National championships decided all over Europe with most going to the biggest names Marianne Vos cruises to Netherlands title number two It was all too easy for Marianne Vos (Rabobank) once again, as the World champion cruised to what is […]

Former World and Belgian champion transferred to Antwerp Hospital and now reportedly out of danger Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) has been taken to the intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Antwerp after suffering from problems with his heart, Het […]

White, red and blue colours still important to Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider despite wearing the rainbow jersey for two years It’s hard to see it under the rainbow stripes of his World champion’s jersey, but Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Zdenek Stybar […]

Ambitious flouro-yellow Professional Continental squad building on strong 2011 The Farnese Vini-Selle Italia was presented to the World today, at the Francesco Paolo Tosti Theatre in Ortona, on the Italian Abruzzo coast. The unmistakeable flouro-yellow outfit was one of the […]

Favourite Sven Nys unimpressed as easier lap “to my disadvantage” The course for the Belgian national cyclocross has been shortened due to excessive mud, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The Hooglede-Gits circuit was to be identical to that used in […]

Retired Tour winners to preside over announcement of route for 67th edition of Spanish race Miguel Indurain and Carlos Sastre will be the guests of honour at the presentation of the route of this year’s Vuelta a España on Wednesday […]

“We have the strongest team,” says new manager Johan Bruyneel The RadioShack Nissan Trek team was officially launched at a press conference at the Rockhal, in the avenue du rock ‘n’ roll, in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, today. Wearing a black suit […]

US company strikes a blow in the component war; will also supply Zipp wheels and Quarq powermeters to Belgian team While Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s switch back to Specialized bikes was arguably the worst kept secret in cycling, its move to […]

French team unveils Iranian rider; no Tour de France for John Gadret as he takes aim at the Giro d’Italia AG2R La Mondiale was presented in Paris today, seeing in the French ProTeam’s twenty-first season in the professional peloton. Having […]

1997 Paris-Roubaix winner readying himself for one final tilt at the pavé before taking his seat in the FDJ-BigMat team car Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ-BigMat) is going through the motions one last time, in preparation for what will be his final […]