Basso and Liquigas companions solidify team unity in snowy conditions
High altitude camp at Passo San Pelligrino a success, says Giro winner Garmin-Cervélo is in the Cayman Islands, Saxo Bank-SunGard is in Fuerteventura, but Liquigas-Cannondale has opted for snow rather than sun for its team-bonding exercises. Giro d’Italia champion Ivan […]
Rabobank riders must deliver results after long-term contract extension
Pressure on for the team to reward sponsor’s trust The need to secure new sponsorship can be a great motivator for cycling teams; conversely, the danger with a long-term deal is that complacency can set it. That’s something that Adri […]
Lampre satisfied with first training camp
Cunego, Petacchi and others meet up in Italy As is the case with many other teams around this time, the Lampre-ISD squad had its first training camp in advance of 2011. Top riders Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi were amongst […]
Appollonio sentimental about his time with Cervélo
Hopes to have greater opportunity to race in Italy in 2011 Preparing for his debut with Team Sky, Italian rider Davide Appollonio has spoken about what he says was a very good experience during his one year with the Cervélo […]
FDJ loses ProTeam licence chance due to late paperwork
Embarrassment for general manager Marc Madiot Team owner Marc Madiot is facing an embarrassing situation after it emerged that the reason his FDJ team lost out on a ProTeam licence was because the contracts of several of its riders were […]
Wiggins believes new approach could help with Tour goal
Admits being pompous in 2010: “I ended up my own arse a little” Accepting that he and Team Sky got things wrong this year in relation to the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins believes that adopting a different approach to […]
Number of Spanish professionals falls in 2011
Dissolution of Xacobeo Galicia team impacts Iberian peloton The Spanish contingent of the peloton is facing a drop of riders in 2011, with a total of 132 riders set to compete in ProTeam, Professional Continental and Continental team categories. This […]
Wiggins rejects Staff’s suggestion of a weakened British track team
Olympic gold medallist describes American track team as ‘useless’ Responding to a recent VeloNation interview with former team-mate Jamie Staff, Bradley Wiggins has rejected the latter’s suggestion that the British track team has suffered because Dave Brailsford has been trying […]
Hushovd confirms he wanted a better contract with Garmin after world championship win
Norwegian emphasises the need for cooperation on his new team Confirming rumours circulating after his world championship win in Australia in October, Thor Hushovd has stated that he did seek a better deal with the Garmin-Cervélo team after he took […]
Porte lays out goals, happy to support Contador in Tour de France
Wants to target a Grand Tour in 2011 The highly promising young Australian rider Richie Porte has said that he is prepared for the pressure that the new season will bring, and feels that he is ready to step up […]
