Federal Court backs cyclists's rights in Germany
City of Regensburg loses appeal in mandatory sidepath case Cyclists in Germany received good news Thursday from the Federal Court in Leipzig, concerning the mandatory usage of cycle side paths. The judges ruled that usage can only be mandated if […]
Luis León Sánchez and Carlos Barredo have first look at Rabobank
Spaniards traveled to Netherlands for first team get-together Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Carlos Barredo have signed for the Dutch Rabobank team and had their first day with their new teammates. The duo doubles the Spanish contingent, with Oscar Freire […]
Gatis Smukulis joins HTC High Road Sports for 2011
Latvian has good U23 palmarès Triple Latvian National Champion Gatis Smukulis will join High Road Sports in 2011, bringing with him a decent U23 career, including victory at the 2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen. Smukulis will be part of the team […]
Movistar wants to shine as a team, targets Latin America as well
Telefónica is quite interested in Colombian business The manager of the Movistar team, Eusebio Unzúe, is eyeing the ProTour competitions with his Caisse d’Epargne successor, Movistar. In addition, a professional continental team based in Colombia races the Latin American calendar. […]
Nys takes over from Stybar as dominator, wins Superprestige Hamme-Zogge
Belgian backs up confident pre-race comments as Stybar only manages sixth in the mud Torrential rainfalls had made the third round of the Superprestige series in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium, an extremely muddy affair. Sven Nys showed once again that in such […]
TVM returns as sponsor in the peloton
Dutch transportion insurer back after more than a decade TVM (Transport Verzekerings Maatschappij) returns as a backer of a professional cycling team, after almost 12 years away from the sport. TVM was the main sponsor of teams from 1986 to […]
De Knegt helps Wellens avoid missing doping control
Missing chaperones make mess in GP Dottenijs Rabobank’s cross racer Gerben de Knegt looks out for his fellow mud colleagues and prevented Bart Wellens from receiving a missed doping control on saturday. The chaperones, who usually grab the riders after […]
Bert Grabsch 2010: No wins but renewed contract with HTC
German had troublesome season, but team knows his value Bert Grabsch had his first winless season since 2006, but his contract with HTC Columbia was already renewed in the summer for the coming two seasons. Grabsch reflected on his less-than-ideal […]
Sven Nys feels like 25 years old, ready for Superprestige Hamme-Zogge
The 34-year-old is too young to retire Former cannibal Nys had a tough start to the season and many had written him off. Younger riders like Zdenek Stybar, Niels Albert or Kevin Pauwels seemed to have the upper hand on […]
Floris Goesinnen heads to Australian Drapac Porsche team
Feels he may have spent too much time at Skil-Shimano Floris Goesinnen moves to the Australian Drapac Porsche team for the 2011 season, after four and a half years with Skil-Shimano. The Dutchman was also in talks with Willems Veranda, […]
