Vuelta a España: HTC-Columbia puts Mark Cavendish into the red in race opener
US team wins late-night team time trial to put super-sprinter into the race lead HTC-Columbia won the nocturnal stage one team time trial to start the 2010 Vuelta a España. The US-registered team completed the spectacular, floodlit 13km course around […]
George Hincapie in first phase of recovery from Utah injury
US champion hopes to be fit to defend stars and stripes jersey at home After his crash on stage 2 of the Tour of Utah last week, US champion George Hincapie (BMC Racing) is in the first phase of recovery; […]
Transfer News: Mikael Cherel moves from FDJ to AG2R-La Mondiale
Promising French climber changes teams after four years with Marc Madiot24-year-old Mikael Cherel will join the AG2R-La Mondiale team on a one-year contract for 2011, after spending his entire professional career with FDJ (formerly known as Française des Jeux). The […]
Consolation for Michael Mørkøv as he and Alex Rasmussen take remaining spots in Denmark team for Worlds
Danish rider gets Worlds road and time trial start after being excluded from Vuelta A bad week for Saxo Bank rider Michael Mørkøv just got better; the 25-year-old Dane was told on Thursday that he would not be able to […]
Theo Bos: “Bam! Suddenly everyone’s out in the street”
Former trackie unhappy with timing of Cervélo TestTeam announcement Dutch sprinter Theo Bos was as surprised as everyone else when he heard the news that the Cervélo TestTeam was to close at the end of the season. After much speculation […]
Nick Nuyens: “My preference is for Quick Step”
Belgian classics star looking to former team after “worst year” of his career at Rabobank After two unsuccessful seasons at Rabobank, Nick Nuyens is in negotiations with some new teams; he has had interest from Saxo Bank-Sungard, as well as […]
Tour de France 2011: More stages for Brittany, says regional press
Ouest France claims that the race will spend further days in the northwest The rumour mill continues to turn for the route of next year’s Tour de France, with Breton newspaper Ouest France, the sponsor of he recent Plouay ProTour […]
Vuelta a España: Garmin-Transitions hoping third time’s a charm for Christian Vande Velde
Argyle team’s Tour casualties return and hope for better luck in year’s third Grand Tour The Garmin-Transitions team has announced its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in Sevilla on Saturday evening. […]
Vuelta a España: Liquigas-Doimo on all fronts with Nibali, Kreuziger and Bennati
Acid-green team chasing sprints, breakaways and the overall classification The Liquigas-Doimo team has announced its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España, which starts in Sevilla on Saturday. The team will be looking for success on all fronts based, as […]
Hushovd’s move to Garmin not certain but teams’ sponsors in merger talks
Other teams interested but Norwegian says he’s committed to Cervélo The rumoured transfer of Thor Hushovd from the Cervélo TestTeam to Garmin-Transitions is far from certain, with the Norwegian champion refusing to be drawn on the matter. “I’m under contract […]
