EPO test pioneer De Ceaurriz dies
France’s national anti-doping agency, the AFLD, announced the death of Jacques de Ceaurriz today. De Ceaurriz’ greatest achievement was helping to pioneer a test to detect the performance-boosting hormone EPO (erythyropoietin) in 2000. The detection of the substance was a […]
Greipel returns to Australia ready to win
Columbia-HTC’s Andre Greipel, the overall winner of the 2008 Tour Down Under, will be aiming for a repeat performance in 2010. After winning the Tour Down Under outright one year, then crashing badly in the same event in 2009, the […]
Astana confirms signing of Allan and Scott Davis
Following weeks of speculation, both Allan Davis and his brother Scott will compete as part of the Astana team in 2010. Allan, who won the Tour Down Under last year and finished a very solid eleventh in the world rankings, […]
Freire makes Giro d'Italia debut
Triple World Champion Óscar Friere is set to retire at the end of the 2010 season when his current contract with the Rabobank team ends. In what will be his final season as a professional, Freire has also decided to […]
Swift announcement likely at Team Sky presentation tomorrow
It looks like Team Sky have indeed been able to secure the services of 22-year-old Ben Swift for the 2010 season. As with former Garmin-Transitions rider Bradley Wiggins, there has been plenty of speculation about whether the young British talent […]
Team Type 1's Davide Frattini breaks collarbone
Team Type 1 new recruit Davide Frattini has had a run in with bad luck during a training ride on Saturday near Varese, Italy. The 31-year-old came away with a broken collarbone and a hematoma on his right hip. “Crashed on […]
Bianchi and Vitesse team up for 'Passione Celeste'
Bianchi corporate and racing PR and media relations will now be managed by the Italian-based communication & marketing agency Vitesse for the next two years. The partnership began the first of the year and will run through 2011. The bicycle […]
RadioShack's Leipheimer outlines his 2010 program
Team RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer has announced the key races he will be using for his build-up to the 2010 Tour de France via his Twitter account today. Leipheimer’s tweets outline the use of week-long stage races to gain form for […]
Katusha announces 2010 roster, minus Swift, Markov and Serov
The Russian Katusha team has released a roster of 27 riders for the 2010 season. Notable absentees on the list, according to wielerflits.nl, are are Alexei Markov and Alexander Serov. Up until now there has been no news of the two Russians […]
Fränk Schleck gets married to start the New Year
Team Saxo Bank’s Fränk Schleck married his fiancée Martine Schmid on New Year’s Eve. According to Wort.lu, it was a small ceremony that was held in Mondorf in front of his family and close friends. The couple will be holding […]
