Farrar's most-liked race of the year: The Tour of Flanders
American looking forward to cobbled hills in April Tyler Farrar is known to everybody as one of the fastest men in the sprinting peloton, but the American really dreams of a victory in the Tour of Flanders. Farrar lives in […]
German Six Day scene may see revival
Two new events planned in Cologne and Hannover The German Six Day racing circuit was dying quickly in the last few years. Prestigious events in Stuttgart, Munich and Dortmund were stopped after spectators stayed home. This is about to change, […]
Vinokourov sportsman of the year in Kazakhstan
Result logical after strong year in saddle Alexandre Vinokourov was crowned the Kazakh sportsman of the year, organized by the country’s largest website, www.nur.kz. The 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner had an extremely successful year and gave his Kazakh Astana team plenty […]
UCI relentless in overpowering home rulings in Keisse and Pellizotti doping cases
Keisse out of Bremen Six Days; UCI appeals Pellizotti case to CAS Iljo Keisse had stood up strongly against the International Cycling Union (UCI) to race the Six Days in Rotterdam, after a Belgian court had cleared him. But now […]
Albert and Vos finally win their first national cross titles
Championships held throughout Europe Niels Albert and Marianne Vos have taken their first national cyclocross titles in the elite ranks. Albert won the Belgian men’s race in a dominating solo performance, while Vos sprinted to victory in the Dutch women’s […]
Piet Rooijakkers retires from professional cycling at young age
No contract renewal at Skil-Shimano for 30-year-old Piet Rooijakkers decided to retire from professional cycling, according to sportdome.nl. The 30-year-old did not receive a new contract from his Skil-Shimano team. He rode with the Dutch outfit since turning professional in […]
HTC-Highroad's Hayden Roulston wins his second New Zealand road race title
Solos to victory ahead of Greg Henderson Hayden Roulston stormed away from his closest competitors, Greg Henderson, Jeremy Yates and Michael Vink, to win the New Zealand National road title by half a minute over the trio. Timothy Gudsell was […]
German faction in Leopard Trek team explain season goals
Wegmann to target Ardennes Classics once again There are four Germans at the new Leopard Trek team in Luxembourg. The riders Fabian Wegmann (formerly Milram), Dominic Klemme (Saxo Bank) and Robert Wagner (Skil) detailed their race programs and talked about […]
Stybar Czech cross champion again
Fidea rider dominates nationals on way to fourth consecutive title Zdenek Stybar has won his fourth consecutive Czech National cyclocross title, his third with the professionals. The Fidea rider and current world champion beat Martin Zlámalík by 53 seconds. The […]
Movistar names riders for San Luis and Tour Down Under
Spanish team to debut in professional peloton this month Spanish team Movistar is getting ready for its debut in the professional racing circuit, with the first races this month in the Tour de San Luis (Argentina) and the Tour Down […]