Since the snow is falling and most people are turning their attention to winter activities like skiing and Christmas shopping, it is paradoxically time for professional cyclists and teams to start their serious preparations for the up coming season. Now […]

With an impressive performance in the Spanish mud of Igorre, Belgium’s Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner) grabbed the win in the Elite Men’s category of the fifth round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup presented by Safety Jogger. Nys’ compatriot, Klaas Vantornout […]

Cervélo TestTeam is pleased to announce that Quarq Technology has become a sponsor of the team. Quarq will supply the men and women’s Cervélo TestTeams with bicycle data systems, including Quarq’s new CinQo power sensor. The Quarq CinQo is a […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that the samples collected this summer during the Olympic Games in Beijing will be further analysed as of January next year. All the samples have now been repatriated to the WADA-accredited laboratory in […]

High Road Sports Inc., owner and operator of Team Columbia announces participation in a new program run by the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute (ADSI). Designed by leading anti-doping expert Don Catlin, the new independent testing program will build upon the comprehensive […]

Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Garmin-Slipstream Professional Cycling Team, isn’t just sporting a new name in 2009, when it will officially be called Garmin-Slipstream. The top U.S. team today announced that it will participate in a new […]

Four suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of former Olympic champion Dmitry Nelyubin. In 1988 Nelyubin was a member of the Soviet team that took home the gold medal in the 4000-meter team pursuit in Seoul, Korea. The […]

Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team has re-signed Tina Pic, the #1 rider on the NRC circuit, who dominated the 2008 season with 12 individual victories and six podium finishes. Adding to its firepower for 2009, Colavita/Sutter Home has recruited Olympians […]

No, it didn’t happen on the tennis court, but rather in the court of public opinion. Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, was beaten by Team Saxo Bank cyclist Fabian Cancellara for the Swiss sportsman of […]

After 13 years as a professional you would think that it might start to get a little tough each winter to motivate yourself for another season. Not so for the cycling world’s favourite big Swede Magnus Backstedt. After finishing the […]