Roche concedes late arrival to worlds is a gamble, but says he needs time to refocus
Irishman will remain at home, fly to Australia on Tuesday Named by Filippo Pozzato as one of those to watch in the world road race championships, Nicolas Roche is taking an unconventional approach in that he will arrive in Australia […]
Deignan looking forward to better 2011
Irish rider confident he’ll finalise things with a strong team Keen to put a difficult 2010 behind him, Philip Deignan has spoken about his tough season and has said that he is looking forward to a fresh start next year. […]
Rider lineup and sponsorship announcement due next week for Australian ProTour team project
Pegasus Racing plans to run four teams, including new women’s squad The full lineup of the planned Australian ProTour team is due to be revealed early next week, together with the identities of the companies which will back the ambitious […]
Mourey and Nash foreign victors of CrossVegas
French champion Francis Mourey (FDJ) and the Czech champ Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) raced to victory in the men’s and women’s events at CrossVegas yesterday, winning their races in front of a very large crowd. Frenchman Mourey put in […]
Porte on wish list of several big teams
Team Sky and Fly V rumoured to be interested Despite having a year left in his contract with the Saxo Bank team, the in-form Australian rider Richie Porte is on the wish list of several other teams for 2011. The […]
Cancellara chases fourth rainbow jersey, confirms he’ll take part in the world road race championships
Swiss rider to target time trial and road race in Melbourne and Geelong After initially floating the possibility that he might not participate in the world championships, Fabian Cancellara has confirmed that he will indeed ride both the road race […]
Taylor Phinney signs pro deal with BMC Racing Team
US time trial champion signs contract with squad of Evans and Hincapie Top American talent Taylor Phinney has signed his first professional contract with the BMC Racing Team, choosing the squad over the RadioShack team with which he is currently […]
Frank Vandenbroucke to be celebrated with 1.1-ranked memorial race
Very strong lineup for first running of the Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke on October 5th With the first anniversary of his death taking place on October 12th, the former top Belgian rider Frank Vandenbroucke will be remembered one week before that […]
No world championships for Vinokourov
Astana rider will target Asian games instead Although he showed great one day strength this year when he raced to success in Liége-Bastogne-Liege, Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov has decided not to fly to Australia for the world road race championships. The […]
Transfer news: Mosquera looks to new challenges with Vacansoleil
Dutch team welcomes his signing, says it’s crucial for their ProTour aspirations Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera has said that he is looking forward to a new start with the Vacansoleil team, which he will join after spending four […]