Bjarne Riis wanted Thor Hushovd for 2011
Danish manager ready for whatever the future holds in 2011 The brief mention and resulting hoopla in the news about World Champion, Thor Hushovd’s, possibly not heading to the Garmin-Cervelo team did have some real basis in truth. The Norwegian […]
Philippe Gilbert becomes a father
Belgian’s 2010 just got even better Philippe Gilbert’s dream season just got that extra bit better yesterday evening. The Walloon enjoyed yet another season of significant highs with wins at the Amstel Gold Race, two stages of the Vuelta a […]
Mark Cavendish gunning at Eddy Merckx's Tour de France record
Sprinter hopes to beat Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins Putting Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx in the same sentence when it comes to Tour de France records, or anything for that matter, is acceptably an eyebrow raising pairing, but […]
Fabian Cancellara: "There are still one day races that I have not won."
Velo d’Or winner looks to target new goals in 2011 After a fantastic season highlighted by wins at the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, stages and yellow at the Tour de France, and a fourth World Time Trial Championship, it was […]
Joost Posthuma eager for a new start with Team Schleck
Dutchman excited for the possibility to ride for a star like Fabian Cancellara 29 year old Dutchman, Joost Posthuma, has spent his entire career in the Rabobank system, but is headed a bit south in 2011 to test the waters […]
Jens Voigt did not want to race against the Schlecks
German veteran couldn’t resist the chance to help the Schlecks to Tour victory From the outside, the transfer of Jens Voigt to the Luxembourg project for 2011 was seemingly a simple one – in a brief conversation with Danish television […]
Ivan Basso loves the route of the 2011 Giro d'Italia
Giro champion not ruling out a ride in defense of his title in 2011 Ivan Basso wasn’t present at this weekend’s presentation of the route of the 2011 Giro d’Italia, instead, taking part in a criterium in Chihuahua, Mexico. However […]
2011 Giro d'Italia with 409 kilometers of climbing
Director Angelo Zomegnan fierce in defense of 2011 route: “The climbs are mandatory difficulties.” The riders have been kind with their opinions of next year’s Giro d’Italia, surprisingly so considering that it’s without question the most difficult Grand Tour in […]
Maxime Monfort confirms with Team Schleck
Luxembourg team picks up a big all-around engine ready to support Schlecks 2009 Belgian time trial champion, Maxime Monfort, will make the move from HTC-High Road to the new Luxembourg cycling project on a three year deal. The Walloon relayed […]
New Astana signing, Roman Kreuziger, focused on 2011 Giro d'Italia
Young Czech Grand Tour hope dreaming of the podium next May New Astana signing, Roman Kreuziger, looks set to focus his 2011 efforts on the recently unveiled Giro d’Italia. The Czech talent has never contested the Tour of Italy before, […]