Alberto Contador's season ends with marriage in Pinto
Spaniard also suggests that he won’t be racing Paris-Nice next year Alberto Contador has had a mixed season, with a brilliant win of the Giro d’Italia in May and a difficult Tour de France in July. He hasn’t raced since […]
Europcar hires Tunisian rider Rafaâ Chtioui
Has beaten Tony Martin in a time trial in the past Europcar is hiring Rafaâ Chtioui who hails from Tunisia in Africa. Chtioui is not new to European racing, though, coming across from Acqua e Sapone. He spent the last […]
Mollema satisfied with 2011 season – Vuelta was his highlight
Looks forward to the 2012 Tour de France battle for the overall win Bauke Mollema is in his fourth year with the ProTour outfit of Rabobank and made a giant leap forward. His fourth place in the Vuelta a España […]
U23 Euro road champion Julian Kern may quit cycling
No team yet for 21-year-old Julian Kern achieved the biggest win in his career in July, when he took the European road Championships in the U23 category. Determined to become a professional, time is running out for the youngster. So […]
No cross Worlds for Lars Boom
Dutchman once again concentrates on the road races; Stybar may give it a shot Like in the past couple of years, Lars Boom will skip the cyclocross World Championships and concentrate on the road racing season. Boom ended his season […]
Stagiaire Massimo Graziato gets full contract with Lampre-ISD for 2012
Sprinter looking forward to first season as a pro Massimo Graziato has been a stagiaire with Lampre-ISD since August of 2011 and he made the best out of his opportunity. The Italian is now being given a contract for 2012 […]
Lotto-Ridley team with 27 riders into 2012 season
Spring Classics and Grand Tours at the heart of the program The Lotto-Ridley team, which is emerging out of the Omega Pharma-Lotto split, will consist of 27 riders from five different countries. The main goal will be the Spring Classics […]
Fabian Wegmann speaks about his move from Leopard-Trek to Garmin-Cervélo
German has one year-deal with US squad Fabian Wegmann joins the Garmin-Cervélo squad on a one-year deal. He had switched from a more prominent role at the Gerolsteiner team to a domestique role in the Leopard-Trek outfit. Leopard-Trek and Radio […]
Gianni Meersman to Lotto-Ridley rather than RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
But Hayden Roulston ready to move for Luxembourg squad Gianni Meersman of the FDJ team is heading to the Lotto-Ridley team for 2012, according to De Krant van West Vlaanderen. The Belgian had signed a contract with the RadioShack team […]
Chris Froome wants to concentrate on Tour and Vuelta in future
British rider still learning about his capabilities Chris Froome finished a strong second in this year’s Vuelta a España, behind Juan José Cobo. Initially tasked to help his Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins, it became apparent that Froome was a tad […]
