Transfer News: Benat Intxausti looking to RadioShack and Garmin
Young Basque climber does not want to become a MovistarAccording to Cyclism’ Actu, 24 year old climbing prodigy, Benat Intxausti, currently racing for Euskaltel Euskadi, has refused an offer from Eusebio Unzue’s Telefonica sponsored, soon to be Team Movistar. The […]
RadioShack's Andreas Klöden unleashes fury on German Cycling Federation
Former Tour de France runner-up explodes in Twitter tirade RadioShack’s Andreas Klöden had harsh words for Germany’s national cycling organization, the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (BDR). The former Tour de France podium finisher unleashed a tidal wave of vitriol at the […]
Benat Intxausti and Branislau Samoilau headed to Team Movistar
Unzue’s team scooping up young climbing talent It didn’t take long for Benat Intxausti to find a home. Just hours after the announcement of Eusebio Unzue’s new sponsor, Telefonica, Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the 24 year old 2nd place […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi taking shape for 2011 and beyond
Basque team loses Intxausti, but keeps trio of strong riders and eyes new talent The loss of Benat Intxausti will be a significant one for Sanchez and the rest of the orange army, but it wasn’t all bad news for […]
Lars Boom apologizes for comments about future teammate, Matti Breschel
Rabobank assures that Boom and Breschel are on good footing heading toward 2011 During the Tour de France, Rabobank’s former cyclocross World Champion, Lars Boom, commented extremely negatively to the possibility of Matti Breschel joining the Rabobank team next season. […]
Heinrich Haussler: "I'm planning on being in Melbourne."
Australian dreaming big with just over seven weeks until Worlds While there was some concern that Heinrich Haussler might not even make the cut into the round of 15 for Australia for the upcoming World Championships in his homeland, the […]
Transfer News: Basque talent, Benat Intxausti, to leave Euskaltel
Tight lipped on next destination, thinking only about the upcoming Vuelta While Euskaltel-Euskadi was able to secure the coveted signatures of Samuel Sanchez, Romain Sicard, and Igor Anton for next season, there was also great hope that another young talent […]
Frank Schleck set to return this weekend at the Vattenfall Cyclassics
Elder Schleck will make his return to racing Frank Schleck looks set to make his return to professional racing following his collarbone break in Stage 3 of this year’s Tour de France. The elder Schleck, a former winner of the […]
Michael Rasmussen still in with a chance with Riis's team?
After meeting with Rasmussen and personal sponsor, Riis says: “We will see what happens.” While the likelihood of Michael Rasmussen racing the upcoming Vuelta with Bjarne Riis’s Saxo Bank team looks nonexistent, the chances of the two-time polka dot jersey […]
Omega Pharma re-signs support riders, Sebastian Lang and Olivier Kaisen, for 2011
Belgian team fulfilling goal of forming powerful team to support Gilbert and Greipel While the signing of HTC-Columbia sprinter, Andre Greipel, to Belgium’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team will guarantee many wins for the team in 2011, the team headed by Marc […]