Pereiro gives anti-doping samples in restaurant corridor
According to his local Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia, 2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro was required to provide a sample for the anti-doping inspectors from the International Cycling Union (UCI) in a local restaurant. Pereiro was having dinner with […]
Saronni talks Cunego, Petacchi and 2010
Lampre manager Guiseppe Saronni spoke to Italian website Tuttosport about the performance of his team in 2009 and, with major new signings, the prospects for 2010. Damiano Cunego has been the team’s biggest star for a number of years, but […]
Sanchez dreams of the Tour
Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez only managed one victory in 2009, but a host of podium and top ten finishes mean that he is not too disappointed. In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Marca he looked back on the season […]
Can BMC do a Cervélo?
Founded in 2007, the BMC Racing Team has been steadily growing, but the signing of Cadel Evans this week could catapult the small US/Swiss outfit into the big time. Parallels can be drawn between BMC and another ambitious Professional Continental team, […]
Women’s cross weekend goes to form
Results in women’s cyclocross racing went as expected on both sides of the Atlantic this weekend. World champion Marianne Vos (DSB Bank-Nederland Bloeit) added a second European title to her already impressive palmares, while US champion Katie Compton (Planet Bike) […]
Keisse acquitted and cleared for Gent Six
Belgian track cyclist Iljo Keisse has been cleared of doping charges by a disciplinary committee of the Belgian Cycling Union and is now clear to continue racing. The judgement crucially comes in time for Keisse’s home six-day race: the ‘Zesdaagse […]
Suspended Spanish doctor blames conspiracy
Marcos Maynar, professor or exercise physiology at the University of Extremadura in Cáceres, western Spain was banned by the Portuguese Cycling Federation last week from working with its riders for ten years. He was found guilty after being accused of […]
Cyclocross women prepare for Euro Champs
The women’s cyclocross scene has continued this season, almost as it left off last and most of the sport’s big stars are heading for this weekend’s European Championships in Hoogstraten, Belgium with their usual good form. Current World number one […]
Footon-Servetto gives more youth a chance
The average age at Spanish ProTour team Footon-Servetto has got lower still as it announced the signing more riders, mostly from the under-23 ranks. The new riders have been named as: Spaniards Pedro Merino (from the team’s development squad, Trasmiera-Fuji) […]
Team directors back to school next week
As it announced in August, the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Academy starts its management training programme for director sportifs next week. According to the press release that announced the scheme in August: ”The programme has been developed by the UCI […]
