Iljo Keisse joins Boonen at Belgian Powerhouse
The rumor that embattled track cyclist Iljo Keisse would ride for Belgium’s Quick Step in 2010 became reality on Saturday after the two parties struck a one-year deal with an option for a second year. Keisse spent the past months […]
Rabobank heads for the seas
Like Bjarne Riis’ Team Saxo Bank, Rabobank has opted to hold a pre-season team building camp as well, but instead of the pleasant climate of the Canary Islands, the Dutch Pro-Tour squad is holding their camp on the open waters. […]
Lance Armstrong’s 2010 comeback begins with RadioShack debut
New American ProTour formation RadioShack has announced its complete roster for next year’s Santos Tour Down Under being held from January 17-24, 2010. RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel confirmed the line-up will feature seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, where […]
Française des Jeux goes Down Under again
French ProTour squad Française des Jeux will return to the Tour Down Under in 2010 led by New Zealand’s Timothy Gudsell and Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger. The French squad hopes to secure a third consecutive win in the overall team classification. […]
Kreuziger to leave Liquigas?
Roman Kreuziger looks set to trade in his Liquigas team for Belgium’s Omega-Pharma Lotto in 2010. The 23-year-old Czech has reached a verbal agreement with the Belgian ProTour formation according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. Omega-Pharma Lotto is prepared to […]
New National Team Director for Iraq?
Former Dutch national team director, Egon van Kessel, is considering a proposal he received from Iraq’s cycling federation to head their national team. The Dutchman met with federation in Teheran to negotiate a deal and iron out some final details. […]
Belgian stage-racing hopeful extends with Silence-Lotto
Belgium’s Jurgen Van den Broeck has renegotiated and extended his contract by one year with Marc Sergeant’s Silence-Lotto team. The strong climber turned heads with a fifteenth place in the overall of this year’s Tour de France. His performance netted […]
Nys wins his 50th Superprestige
Belgian Champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) took a historical 50th career Superprestige victory today’s in Gieten. Northern Holland’s muddy fields created a difficult race that saw a strong Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) claim second after passing a fading Niels Albert (BKCP-powerplus) who […]
Wellens reflects on comeback
Bart Wellens (Fidea) made a successful return yesterday in Koksijde, Belgium during the fourth World Cup after cytomegalovirus forced him out of competition for several months. “This leaves me with a satisfied feeling,” he told Sporza. The former World Champion […]
Six Day returns to Maastricht
The Maastricht Six Day is set to return to the calendar next year. According to the organization behind the Six Day the race has been confirmed on the calendar for the upcoming three years. The race will make its comeback […]