Ten UCI ProTeams confirmed for Tour of Oman
Hillier course expected for second edition of the race Some of the top teams in world cycling have been confirmed as taking part in the second edition of the Tour of Oman, including the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project of defending […]
CONI aiming to ban Bernucci and his family from the sport
Family members allegedly involved in trafficking or administering banned substances The Italian Olympic Committee CONI today announced that it is seeking lengthy bans for Lampre rider Lorenzo Bernucci and several members of his family. CONI prosecutor Ettore Torri is seeking […]
Eufemiano Fuentes arrested in new Spanish anti-doping raids
Controversial doctor was central to Operación Puerto investigation Four and a half years after being taken into custody in the Operación Puerto raids, Spanish doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes finds himself once again being questioned by police. The Canaries-based practicioner is […]
Tchmil claims Menchov and his agent behaved improperly over negotiations
Says that there’ll be no place for Russian on his team as long as he is managed in current fashion Team Katusha general manager Andrei Tchmil has responded to recent critical quotes by Denis Menchov to Biciciclismo, saying that it […]
Riis: if Contador is sanctioned, it doesn’t mean he is guilty
Spaniard wants to ride all three Grand Tours in 2011 Saxo-Bank SunGard director Bjarne Riis has once again declared his support for Alberto Contador, saying that he believes in the Spaniard and that even if he is handed a ban […]
Rasmussen set to announce new team tomorrow, will race under Christina Watches title
Personal sponsor Christina Hembo buys existing Continental team, will sign more riders soon Michael Rasmussen’s personal sponsor Christina Hembo has sidestepped the difficulty of setting up a new squad around the Danish climber: she’s simply gone out and bought an […]
Le Mével set to be part of Garmin-Cervélo’s Giro d’Italia lineup in 2011
Former stage winner will ride Italian Tour again Six years after winning a stage of the race, French rider Christophe Le Mével looks set to return to the Giro d’Italia in 2011 with the Garmin-Cervélo team. The 30 year old […]
Mancebo and Grajales to lead new RealCyclist.com team in 2011
Climbers will target races such as the Tour of California Former Spanish national champion and twice Vuelta a España podium finisher Francisco “Paco” Mancebo will join up with another strong climber, the Colombian Cesar Grajales, in leading the new RealCyclist.com […]
World champion Stybar doesn’t need surgery, will return to training next week
Good news for Czech cyclo-cross rider World cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar has received some good news about his knee problems, being told that he doesn’t need to go under the knife to recover from the issue, and that he can […]
Pellizotti on verge of signing for Movistar?
Italian rider could headline Spanish team The 2009 Tour de France King of the Mountains Franco Pellizotti is yet to finalise his plans for next season, but it appears he may be very close to completing a deal with Team […]
