Grabovskyy and Tomei late additions to ISD-Neri for 2010
The ISD-Neri team has confirmed the addition of Ukrainian Dmytro Grabovskyy and Italian Francesco Tomei to their 2010 roster. This latest move brings the Italian Pro Continental team’s total to 23 riders. Grabovskyy, 24, had already ridden with the team […]
Contador admits Quick Step talks last year were advanced
Last month the Belgian Quick Step team said confidently at the team presentation that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be part of its squad in 2011, enabling it to expand its goals and chase success in cycling’s biggest […]
UCI rejects AFLD proposal for Paris-Nice
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has rejected a proposal from the French Anti-Doping Agency for collaboration with the doping controls for Paris-Nice, which begins on March 7. In a letter to the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), Pierre […]
HTC-Columbia's Cavendish set for Tour of Andalusia start
The five-day Tour of Andalusia will see HTC-Columbia’s sprint king Mark Cavendish pin on a racing number for the first time in 2010. The Manxman was expected to ride in the Tours of Qatar and Oman, but emergency surgery on […]
UCI: McQuaid says Australian ProTour team possible for 2011, ProTour shake up imminent
International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid has said that it’s time to increase the requirements for teams to attain ProTour status. In an interview with WielerRevue, the Irishman cited the Footon-Lotto-Servetto and Lampre-Farnese Vini teams as having issues, and admitted […]
Cancellara takes overall win in Oman, Boasson Hagen the stage
World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has won the first edition of the Tour of Oman today, after finishing second on the final stage of the race to Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen. The young Norwegian beat Cancellara […]
Landis discusses AFLD warrant situation
American Floyd Landis made an appearance on Larry King Live yesterday to discuss the news Monday that he was issued an arrest warrant by a French judge for computer intrusion. The warrant pertains to his alleged involvement in hacking into […]
2010 Tour Down Under shows record numbers
The Santos Tour Down Under has released numbers today that show its continued growth for the 2010 edition. Last month’s event attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and income for the South Australian economy. The numbers support multi-day bicycle races as […]
Rock Racing left off 2010 UCI Continental team list
The Rock Racing team of fashion designer Michael Ball was not present on the official list of 122 registered UCI Continental teams that was released by the International Cycling Union earlier today. Last year’s racing kits for the team had […]
Rabobank takes Gesink out, puts Langeveld in
The Rabobank team hasn’t had the smooth start to the season they would have liked. Even with the good news that three-time World Champion Oscar Freire is firing on all cylinders, Mallorca saw Dutch Classics hope Sebastian Langeveld head home […]
