Katusha signs three: Daniel Moreno, Alberto Losada, and Leif Hoste
Moreno and Losada for the mountains, Hoste for the cobbles Daniel Moreno, Alberto Losada, and Leife Hoste have all been confirmed for Team Katusha in 2011; all three riders have signed two year deals with the Russian superteam. Daniel Moreno […]
Lars Boom to race six cyclocross events this winter
Former world champion has not decided on which races just yet, but vows that they will be ‘real crosses’ For the 2010/2011 cyclocross season, full-time road racer and 2008 World Cyclocross Champion Lars Boom is planning to make a return […]
QuickStep's Patrick Lefevere still irritated about Stijn Devolder
Belgian manager has never tired complaining about underachieving Belgian champion The three year relationship between Stijn Devolder and Patrick Lefevere is thankfully coming to an end in the near future. The famed QuickStep manager has never been completely happy with […]
Luckless Laurens Ten Dam closes 2010 and looks to 2011
“2011 will be my year,” says Rabobank rider The unfortunate 2010 campaign of Laurens Ten Dam looks to be, in a way, almost thankfully over. The Dutch climbing talent admits that he barely managed “to go four weeks in a […]
Bjorn Leukemans weighs in on Ricco, Vacansoleil, and Nuyens
Belgian star takes a critical eye to his former team, training partner, and future teammate Along with picking up 100 of Vacansoleil’s 130 UCI points, Bjorn Leukemans, has shown himself to be a rider not at all afraid to speak […]
Iljo Keisse's appeal pushed even further back
Luckless Belgian’s season ends with latest delay in appeals process The saga of Iljo Keisse continues. The embattled Belgian track star and budding road prospect has had his case postponed once again. Originally, the decision on the appeal of Keisse […]
Stijn Devolder out of Worlds due to lack of form, Hoste named as replacement
Belgian champion: “I cannot do anything…I’m currently too tired and out of shape.” The roller coaster that is the career of Stijn Devolder continues. The rider with form that can only be described as mercurial, has once again lost it, […]
A cold: the latest setback for Tom Boonen
Belgian still suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous bad luck Tom Boonen just can’t catch a break in 2010. Even with the latter half of the season pretty much a wash, the bad luck just keeps right on knocking […]
Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam out of Vuelta with broken wrist
Dutchman still managed to finish stage to the Covadonga, but had to retire while sitting 23rd overall The frustrating, bone breaking 2010 season for Laurens Ten Dam continued at the Vuelta on Sunday. The Dutchman crashed early in the fifteenth […]
Robert Gesink over the moon following his "greatest victory"
Dutch prodigy still firm in his intent to pass on Worlds and focus on Lombardia Robert Gesink’s master plan for 2010 has gone perfectly so far. The Dutch climbing talent set his sights solely on the Tour de France for […]