Injury and sickness prevent Lang and Burghardt from start at World Championships in Australia
Youngsters finally get chance in German team Sebastian Lang and Marcus Burghardt had to withdraw from the German team headed to the World Championships in Australia later this month. Lang suffers from problems with his Achilles tendon, Burghardt has an […]
Martens has successful comeback in GP Stad Geraardsbergen after three months away
First race for the German since he crashed out of the Dauphiné Libéré Paul Martens of Rabobank has not raced since he crashed heavily in the Dauphiné Libéré’s first stage in June. His first race since was today’s GP Stad […]
Liquigas-Doimo signs quartet for 2011 season
Capecchi, Caruso, Longo Borghini and Salerno to Italian team The Liquigas team has announced its first signings for the upcoming season, after already have renewed contracts of 18 riders. Eros Capecchi, Damiano Caruso, Paolo Longo Borghini and Cristiano Salerno will […]
Rabobank confirms Bos return to Dutch team
Cervélo TestTeam rider receives two-year contract It is now official that Theo Bos is returning to Rabobank, after having spent this season with the Cervélo TestTeam. Bos started in the Rabobank Continental squad in 2009, before making his ProTour debut […]
Rabobank optimistic for timely Freire recovery in the Vuelta a España
Sports Director Jan Boven hopes already for Thursday’s stage six Normally an 11th place in a bunch sprint would be nothing to write home about for Oscar Freire from the Dutch Rabobank team. His directors draw hope from it though, […]
Giuseppe Saronni welcomes Przemyslaw Niemiec at Lampre-Farnese Vini in 2011
Polish climber to play pivotal role for the team in the mountains Polish rider Przemyslaw Niemiec will join the Lampre-Farnese Vini team in 2011. The climber, who turned professional in 2002, has won 11 races so far. He will receive […]
Rabobank and Sky have troublesome day at Vuelta a España team time trial opener
Flat tires and dropped riders cause both squads to finish well below expectations The Dutch Rabobank and the British Sky teams had a bad start to the Vuelta a España in Sevilla’s lit streets last night. Sky was in 14th […]
Moncoutié looking forward to the mountains in the Vuelta a España
Frenchman wants third climber’s jersey in a row The opening days of the Vuelta a España belong to the sprinters and the climbers are counting the days until the roads go vertical. David Moncoutié has won the Vuelta’s climber’s jersey […]
Cervélo's Xavier Tondo finds new team with Movistar
Spaniard signs two-year contract with Caisse d’Epargne successor Xavier Tondo has one less worry for next season, having come to an agreement with the Spanish Movistar team. Tondo signed a two-year contract with the successor squad of Caisse d’Epargne. The […]
Liquigas-Doimo's Oss ahead of teammate Sagan in Giro del Veneto
Chasing peloton impacted by crash in final kilometer Daniel Oss took his first professional victory when he won the Giro del Veneto over 198 kilometers ahead of his Liquigas-Doimo teammate Peter Sagan. The duo escaped and stayed away from the […]
