South African rider still rebuilding after hip replacement surgery Confirmed this week as joining the new Utensilnord Named team, which is being formed out of some elements of the structure De Rosa-Flaminia, John Lee Augustyn will be one of those […]

Still no team for three-time World champion as Spanish team recruits elsewhere Oscar Freire will not be heading to Movistar next year, according to Spanish sports daily Marca. Gerneral manager Eusebio Unzué confirmed that, with the riders that the team […]

Dutch climber aiming high on a wave of post Vuelta form Bauke Mollema will start tomorrow’s il Lombardia as the leader of the Rabobank team, with the 24-year-old Dutch climber looking to capitalise on the good form that he has […]

Former British road race champion looking for a new squad for 2012 Winner of the Tour of Ireland in 2009 and Team Sky’s first-ever British winner during its debut season of 2010, Russell Downing is at a crossroads in his […]

Colombian finally released from Navarra hospital following severe head injury on Tour de Suisse crash Four months after suffering serious head injuries in a crash in the Tour de Suisse, Mauricio Soler has finally been released from hospital and allowed […]

Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali to race together to close season Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) will act as co-captains on the road as their Italian squad closes out its season at tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia. While it has […]

Third straight victory would put Belgian champion up there with the Italian greats, but is feeling the fatigue of a long season Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) will start tomorrow’s il Lombardia with the aim of taking a third straight victory […]

Italian champ Giovanni Visconti leads team in his last race for Italian squad For Giovanni Visconti (Farnese-Vini), tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia marks his last race with the Farnese-Vini team prior to a move to Movistar for 2012. The team will […]

Australia’s first ever Tour de France winner honoured by his national hall of fame Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) has seen his victory in this year’s Tour de France recognised by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF), which has presented […]

Mortensen back to his old team Having raced this year with the Leopard Trek team, the Austrian Stefan Denifl and the Danish rider Martin Mortensen will add their strength to the Vacansoleil DCM team in 2012. The duo increases the […]