ride together
Astana riders Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador will ride together for the first time as teammates in the the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon from March 24-28. This much anticipated meeting of the two Tour de France contenders will give […]
Columbia – High Road scores in GP Almeria
Exceptionally strong teamwork by Columbia-Highroad in the GP Almeria in Spain on Sunday culminated with an impressive sprint victory for New Zealander Greg Henderson. Henderson netted his first triumph of 2009 after Columbia-Highroad completely shattered the field in strong crosswinds […]
Hushovd draws first blood as the Belgian season opens
Norwegian Thor Hushovd won the semi-classic Het Nieuwsblad (formerly Het Volk) in convincing style today, a well-deserved ending to a strong showing by his Cervélo TestTeam. He beat Kevyn Ista from Agritubel and Rabobank’s Juan Antonio Flecha in a sprint […]
Knaven will miss Classics season opener
Milram rider and former Paris-Robaix winner Servais Knaven will miss Saturday’s semi classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, formerly known as Het Volk. The race opens the Belgian season and is often times a very important part of preparations for the upcoming […]
Brailsford reaches for the sky
Great Britain’s Olympic performance director Dave Brailsford has decided to ride the wave of popularity created by their Olympic track team’s success and form a new professional road cycling team for 2010. Brailsford, the man at the helm of the […]
Milram starts in weekend races in Lugano
Milram captain Linus Gerdemann will lead his team in two races this weekend in Switzerland, where he now lives. On Saturday, the German ProTour team starts in the Gran Premio dell’Insubria. The next day, the Grand Prix di Lugano, another […]
VDB accuses 1999 Liège-Bastogne-Liege front runners of doping
On the comeback trail again, Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke admitted to the magazine Che, “I was doped in 1999 when I won the Liège-Bastogne-Liege.” Slated to make his return in the Beverbeek Classic this weekend, he insists that even though […]
Sinkewitz owes former sponsor 100,000 Euros
German cyclist Patrick Sinkewitz has returned to the sport with the Czech continental team PSK Whirpool after a one-year suspension. Sinkewitz tested positive for the use of testosterone in June of 2007, and was given a lighter sentence since he […]
Milram riders open Classics Season in Belgium
Team Milram is opening the Spring Classics season this coming weekend with two one-day races in the Belgian region of Flanders. On Saturday is the 64th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI 1.HC), formerly the “Omloop Het Volk”. The next day the […]
Zabriskie's home burglarized while racing at TOC
Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars. Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by […]