Koldo Fernandez making a rapid recovery from crash injuries
Euskaltel-Euskadi sprinter will return to training soon Basque rider Koldo Fernandez suffered facial injuries, a fractured jaw and broken collarbone in a dramatic crash in the Paris-Bourges race on October 7th. He looked like he’d done ten rounds in the […]
Thomas Voeckler increases ambitions for 2011
Paris-Nice, Ardennes Classics amongst his goals for next season Motivation boosted by a strong season and by his victory in the Velo d’Or contest for best French rider, Thomas Voeckler is aiming to step his career up the next notch […]
Landis riding well in Powernet Tour of Southland
Guesting with the Orca Velo Merino squad in New Zealand stage race Floyd Landis is performing well in the Powernet Tour of Southland, sitting fourth overall after two stages of the six-day race. The American rider is showing decent condition […]
Quiznos Pro Challenge: Durango, Telluride and Loveland miss out on bids to host stages
Announcement due this week on stage start/finish locations Three days before the host cities for next year’s debut Quiznos Pro Challenge are announced, the identities of three unsuccessful bidders have been revealed. Popular cycling city Durango has lost out, as […]
Valjavec unable to land big contract, will compete for Slovenian Continental team in 2011
Ag2r and others won’t take him on due to unresolved biological passport case Unable to secure a new contract with a top-level team due to the unresolved biological passport case involving him, 31 year old Tadej Valjavec has been forced […]
Vaughters backs late-night testing, says it can help combat microdosing
Garmin-Transitions manager says out-of-hours testing has been used on his team There’s been quite a bit of initial resistance to the WADA recommendation that late-night surprise tests should be carried out at the Tour de France, but Garmin-Transitions general manager […]
Sastre believes he and Menchov will work very well together
Spanish rider says he’s undecided about which Grand Tours he’ll do in 2011 With just over two months to go until the New Year and the official start of his time with the Geox-TMC team, Carlos Sastre has said that […]
Roche believes Hushovd is going to be a great world champion
Irishman talks about factors that have helped bring about his own improvement Nicolas Roche has said that he expects Thor Hushovd to have a very strong season as world road race champion, being confident that his former team-mate will shine […]
Lofkvist wants to lead Giro squad for Team Sky, then play a support role in Tour
Difficult balancing act to be in good shape for both Grand Tours After placing 17th in this year’s Tour de France and finishing as Team Sky’s best rider in Paris, Thomas Lofkvist is planning a different schedule for 2011. The […]
Johan Bruyneel, Team RadioShack and Carlos Barredo sanctioned over Tour de France incidents
Two month bans for Bruyneel and Barredo RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has been hit with a two month ban and a fine of 10,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) as a result of the jersey infringements during the 2010 Tour de […]