Joaquim Rodriguez: "I hope to stay tied to my teammates for a long time”
2010 WorldTour winner negotiating to extend with Katusha team through 2013 Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) finished the 2011 season in fourth place in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour standings. The 32-year-old Catalan finished first in the season-long ranking in 2010, […]
Jean-René Bernadeau: “Luz-Ardiden will stay with me forever”
Europcar manager looks back on his team’s 2011 Tour de France and looks ahead to 2012 Jean-René Bernadeau’s Europcar was one of the teams of the year. Having almost gone out of existence at the end of 2010, after the […]
Chente Garcia Acosta announces his retirement after a seventeen-year career
Vuelta a España crash denies veteran domestique his grand exit Jose Vicente “Chente” Garcia Acosta has announced his retirement from professional cycling, bringing the curtain down on a seventeen-year career. The 39-year-old rider turned professional with the Banesto team in […]
UCI releases evaluation of WorldTour applicants sporting criteria, 1T4i misses out
Top fifteen teams qualify; remaining five teams fight for three ProTeam places The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the results of an evaluation of the teams applying for 2012 ProTeam status, according to its sporting criteria. The evaluation, based […]
David Blanco: “If Geox wanted to leave the team they should have said something before.”
Spanish rider hopeful that management will find replacement sponsor in time to save the team David Blanco was one of the many Geox-TMC riders taken completely by surprise by the apparently sudden withdrawal of main sponsor Geox last week. The […]
Katerina Nash thanks home crowd for cyclocross World Cup lead
Czech champion wins close battle in Tabor to climb over absent Katie Compton Homefield advantage proved to be good for Katerina Nash (Luna Chix) as she took a hard-fought victory in yesterday’s cyclocross World Cup race in Tabor, Czech Republic. […]
Saur-Sojasun provides a happy French return for Brice Feillu
Fourth team in as many years for French climber It has been strongly rumoured for some time but Leopard Trek’s French climber Brice Feillu has confirmed that he is heading to Professional Continental Saur-Sojasun in 2012. The French climber, who […]
Diadora-Pasta Zara signs Rossella Callovi, Alessandra D’Ettorre and Giada Borgato
Women’s team going more Italian in 2012; Business as usual despite demise of brother-team Geox-TMC Despite the expected demise of its brother-team Geox-TMC, women’s UCI team Diadora-Pasta Zara is continuing to sign riders for 2012. Following the announcement last week […]
Acqua & Sapone and Liquigas-Cannondale in tug-o-war over Carlos Alberto Betancur
22-year-old Colombian climber in demand from both teams who both claim they have contracts Carlos Alberto Betancur is at the centre of a tug-o-war between his current Acquq & Sapone team and ProTeam Liquigas-Cannondale, both of whom are laying claim […]
Rabobank invites fans to choose kit design for new women’s team
Orange/White and White/White colourways to choose from for Marianne Vos’ new team Rabobank is inviting fans to select from two different designs for the kit to be worn by its new women’s team, which will be built around Dutch sensation […]
