Teams line up to ride the Tour of Britain
More demand than ever for invitations to week-long race that comes just before the World Championships The Tour of Britain is experiencing more demand for invitations than ever before, even from the teams at the top level of the sport, […]
Pierrick Fédrigo looking ahead with FDJ
Former French champion hopes for fresh start and new motivation with Marc Madiot’s team After six years at Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Pierrick Fédrigo has made the leap to rival French team FDJ for 2011. Much of the reason had to […]
Tom Boonen getting to know new teammate Nikki Terpstra
Belgian classics star coming round to Dutch champion that he “cursed many times” One of the many new recruits to the Quick Step team for 2011 is Dutch champion Niki Terpstra. The 26-year-old spent the last four years at the […]
Michele Scarponi checks out more Giro d’Italia mountains
Lampre-ISD’s Grand Tour captain looking at mountain finishes with Marco Marzano Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) has been checking out more of the climbs to feature in this year’s Giro d’Italia, on his way to the team’s training camp in San Vincenzo, […]
Marc Madiot wants to take FDJ back to the top but needs to know the rules
French team manager aiming for ProTeam status in 2012 but says the UCI rules are not clear FDJ is currently one of the longest serving sponsors in the sport, with the French lottery operator beginning its support of its eponymous […]
Broken rear derailleur costs Helen Wyman possible World Cup podium
First lap mechanical ruins Pontchâteau race for British champion Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) started the World Cup race in Pontchâteau, France strongly, hitting the first corner among the first few riders. It was all to go horribly wrong though, midway through […]
AIGCP defiant in the face of radio ban, while UCI stands firm
Cycling teams association rejects the outlawing of transmitters “in the best interests of the sport”, while UCI claims the “future of the sport is at stake” The Association of Professional Cycling Teams (AIGCP) has issued a statement, defiantly rejecting the […]
Belgium announces cyclocross Worlds team; Sven Nys doubts they’ll work together
With a number of riders capable of winning and no common enemy the top riders will likely race against one another Belgian national cyclocross coach Rudy De Bie has announced the seven-man elite squad for the World Championships in St-Wendel, […]
Hitec Products UCK women’s team presented in Norway
Norwegian team stepping up with Emma Johansson in 2011 The Norwegian members of the Hitec Products UCK team were presented to the press in the Hitec Products headquarters in Stavanger, Norway. After being presented with their new Craft race kit […]
Marianne Vos wins Pontchâteau World Cup from the front in commanding fashion
Sanne Van Paassen takes back series lead with one race to go Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the women’s World Cup race in Pontchâteau, France after accelerating in the very first metres of the race and riding the rest of […]
