Contador, Should I stay or should I go?
Even after the departure of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador continues to consider leaving the Astana team despite his contract for two more seasons. “I might ride for a Belgian team. In two weeks I will […]
Spartacus does it again!
Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has won the sixth stage of the Vuelta A Espana, a 30km individual time trial in Valencia. He finished in a time of 36’41 leaving David Millar (Garmin) and Bert Grabsch (Columbia) 32 and 36 […]
Austrian doping ring uncovered
A report by Austria’s Bundeskriminalamt into Bernhard Kohl’s manager, Stefan Matschiner, has revealed the names of more cyclists, according to newspapers Oberösterreichische Nachrichten and De Telegraaf. The report writes that countless blood transfusions took place in a one-room apartment in […]
Van Goolen leaves Saxo Bank
After two year with Saxo Bank, Belgian Jurgen Van Goolen will ride the next two seasons for Silence Lotto. Van Goolen, 28, was dissatisfied with his non-selection for the Vuelta A Espana. Van Goolen, a strong climber who finished 16th […]
Dream start for Vacansoleil
Dutch Pro-continental cycling team Vacansoleil has proven that it’s been a worthy recipient of one of the Vuelta A Espana’s wild cards. The team’s Slovenian sprinter, Borut Bozic, won stage six leaving Tyler Farrar (Garmin) and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) in […]
El Pistelero skips Worlds
Spanish Tour de France champion, Alberto Contador, has opted to skip this year’s World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. According to Cyclingnews, Contador talked with Spanish National coach José Luis Santos and said, “it is best to leave my place [on the […]
Rasmussen returns with win
Former Tour de France king of the mountains, Michael Rasmussen, has shown that he’s back in business, winning stage two of the Vuelta Ciclista Puebla San Marcos in Mexico. The Dane finished solo, almost ten minutes ahead of his Tecos-Trek […]
Greipel siezes Vuelta lead with stage win
German Andre Greipel (Columbia-HTC) has won the fifth stage of the Vuelta A Espana from Tarragona to Vinaros, booking his second win after yesterday’s stage that finished in Liege. In the sprint for the line he bested Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) and […]
Team transfer news round-up
Team Radio Shack Officially, September 1st marks the day that riders and teams are allowed to make contract negotiations public. Today, several big names have shed light upon their futures, including Levi Leipheimer, who will be joining Lance Armstrong’s Team […]
Kroon moves across to BMC
Dutch Ardennes specialist Karsten Kroon will make the move to BMC Racing Team next season. He will be joining World Champion Alessandro Ballan, US Champion George Hincapie, and German classics specialist Marcus Burghardt. The Saxo Bank rider finished second in […]