Petacchi getting ready for opener
Team LPR Brakes – Farnese Wine is kicking off their second training camp of the year Salto di Fondi, Italy situated halfway between Rome and Naples. The team is fine tuning it’s condition for the Italian opener GP Costa degli […]
Sinkewitz comeback delayed
German rider Patrik Sinkewitz will have his return to the peloton from a doping ban delayed three more weeks. The 28-year-old German was expected to start in the Tour of Mallorca with his new Czech team PSK Whirlpool, but instead […]
Maaskant hungry for the classics
Team Garmin-Slipstream rider Martijn Maaskant, now competing in the Tour of Qatar, has big plans for 2009. The 25-year-old Dutchman was somewhat of a revelation in Paris-Roubaix last year finishing an amazing fourth place as a first timer – a […]
Jacques-Maynes, Zirbel to Lead Bissell in 2009 Tour of California
The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team has finalized its eight-member roster for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. Team leaders Ben Jacques-Maynes and Tom Zirbel will equally play critical roles in the success of this high-profile race. Ben Jacques-Maynes returns to […]
Who will lead Française des Jeux in 2009?
The French professional team Française des Jeux released its 23-rider roster for the 2009 season in Paris today. Along with the announcement came the speculation as to who will lead the team in 2009. Long-time team captain Philippe Gilbert parted […]
Bennati extends with Liquigas
Italian Daniele Bennati has extended his contract with Liquigas through the 2010 season. The 28-year-old sprinter made the switch to Liquigas at the end of 2007 from Lampre. In 2008 Bennati made the aquisition pay off for his new team […]
British invasion continues in Qatar
No, this is not a track meet, but looking at the past two days of racing in Qatar might lead you to believe it was. First you have Britain’s Bradley Wiggins from Garmin – Slipstream scoring the first leaders jersey […]
RECALL: Voluntary Clif Bar recall is expanded
On January 30, 2009, we expanded our voluntary and precautionary recall of CLIF® and LUNA® branded bars because of concern that the recalled bars contain peanut products that were manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), which is the focus […]
Compton scores bronze at cyclo-cross world championships
Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo.) became the first two-time medalist in U.S. Cyclo-cross history on Sunday, winning a bronze medal in the elite women’s contest behind world champion Marianne Vos (NED) and runner-up Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) at the 2009 UCI […]
Niels Albert – the new prince of cyclo-cross
He celebrates his 23rd birthday in a few days, and in the meantime Niels Albert offered himself the best present he could dream of: the rainbow jersey at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the Elite category. It was the […]
