HTC-Columbia star sprinter Mark Cavendish has been nominated for the 2010 Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award. Among the 24-year-old’s 24 victories in 2009 were six stages of the Tour de France, four stages in the Giro d’Italia and […]

Former professional cyclist Joe Papp pleaded guilty to conspiring with a Chinese manufacturer to sell performance enhancing drugs in a federal court on Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Papp reportedly had more than 180 athletes as customers, which included […]

The disciplinary committee of the Swiss Olympic Committee decided Wednesday to drop the case against former professional cyclist Jan Ullrich. The action was taken against the cyclist for his alleged involvement in the Operación Puerto doping scandal. This news follows […]

Austrian Professional Continental team Vorarlberg-Corratec will again be taking the start in the Le Tour de Langkawi in 2010. They will be sending a balanced team to the 15th edition of the race scheduled from the 1st to the 7th […]

The Dutch GroenLinks political party is advocating having men instead of women greet the Giro d’Italia prologue winner on the podium in Amsterdam. According to Reuters, party member Marco de Goede brought forward the idea during a meeting of the […]

The Carrefour de l’Arbre, an integral part in the finale of Paris-Roubaix, is in danger of being taken out of this year’s edition of the race. The 2.1 kilometer section of pavé has helped define the “The Hell of the […]

The newly formed Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team has announced today that they are adding five amateurs to their line-up. The amateur team will be made up of Category 1 & 2 level cyclists who will compete in non-UCI events […]

Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen finally broke through with a win today in the 124 kilometer third stage of the Tour of Oman from Saifat Ash Shiekh to Qurayyat.  The young phenom beat Italian Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and American Tyler […]

American cyclist Floyd Landis, who was last seen riding for Michael Ball’s Rock Racing team, has been issued an international arrest warrant by a French judge for computer intrusion. The warrant pertains to his alleged involvement in hacking into the […]

This year the Volta ao Algarve will enjoy more attention than in years past, with competing race, the Tour of California, moving to a later time slot in May. The Portuguese race beings on Wednesday February 17th, and marks the […]