Saxo Bank to take over full title sponsorship of Riis Cycling, SunGard leaves
Team budget said to be unaffected Stressing that there will be no effect on the budget of the team, Bjarne Riis’ squad has announced that Saxo Bank will up its involvement and take over sole sponsorship for 2012. Co-sponsor SunGard […]
Jan Ullrich takes up business role with high-altitude system company
German opts for legal blood enhancement Having left the sport of cycling under strained circumstances in 2006, former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is putting his backing behind legal methods of hematocrit enhancement and has become involved with the […]
Philippe Gilbert to race at Ghent Six Day
Belgian making rare track appearance after stellar road season Iljo Keisse will be missing from the Six Days of Ghent but Belgian supporters will have a major name to cheer on on the penultimate day of racing on Saturday November […]
Movistar cancels Valverde’s appearance tomorrow after UCI intervenes
Governing body states that any team activity is not allowed while rider is suspended Less than 24 hours before Alejandro Valverde was due to make his first appearance with the Movistar team, the Spanish squad has been forced to abandon […]
Biomechanical expert Andy Pruitt says Tony Martin ‘is incredibly tough’
Believes Martin’s in his peak, but says any Tour ambitions could cost him TT speed Specialized BG Fit expert and the founder of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, Andy Pruitt, has indicated that world time trial champion Tony Martin […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen’s Tour bike for auction to help young cancer patient
Peloton supports six year old fighting Leukemia A number of professional riders are donating items to try to raise funds for the treatment of a six year old who has been suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for over a year. […]
Lie detector test in Contador case, WADA pursuing transfusion theory for Clenbuterol positive
Spanish newspaper lists details of next week’s CAS hearing One week before the start of Alberto Contador’s hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the stakes have been raised considerably by some details of what will form part of […]
Progress appears to be made in Geox-TMC negotiations
Upbeat message hints things may be progressing well Following the earlier news that two of the top Geox-TMC officials have travelled to Venezuela to carry out crucial negotiations for the future of the team, it appears that those talks are […]
Geox-TMC’s future may hinge on Venezuelan tourist board
Team management fly to South America to try to seal deal In what is likely to be the last roll of the dice for the team, Geox TMC’s management Josean Fernández Matxin and Mauro Gianetti have travelled to South America […]
Thomas Dekker appears to be moving closer to Garmin-Cervélo contract
Dutch rider to attend team training camp next week With Garmin-Cervélo’s 2012 launch taking place in five days time, Dutch rider Thomas Dekker looks to be moving closer to signing with the team for next season. According to De Telegraaf, […]
