Geox-TMC under threat due to sponsor dissatisfaction with Gianetti
Team backers annoyed squad didn’t gain ProTeam licence With the future of the Pegasus Sports team very undecided, another team is facing the prospect of collapse after it too failed to get a UCI ProTeam licence for 2011. The importance […]
UCI slates Pegasus Sports team over serious financial shortcomings
Three days after announcing that the Pegasus Sports team had failed in its bid to secure a Pro Continental licence for 2011, the UCI has explained the reasons for the decision and what it says were ‘serious shortcomings’ in terms […]
Porte to lead Saxo Bank SunGard team in Santos Tour Down Under
Australian gets season underway on home soil Richie Porte, the rider who was arguably the biggest discovery of 2010, has been confirmed as leading the Saxo Bank SunGard team at next month’s Santos Tour Down Under. The 25 year old […]
Di Luca chooses student presentation to finally admit doping
Hoping to finalise contract for 2011 It may have been calculated, it may have been genuine contrition, but after years of denials Danilio Di Luca finally did an volte-face yesterday and owned up to raiding the medicine chest as a […]
US-licenced rider Oliveira to sue supplement company she says caused her positive test
Claims banned ingredient was introduced to product line before ingredients list was updated Having incurred an eighteen month suspension but being deemed as not having intentionally taking a doping substance, the US-licenced rider Flavia Oliveira has launched a legal case […]
Cornu goes from Pegasus to Topsport Vlaanderen, McEwen says retirement is possible
Australian sprinter waiting to hear back from Team RadioShack One day after Svein Tuft was confirmed as moving to the SpiderTech team, Dominque Cornu has become the second rider from the Pegasus Sports setup to find a slot with a […]
Operacion Galgo suspect Dominguez testifies and denies doping charges
Others who were arrested also likely to be in court soon The 2009 world steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez has testified in front of a judge in connection with the Operación Galgo doping affair, denying using banned substances and claiming that […]
Amid reports of a rival ProTeam bid, Cycling Australia says it endorsed Pegasus Sports' application
Another Australian team thought to be chasing ProTeam licence for 2012 Amid suggestions that there may have been tensions between the Pegasus Sports team and Cycling Australia, and that another team may be the preferred choice for a ProTeam licence, […]
Nys and Compton move up to head the men’s and women’s cyclo cross rankings
Experienced duo overtake younger rivals The 2004/2005 season world champion Sven Nys has taken over at the top of the UCI cyclo cross rankings, taking advantage of both his strong form this winter and also the absence of Zdenek Stybar […]
Van Hummel and Doi to lead Skil-Shimano in Tour de Langkawi
Stage wins and overall classification are the targets Dutch sprinter Kenny Van Hummel, who underlined his speed this season when he clocked up stage victories in the Tour de Picardie, the Tour of Belgium and the Tour of Hainan (4 […]
