Ivan Basso will not participate in the Tour de France this year, reports the French media L’Équipe. Basso will focus his efforts on the other to Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta. The 31-year-old Italian is celebrating his […]

Reigning Tour de France Champion Carlos Sastre his goals set for the coming season. The primary goal for the Cervélo TestTeam captain is to repeat his 2008 win in the world’s biggest bike race. He will have his work cut […]

At the Skil-Shimano Team presentation former Rabobank Director Theo de Rooij announced that he will be releasing his autobiography this coming March. The former Director is currently Robert Gesink from Team Rabobank’s agent. He said the book is about his […]

Sven Nys has won his sixth Belgian National Cyclocross title since 2000. His other wins were in Ghent (2000), Wielsbeke (2003), Wachtebeke (2005), Tervuren (2006) and Hofstade (2007). Nys was on cruise control on the last lap with fifteen seconds […]

Carla Ryan of the Cervélo TestTeam has won her second Australian title this week. The young and talented rider won the road race today over the 102 km course, 40 seconds ahead of her closet rivals Ruth Corset and Bikki […]

Team Bissell’s Jeremy Vennell took the win in the New Zealand National Time Trial Championships. The Raboplus National Championships took place on January 9 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Vennell is in his second season riding for the Bissell Pro […]

Team LPR Farnese Wines has signed long time professional Alberto Ongarato. The 33-year-old rider was brought on board to serve as a key leadout man for sprint star Alessandro Petacchi. No stranger to delivering success, Ongarato was a loyal member […]

Kristin Wild (NED) from the Cervélo Test Team riding together with Vera Koedooder took the victory in the the six-day-race in Rotterdam this week. Traditionally, this is the first race of the year in the Netherlands. It ran from January […]

Michael Rogers clinched Team Columbia-Highroad’s first victory of the 2009 season when he was crowned Australian time trial champion on Wednesday. Rogers proved to be on top of his game despite the high winds, an arduous 39 kilometre course and […]

On the same day Aussie Graeme Brown wrapped up a stage race victory for Rabobank in Austrailia, the 2009 Rabobank team lineup was unveiled in Rotterdam. The team of 30 riders, including veteran stars Oscar Freire, Juan Antonio Flecha and […]