Mark Cavendish confirms Giro d’Italia participation
HTC-Highroad sprinter will ride all three Grand Tours in 2011 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has confirmed his participation in this year’s Giro d’Italia, where he will target stage wins and hopes to take the iconic maglia rosa in the race’s first […]
Hanka Kupfernagel to guest with Horizon Fitness in 2011
German and British cyclocross champions will ride alongside one another in selected races Hanka Kupfernagel will ride as a guest rider for the Horizon Fitness team in some selected events in 2011, the team announced today. The German cyclocross champion, […]
Light spring programme for Cadel Evans as he makes bid to be the oldest post-war Tour de France winner
BMC director John Lelangue believes that the Australian can win the Tour at 34 Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) will have a much lighter race programme on the lead up to the Tour de France this year compared to last, the […]
Consternation in Belgium as nation’s “Toppers” shut out of “Openingsweekend” once more
No Belgian winner at Het Nieuwsblad or Kuurne for second straight year For the second year in succession the Belgians have found themselves shut out of their “Openingsweekend” of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. The host nation had to […]
Could SMS messages be a way around the radio ban?
Text messages between riders and directors might be the way forward With the International Cycling Union (UCI) apparently standing firm on its decision to outlaw the use of two-way radios, some teams may be working on a way around it, […]
Quick Step hopes to bounce back at GP Samyn
Iljo Keisse getting season’s first road start in 2011 After a disappointing start to the Flemish season, the Quick Step team is sending a team that it hopes will do better at the start of the Walloon one. The team […]
Emma Johansson outsprints a small group to win rainy Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Successful defence for Swedish champion in Belgian season opener Emma Johansson (Hitec Products-UCK) won the women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, taking her second successive victory in the Belgian season opener, and her first race for the Norwegian team. Just as in […]
Marc Madiot on radios: “The riders are not sheep”
FDJ manager one of the few speaking out in favour of radio ban With all the talk of a now-cancelled protest at tomorrow’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad over the International Cycling Union (UCI) banning the use of two-way radios, there is […]
Tom Boonen wants to win Het Nieuwsblad but focusing on the Ronde van Vlaanderen
Too soon to give 100% for the win; Belgian star will not defy radio ban With the sunny preparation races in the Middle East over with, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is now ready to start his season proper in the […]
Franco Ballerini’s body to be exhumed for insurance inquiry
Court orders Italian legend to be disturbed An Italian court has ordered that the body of the late Franco Ballerini is to be exhumed in order to help with some insurance companies’ investigations, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport. The […]
