Milram starts in weekend races in Lugano
Milram captain Linus Gerdemann will lead his team in two races this weekend in Switzerland, where he now lives. On Saturday, the German ProTour team starts in the Gran Premio dell’Insubria. The next day, the Grand Prix di Lugano, another […]
VDB accuses 1999 Liège-Bastogne-Liege front runners of doping
On the comeback trail again, Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke admitted to the magazine Che, “I was doped in 1999 when I won the Liège-Bastogne-Liege.” Slated to make his return in the Beverbeek Classic this weekend, he insists that even though […]
Sinkewitz owes former sponsor 100,000 Euros
German cyclist Patrick Sinkewitz has returned to the sport with the Czech continental team PSK Whirpool after a one-year suspension. Sinkewitz tested positive for the use of testosterone in June of 2007, and was given a lighter sentence since he […]
Milram riders open Classics Season in Belgium
Team Milram is opening the Spring Classics season this coming weekend with two one-day races in the Belgian region of Flanders. On Saturday is the 64th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI 1.HC), formerly the “Omloop Het Volk”. The next day the […]
Zabriskie's home burglarized while racing at TOC
Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars. Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by […]
Klöden shows form in Algarve
Although most of the news coming from Astana has to do with their Grand Tour prospects Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, another one of their riders has also had a good winter. Andreas Klöden has come off his first race […]
Gerdemann starts Tour preparations on the track in Kaarst-Büttgen
The opening shot for Milram captain Linus Gerdemann and the Tour de France was fired this past weekend. The rider from the Dortmund team underwent a series of aerodynamic tests on the track in Kaarst-Büttgen. His aerodynamics on his time […]
Spanish federation requests Operación Puerto records
Spanish newspaper As reported today that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has asked authorities for test results and records from the Operación Puerto case that was reopened last month.Spanish newspaper As reported today that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has […]
2009 was a record breaking Tour Down Under
Figures released today show that the 2009 Tour Down Under was the biggest event ever staged in South Australia. Premier Mike Rann today announced the preliminary economic impact and research figures for the event, which was held in South Australia […]
VDB makes comeback (again)
Frank Vandenbroucke will be attempting another comeback Saturday, February 28 at the Beverbeek Classic in Achel. He will be riding for the Cinelli-Down Under team. Belga has reported that team manager Nico Mattan confirmed via fax that his team will […]
