Team Sky announces first signings
Dave Brailsford, Principal for Team Sky, announced the first riders to sign for the new British professional cycling team. With a mission to grow British cycling and cultivate a Tour de France overall winner from within, it is only appropriate […]
Cervélo TestTeam hires Mauduit as sporting director
Cervélo TestTeam is pleased to announce that Frenchman Philippe Mauduit will be joining the men’s team as a Sports Director. The former professional cyclist worked as a director for the Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 2009, and will be bringing his […]
Hermans signs with 'The Shack'
After recently announcing the signing of Gert Steegmans (Katusha) and Sebastien Rosseler (Quick-Step), Dirk Demol and Johan Bruyneel have reached out to a younger Belgian this time, and signed Ben Hermans from the Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator squad. Hermans, 23, has signed […]
Kirchen leaves Vuelta
Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana before the start of the sixth stage. According to team director Brian Holm, the Luxembourger had an upset stomach during the night and did not have the the strength […]
Haussler already sizing up 2010
In 2009 25-year-old Heinrich Haussler was on the brink of notching up a season for the history books. As a part of the first year Cervélo TestTeam, the German-Australian rider managed to place second in two of cycling’s Monuments – […]
De Jongh to direct Team Sky?
After a career that spanned 15 years, Dutchman Steven de Jongh announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of this year’s Tour de France. Most recently, de Jongh served as a valuable part of the Belgian Quick-Step team […]
Voigt makes his return in the US
Just seven weeks ago the pro cycling world watched in horror as German Jens Voigt of team Saxo Bank smashed face first into the pavement on a high speed mountain descent of the Tour de France. His motionless body laying […]
RadioShack wants Devolder in 2011
The Belgian contingent of Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team is hard at work trying to round up fellow countrymen to build up their classics squad. Earlier this week it was reported that Geert Steegmans and Sebastien Rosseler will be heading to […]
Vansummeren heads to Garmin
Johan Vansummeren is heading from the Belgian Silence-Lotto team to Garmin-Slipstream team for 2010. There was speculation as to whether the American team could afford to keep Bradley Wiggins and hire the versatile Belgian rider. Vansummeren, who at 6 foot […]
RadioShack team to debut Down Under
Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team is set to make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under, says the seven-time Tour de France winner on Twitter. Austrailia’s only ProTour race is run around the roads of Adelaide and will take […]
