Southern hemisphere riders dominated the first day of round two of the Track World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, although they didn’t have everything go their way. Australian World champion Cameron Meyer took the gold in the men’s points race ahead […]

The expanded rider roster that includes current and previous World champions Cadel Evans and Alessandro Ballan is already paying dividends for the BMC Racing Team, as it has announced invitations to more of next year’s early season races. Having already […]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has released a list of teams that have applied for Professional Continental licences. Teams have until December 1st to submit their applications, but the UCI has announced the teams that had applied by November 15th […]

Alberto Contador’s stage win on the mountaintop finish to Verbier, Switzerland on stage 15 of last summer’s Tour de France was one of the cornerstones of the Astana rider’s overall victory. It was where he seized the yellow jersey from […]

The Rabobank team for January’s Santos Tour Down Under has been announced, and will be led by Australian sprinter Graeme Brown. The inclusion of Brown, a four-time Tour Down Under stage winner and double Olympic champion in Athens 2004, has […]

Rumours that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was to strike a deal with US bike manufacturer Specialized now appear to be true. Dutch website Wielerland.nl and Italian sports paper la Gazzetta dello Sport both reported the deal yesterday, with […]

Dutch former sprinter Jeroen Blijlevens will return to the elite peloton in 2010, becoming the new manager of Marianne Vos’ team, currently known as DSB Bank-Nederland Bloeit. He will succeed the outgoing Arthur van Dongen, who is leaving the team […]

Yet another rumour began circulating today around the future of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, this time over the bike he might ride in 2010. Reports on Italian website tuttobiciweb.it claimed that Specialized bicycles – currently providing bikes to […]

Despite turning 40 in June this year, Spanish veteran Iñigo Cuesta of the Cervélo TestTeam shows no signs of wanting to retire just yet. “I don’t think of the years, but in training and taking care of myself,” he said […]

Mickaël Bourgain, one third of France’s World team sprint championship winning team, is to undergo surgery on an injured shoulder, according to French sports daily l’Equipe. The sprinter, who was also the bronze medallist in the sprint at the Olympic […]