UCI releases list of Professional Continental teams
ProTeam applicants Pegasus Sports missing from list but has been given more time The International Cycling Union (UCI) has released the list of teams at will race in 2011 with Professional Continental (ProConti) licenses, and form the sports second division. […]
Thor Hushovd fears Fabian Cancellara but not the Luxembourg Team
Swiss specialist is still a threat in the classics but his team will not be powerful there Thor Hushovd has now spent some time getting to know his new teammates at the Garmin-Cervélo team as it got together in the […]
Omega Pharma-Lotto mechanic Freddy Heydens dies unexpectedly
68-year-old Belgian passes away suddenly while at work in team’s service course Omega Pharma-Lotto mechanic Freddy Heydens has died unexpectedly, the team has announced. The 68-year-old Belgian was at work in the team’s Service Course in Waregem, Belgium, when he […]
Frederik Willems is ready to work for both Philippe Gilbert and Jurgen Van Den Broeck
New OmegaPharma-Lotto signing recognises he may have less freedom than at Liquigas After four years at Liquigas-Doimo Belgian Frederik Willems is coming home after signing for OmegaPharma-Lotto. In an interview with the La Derneiere Heure, the 31-year-old spoke of his […]
Eighteen big teams expected for new Berlin ProRace
High hopes for ambitious new German race The new Berlin ProRace, the new 1.1 ranked race to be introduced on May 22nd next year is expecting eighteen of the top teams in the World to take the start, according to […]
Team Sky riders aim to take back series lead in Saturday’s Revolution
Russell Downing, Pete Kennaugh and Ross Edgar hoping to take back points Currently sitting in second place, two points behind Maxgear, in the Revolution Championship standings, the riders from Team Sky are hoping to make up some points in this […]
Italian minister for health warns of “alarming surge” in doping in amateur cycling
Raft of positives in first half of 2010 Italian amateur cycling is experiecing what Italian Minister of Health Ferruccio Fazio describes as an “alarming surge” in doping, according to Tuttobiciweb.it. “Of 500 controls in the first half of 2010, 15.9% […]
Week long “La Haute Route” cyclosportive launched
17, 000 metres of climbing in 7 stages over the Alps’ biggest cols A new week long cyclosportive race dubbed “La Haute Route” was presented in London yesterday, which should challenge even the toughest amateur riders. The course, which covers […]
Niels Albert wants to prove his mettle on the snow and ice
World Cup leader responds to recent criticism of his courage and bike handling on frozen courses Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) may have won the last two rounds of the cyclocross World Cup, in Koksijde, Belgium and Igorre, Spain, but his performance […]
Danilo Hondo has different ways to avoid the winter weather
Racing indoors or winter sunshine for Lampre-Farnese Vini’s German sprinter Danilo Hondo, Lampre-Farnese Vini’s Italian named, Swiss resident, German sprinter has found several ways to avoid riding in the cold conditions in Europe this winter. He has spent his time […]
