Contador now leads UCI World Ranking
Spain’s Alberto Contador of the Astana team is the new leader of the UCI World Ranking after winning the Tour de France. Contador emerged to win his second yellow jersey after three intense and spectacular weeks of racing. He won […]
Quick-Step's De Jongh calls it a day
Dutchman Steven De Jongh, who rides for the Quick-Step team, has decided to end his cycling career. A couple of weeks before the Tour de France he took the tough decision to quit cycling at the end of the season. […]
Will Schleck brothers move to the Shack?
Rumors have been circulating about seven-time Tour de France winner’s new RadioShack Team signing the brothers Schleck from Luxembourg. It seems that the talented duo might be talking with Johan Bruyneel and company about moving over their new squad next […]
Contador makes it two, Cavendish six
Spaniard Alberto Contador has secured his second Tour de France overall victory after finishing the 21st and final stage on Sunday. Today’s stage, that finished on the Champs Elysees, was won by Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Columbia-HTC team bringing […]
UCI: Rasmussen must pay to race again
If Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen intends to return to cycling when his two-year suspension ends on July 25th, the International Cycling Union (UCI) expect the former wearer of the Malliot Juane to pay 700,000 euros in order to fulfill his […]
Armstrong's new sponsor rumblings
Rumors about seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s new team are at an all-time high this week. With details from anonymous sources flying all over the place, it looks like we won’t have to wait for his press conference […]
Boonen wins CAS decision for Tour ride
Tom Boonen, Belgium’s top cyclist, has won his first battle of this year’s Tour de France – of the legal sort – allowing him to start the race in Monaco on Saturday. Last year began the cyclist’s troubles with the […]
L'Equipe says more doping cases to follow
L’Equipe, known for their inside track on positive doping results, has said that there could be four to seven more doping cases from samples taken at the Tour of Romandie and the Tour de Suisse. They said they are not […]
Maaskant replaces Martin on Garmin Tour roster
According to his manager Martijn Berkhout, Dutchman Martijn Maaskant will replace Irishman Daniel Martin in the Garmin-Slipstream Tour de France line-up. The 22-year-old is suffering from tendonitis in his knee, and a Tour start is likely to only complicate matters. Martin was […]
'Vino is Back', but will Astana be his home?
Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov called a press conference at team Astana’s hotel coinciding with this year’s Grand Depart for the Tour de France in Monaco. Donning a yellow t-shirt with the words “Vino is Back” emblazoned on it, the man […]
