600,000 Euro in damages for Fuentes
A court in Valencia has awarded Eufemiano Fuentes, the notorious doctor at the centre of the Spanish doping ring uncovered in Operación Puerto, damages amounting to 600,000 Euro. Fuentes was employed as team doctor for the Comunidad Valenciana team between […]
Contador looks to Ardennes Classics
Despite not knowing exactly which team he will be riding for in 2010, Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is already planning which races he rides in the build up to his title defence. Already having confirmed that he will […]
Four million watch Tour of Britain
Sweetspot, the organisers of the Tour of Britain announced today that this year’s race attracted a total of four million. One million of those saw the action at the side of the British roads, while the other three million saw […]
Host of international track events for Manchester
The Manchester Velodrome is set to host a multitude of international track events this winter, starting this Friday with the first round of the 2009/10 Track World Cup. Action begins at 12:00 with women’s sprint and men’s Keirin qualifying as […]
CPA offers riders pertinent contract advice
The Professional Cyclists Association (CPA) has offered advice to it’s members regarding a myriad of financial issues in its latest newsletter, much of which would have proved useful in a number of high-profile cases this season. The first part of […]
French rider Duval provisionally suspended
21-year-old Aurélien Duval of la Française des Jeux has been advised by the UCI that he has been provisionally suspended after returning a positive sample during the Circuit Franco-Belge stage race on October 1st. According to a UCI communication the […]
Can Cunego emulate Binda in Lombardia?
Tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia, “the race of the falling leaves”, could see 2007 and 2008 winner Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) match the record in the race of an Italian legend. Alfredo Binda – who was once paid to NOT ride the […]
Armstrong's RadioShack team awarded four-year ProTour licence
Lance Armstrong’s new team has cleared another hurdle ahead of next season’s campaign, to focus on an eighth Tour de France title for the Texan. First came the news that Team Astana had released Armstrong’s long-time Directeur Sportif Johan Bruyneel; […]
Caruso to buck the trend and go TO Astana?
With constant news of riders and staff apparently trying to escape the Astana team, finally there seems to be news of one rider who may be trying to get in. Giampaolo Caruso, a Sicilian climber who currently rides for the […]
Cooke signs with Nürnberger
2008 World and Olympic Champion Nicole Cooke has signed a one-year contract with German team Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung, according to AFP. The team will become known as Skyter-Shipping from 2010 as current name-sponsor Nürnberger Versicherung – an insurance company from […]