Sees Wiggins and Contador as the early favourites Following yesterday’s release of the route for the 2012 Tour de France, Leopard Trek team manager Kim Andersen has told Politiken.dk the Schleck brothers will have to be aggressive if they want […]

Austrian moving to Vacansoleil, glad to have found form in the second half of the year Stefan Denifl will be changing teams for the third straight season after a move to Vacansoleil-DCM was confirmed last week. The Austrian moved to […]

Says he wasn’t surprised by his victories this year The defunct HTC-Highroad team had a knack for signing new talent and winning races with young professionals. This year the team’s last season of existence was no different, when it enjoyed […]

Geox TMC team hopes to ride race next year Geox TMC team captains Juanjo Cobo and Denis Menchov have reacted to the route detailed today for the 2012 race, with the latter appearing satisfied with what should be a good […]

Very positive debut for new race The inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge appears to have got off to a strong start, with an economic impact study conducted by IFM showing very positive numbers. The organisers have announced that more than […]

French team aiming to ensure it stays in top level of cycling Finishing up seventeenth out of eighteen teams in the final UCI WorldTour rankings for 2011, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has taken measures to try to ensure that […]

Belgian champion eyeing up a repeat of 2011’s opening stage victory Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is another rider that likes the look of the 2012 Tour de France route, which was officially presented in Paris today. The Belgian champion won […]

Experimentation sees some traditional climbs dropped in favour of new discoveries It’s a Tour de France which has a somewhat unfamiliar feel to it, a route where some of the best known finishes are absent and where the number of […]

Quick Step’s French pair hoping for a better 2012 race after bad luck this year Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau were two of the heroes of the first half of the 2010 Tour de France, but bad luck […]

Prototype products used by Team Movistar now ready for general release Iconic Italian components company Campagnolo is to finally release its electronic groupset next month, according to Bike Europe. The Italian company was expected to announce the release of the […]