Emma Pooley confirmed with AA Drink-Leontien.nl, other Garmin-Cervelo women also linked
Dutch team reported as stepping in to save Olympic hopefuls’ 2012 seasons Emma Pooley has confirmed to VeloNation that she is to join the AA Drink-Leontien.nl team, while the New Year could also bring good news for the rest of […]
UnitedHealthcare to ride Neil Pryde frames in 2012
US team astride Hong Kong brand in second year at Pro Continental level The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team will ride NeilPryde bikes in 2012, the team has announced. The US team, which began in 2003 as Health Net, will be […]
Nick Nuyens: “I have learned to deal with throwing up”
Ronde van Vlaanderen winner explains how he is now able to push himself further than before Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank-SunGard) had long been touted as a potential big Classic winner but, until this year, he was just unable to make […]
Kevin Pauwels limits his Loenhout losses to hold GvA lead
Sunweb-Revor rider calmly recovers from first lap disaster to take sixth in Azencross Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) began today’s Azencross in Loenhout, just outside Antwerp, Belgium, with a 22-point lead in the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee over second placed Zdenek […]
Niels Albert bounces back with Loenhout GvA victory
Belgian champion escapes alone to take second straight Azencross; Marianne Vos outclasses women’s field yet again Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) bounced back from the disappointment of eighth place in the Boxing Day World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, to take his second straight […]
Bjarne Riis: “Andy Schleck lacks the will to win the Tour de France”
Saxo Bank manager says “it all comes too easily” for his former rider; remains confident in the talent of Alberto Contador The war of words has already begun, ahead of next year’s Tour de France, with Team Saxo Bank manager […]
Niels Albert and Lars Boom clash over lack of cooperation in Zolder World Cup
Belgian and Dutch cyclocross champions in disagreement over the chase of the race’s top three Midway around the fourth of nine laps in yesterday’s cyclocross World Cup race in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, the race-winning trio of Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), Zdenek Stybar […]
Kevin Pauwels takes Heusden-Zolder World Cup in a tight sprint with Stybar
Sunweb-Revor rider retakes competition lead as Nys crashes on final corner; near perfect winter continues for Marianne Vos Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won the sixth round of the cyclocross World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, in a tight two-man sprint with Zdenek […]
Jean-René Bernadeau welcomes the first two Italians to Team Europcar
Davide Malacarne and Matteo Pelucchi expected to add strength and flavour to almost totally French team 2012 will see two Italian riders join the French Europcar team: Davide Malacarne, who has been with Quick Step since joining as a stagiaire […]
Juan Antonio Flecha takes aim at the Classics once more
Team Sky’s spring captain preparing for his thirteenth season in the pro-peloton Team Sky’s Classics captain Juan Antonio Flecha is preparing himself for yet another season at the top level of the pro peloton. The 34-year-old Argentine-born Spaniard turned professional […]
