Niels Albert takes hard fought victory in Hoogerheide World Cup
Race win confirms overall World Cup for Belgian champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame an early lead from World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) to win the final round of the World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The Belgian champion, who clearly enjoys […]
Katie Compton dominates in Hoogerheide World Cup
US champion takes last big race before the World Championships as Sanne Van Paassen secures overall series Katie Compton (Planet Bike) recovered from a less than perfect start on the muddy course of Hoogerheide, Netherlands to power away from the […]
It’s there for the taking for French sprinter Jimmy Casper
Saur-Sojasun comfortable at smaller team and could be making his return to the Tour de France Jimmy Casper (Saur-Sojasun) is looking at the prospect of his first Tour de France since 2008. Despite spending the last two years at the […]
Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel targeting the spring classics
Same objectives as usual for Quick Step’s biggest stars As one of Belgium’s two biggest teams Quick Step naturally aims its biggest guns at the spring classics; in 2010 though, those guns missed. Tom Boonen’s third places at Milano-Sanremo, the […]
Quick Step aiming to return to the top in 2011
Belgian team presented with ambition to improve on an ordinary 2010 season The Quick Step team was presented in the Kortrijk Expo in Kortrijk, Belgium today, looking to improve on a disappointing 2010. The roster is made up of 26 […]
UCI delays frame and fork approval process after industry objects to high cost
Fee of thousands of Euros for “UCI Approved” label would have been too much for small manufacturers The International Cycling Union (UCI) has agreed to postpone its approval process for new equipment, according to bikebiz.com. The scheme, which would have […]
Tirreno-Adriatico announces twenty team invitations
Local teams get wild cards once more as Geox-TMC misses out on another race RCS Sport, the organiser of the Tirreno-Adriatico, has announced the list of twenty teams that will be invited to this year’s race. As a World Tour […]
"Cycling will go on without Lance Armstrong," says Pat McQuaid
UCI president angry with Alberto Contador but says that cycling is the cleanest sport and is bigger than American seven-time Tour winner Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has claimed once again that cycling is now […]
Tour de France organiser announces 22 team invitations
Few surprises as French teams given all four wildcards; almost identical squads invited to Paris Nice Tour de France organiser ASO has announced the list of 22 teams that have been invited to the 98th edition cycling’s biggest race this […]
Cyclocross World Championship course will be good for Belgium, says team coach
Rudy De Bie thinks that muddy track in St-Wendel makes his riders the favourites Belgian national cyclocross coach has had a look at the World Championships course in St-Wendel, Germany and he has proclaimed it a good one for the […]
