Revolution series begins in Manchester with new trade team competition
Annual winter track events add new league format The Revolution series kicks off its 2010/11 season at the Manchester Vélodrome this coming Saturday, with organisers Face Partnership introducing trade teams to the season-long competition. Each team will consist of three […]
Three top Dutch teams announce first collective agreement in cycling
Rabobank, Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil teams looking to align UCI rules with Dutch employment law The three biggest Dutch teams, Rabobank, Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil have announced the first ever collective agreement in professional cycling, in a bid to reconcile International Cycling […]
Team Katusha celebrates Joaquim Rodriguez as World number 1
2010 achievement celebrated at 2011 team’s first get together The Katusha team gave a party for star rider Joaquim Rodriguez, the winner of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. At the team’s first gathering in advance of the 2011 […]
Gianni Savio: “I’m not sure Androni Giocattoli will get invitations to the Tour and Vuelta”
Italian ProContinental team has qualified for all three Grand Tours by 2008 agreement, but manager is not sure it will happen Michele Scarponi’s second place in Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia saw the Androni Giocattoli team finish the season in 17th […]
CAS rules that Alexandre Vinokourov does not owe UCI a year’s salary
“Commitment for a New Cycling” was not legally binding says highest sports court The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has ruled that Alexandre Vinokourov does not owe the International Cycling Union (UCI) a year’s salary, amounting to €1.2 million, […]
Shelley Olds, Sinead Miller and Amber Rais follow Mara Abbott to Safi-Pasta Zara
Three more US riders for Italian team in 2011 The Safi-Pasta Zara team has announced the signing of three more Americans for 2011. Shelley Evans and Sinead Miller are both currently Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12 teammates of Mara Abbott, whose […]
Transfer News: Saxo Bank signs Mads Christensen
26-year-old Dane gets second chance at ProTeam level The Saxo Ban-SunGard team has announced the signing of Danish rider Mads Christensen on a one-year contract. The 26-year-old Dane currently rides for Danish Continental team Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Radgivning and has […]
Etape du Tour announces two routes for 2011
Tour de France organiser offers choice of Alps or Massif Centrale and confirms Paris-Roubaix Challenge The organiser of the Tour de France (ASO) has announced the details of this year’s Etape du Tour, the World’s most famous cyclosportif race, confirming […]
Tour de France 2011: The Centenary of the Col du Galibier
2011 Tour to pay homage to the greatest mountain pass of them all “Oh! Sappey! Oh! Laffrey! Oh! Col Bayard! Oh! Tourmalet!” wrote Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange after the Tour’s first crossing, “I do not fail in my […]
Tour de France 2011: Bradley Wiggins looking forward to team time trial
Briton wants to put 2010 behind him and aim at 2011 podium With the 2011 Tour de France route unveiled in Paris today, the contenders for the yellow jersey have already started identifying the stages where they can gain or […]
