Endura Racing to build on 2011 success with new signings
Dempster, Windsor and Tiernan-Locke bolsters line up Endura Racing has boosted its roster for next year by signing Dean Windsor, Jon Tiernan-Locke and Zak Dempster to its team. Australian Dempster has been riding as a stagiaire with HTC-Highroad since August […]
Mehdi Sohrabi helps Lotto-Ridley with WorldTour spot
Asia Tour winner was in high demand by struggling teams After four weeks of speculation, Iranian Mehdi Sohrabi is said to have signed for the Lotto-Ridley team as it adds reinforcements to stay in the WorldTour next season. Sohrabi this […]
Kevin van Impe rumoured to join Vacansoleil-DCM
No place for the Belgian at Omega Pharma-Quick Step Experienced racer Kevin van Impe is reportedly on his way to Vacansoleil-DCM, according to De Telegraaf. Van Impe, nephew of 1976 Tour de France winner Lucien van Impe, has spent his […]
Jean-René Bernadeau: “Luz-Ardiden will stay with me forever”
Europcar manager looks back on his team’s 2011 Tour de France and looks ahead to 2012 Jean-René Bernadeau’s Europcar was one of the teams of the year. Having almost gone out of existence at the end of 2010, after the […]
Alexandr Kolobnev reported to have been given a warning and small fine in doping case
Rider representatives, UCI don’t confirm sanction for Tour de France positive Three and a half months after it was announced that Alexandr Kolobnev had tested positive at the Tour de France, the Russian rider appeared today before a disciplinary hearing […]
Chente Garcia Acosta announces his retirement after a seventeen-year career
Vuelta a España crash denies veteran domestique his grand exit Jose Vicente “Chente” Garcia Acosta has announced his retirement from professional cycling, bringing the curtain down on a seventeen-year career. The 39-year-old rider turned professional with the Banesto team in […]
More departing riders confirmed for Saxo Bank SunGard and Christina Watches team
Rasmussen’s team to shed ten out of sixteen currently in lineup Much as the end of the season is all about new signings, there are also a large number of riders moving on from each of the teams. Details have […]
Hayden Roulston set to ride for RadioShack Nissan in 2012
New Zealand rider says team will allow him to target London Olympics Having resigned from Johan Bruyneel’s RadioShack team six years ago, Hayden Roulston appears set to once again work with the Belgian as part of the RadioShack Nissan team […]
UCI releases evaluation of WorldTour applicants sporting criteria, 1T4i misses out
Top fifteen teams qualify; remaining five teams fight for three ProTeam places The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the results of an evaluation of the teams applying for 2012 ProTeam status, according to its sporting criteria. The evaluation, based […]
Norwegian road race championship silver medallist Stake Langen to Team Type 1
Promising young rider joins Callegarin, Calabria and Rosskopf as 2012 signings Having shown his ability with a strong fourth place overall finish in the Tour de l’Avenir plus the runner-up slot in the Norwegian road race championships, Vegard Stake Langen […]
