Vacansoleil hoping for late invites in Italy, confirms Ricco's pills were all simple and legal
Good news all around for Dutch team According to De Telegraaf, there is still hope for Vacansoleil this fall in Italy. The Dutch professional continental outfit was originally passed over for invitations to both Thursday’s Giro del Piemonte and Saturday’s […]
Iljo Keisse on Alberto Contador: "I wish him luck, because it is a difficult road."
Belgian stuck in suspension purgatory sees similarities between his case and Contador’s The never-ending saga of the Iljo Keisse case is threatening to never end. In one month’s time, it will be two years since the Belgian track star tested […]
QuickStep's Davide Malacarne out with mononucleosis
Italian talent’s 2010 season unsurprisingly over QuickStep rider Davide Malacarne’s season got off to a great start when he took a fine solo victory in the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Catalunya at the end of March – after […]
Nick Nuyens confirms: Saxo Bank bound for 2011
30 year old Belgian headed to Riis in hopes of better days After much speculation as to where eternal Belgian hope, Nick Nuyens, would be heading in 2011, the current Rabobank rider revealed his plans in an interview with the […]
Specialized to team up with HTC in 2011?
Will Mark Cavendish be aboard a Specialized bike as he seeks his first Green Jersey next season? The news of Alberto Contador’s adverse analytical finding from the Tour de France for clenbuterol has shaken the cycling world, from the riders, […]
Brabantse Pijl steps up, E3 Prijs stands firm
Belgian Classics taking shape for 2011 With the idea in mind that it’s never too early to start thinking about the Spring Classics, news has been rolling in this week about some changes and some continuations in next year’s Spring […]
Philippe Gilbert confident in Paris-Tours defense following Col d'Eze test
Walloon looking forward to possible third straight victory on the Avenue de Grammont on Sunday As of Tuesday at 10pm, Philippe Gilbert was back at home in Monaco, France. The World Championship favorite put in a great ride in Australia, […]
Argentina's Maximiliano Richeze to return in 2011 following suspension
Sprinter to return with Italian continental team, CDC-Cavaliere In the spring of 2008, Argentina’s Maximiliano Richeze was a promising young sprinter racing for the CSF-Navigare team, which is now Colnago. The previous season, 2007, saw the ever improving fastman to […]
Euskaltel's Koldo Fernandez crashes heavily at Paris-Bourges
Basque sprinter started the day with hopes of victory, ended it in the hospital The recent winner of the Tour de Vendee, Euskaltel’s Koldo Fernandez, had high hopes for victory in today’s Paris-Bourges. However, he never got a chance to […]
Columbia stepping down as co-sponsor of High Road Sports in 2011
Three year deal comes to an end at the end of this season After three years sponsoring cycling’s most successful team, Columbia will step down as co-sponsor of HTC-Columbia at the end of the 2010 season. There was hope that […]