Sven Nys commits to four more years at Landbouwkrediet
Belgian champion will end his career with current team Sven Nys has committed himself to a further four years at his current Landbouwkrediet team, meaning that the Belgian Kannibaal will end his career with the green team. It was reported […]
Niels Albert wins Superprestige Diegem as Sven Nys’ bogey course strikes again
Belgian champion’s final lap mechanical leaves door open for big rival Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the Superprestige night race in Diegem, Belgium to repeat his victory of 2009. After being away off the front of the race with Sven Nys […]
Ivan Basso can’t wait to get 2011 started
Liquigas-Cannondale rider won’t rule out Giro-Tour double next year For Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale), 2011 can’t come soon enough. The 33-year-old can’t wait to get going, he told La Republicca, “When the season begins I feel the thrill of the first […]
Roxane Knetemann follows her late father to Skil team
1978 World champion’s daughter to ride for one of his former sponsors Roxane Knetemann is one of the eight riders who will make up the new Skil-Koga team in 2011; for the 23-year-old Dutchwoman it is a nice bit of […]
Tom Meeusen: “Losing Zdenek Stybar would be a disaster”
Kalmthout winner not ready for team leadership yet Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) may have already taken three victories this season, the latest and by far the biggest of which being last weekend’s World Cup in Kalmthout, Belgium, but the 22-year-old is […]
Sanne Cant Interview: Flying the flag for Belgian women’s cyclocross
20-year-old Belgian champion asserts herself in the sport that her countrymen dominate Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus) has only recently turned 20 years old, but can already be seen at the front of most women’s cyclocross races. She took the first of […]
Regina Bruins breaks ankle in training
24-year-old Skil-Koga signing will be out of racing for six weeks Regina Bruins, who is moving from the Cervélo TestTeam to the new Skil-Koga team, has broken her ankle while training, according to De Telegraaf. The 24-year-old crashed while out […]
Lars Boom's father crashes into a tree while out training
Boom hits Boom; Tree hits Tree; father of Dutch cyclocross champion suffers deep gash to right knee Lars Boom’s (Rabobank) father has crashed into a tree while the pair were out training. The Dutch cyclocross champion announced the news via […]
Jakob Fuglsang looks back on biggest season so far
Danish prodigy will never forget his first Tour de France Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) had a highly successful 2010 season; the 25-year-old Dane successfully defended his Tour of Denmark title, taking it for a third successive year, and finished on […]
Portuguese anti-doping agency rejects proposed four-month ban for Rui and Mario Costa
Brothers positive after apparently taking contaminated supplements but WADA rules must apply The Portuguese anti-doping agency (CNAD) has rejected the proposition of the Portuguese Cycling Federation (FPC) to reduce the bans of Rui and Mario Costa to four months and […]
