Greipel ready for Tour stage wins
André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of the Tour Down Under and showed he is a sprinter to be reckoned with in 2010. Greipel also believes he can finally win a Tour de France stage. This isn’t a question […]
Steegmans' brilliant debut with RadioShack
Gert Steegmans is off to a good start with his new Team RadioShack at the Tour Down Under. Only HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel was faster than the Belgian, who hasn’t raced in seven months. His last race was the Critérium du Dauphiné […]
First race, first win for Sky
Team Sky had an immaculate start to its existence with a double victory in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday. Greg Henderson narrowly beat teammate Chris Sutton. The two were ahead of André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha). […]
Outstanding Stybar takes Roubaix and World Cup lead
Zdenek Stybar rode a brilliant race to win the penultimate round of the cyclocross World Cup in Roubaix, France. Klaas Vantornout finished second, ahead of Sven Nys. With his win, Stybar took over the World Cup lead from Niels Albert, […]
Haussler still unsure about Worlds
Heinrich Haussler is still unsure for which country he will race in the next World Championships, which take place in Geelong, Australia. Haussler was born in Australia, but moved to Germany as a teenager in order to become a cycling […]
Water stops Six Day racers in Bremen
The German Six Day events continued to be plagued by problems. The Munich Six Days were canceled a few days ago, leaving only Berlin and Bremen in Germany. The Bremen Six Days are underway, but the racers were stopped in […]
Astarloa retires quietly
Igor Astarloa is retiring after ten years as a professional, unable to find a new team for the 2010 season. The 2003 World Champion fell afoul with the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) blood passport program in May of 2009. He […]
Points jersey in Giro changes color
The jerseys for the 2010 Giro were presented in Firenze and the former maglia ciclamino to show the leader in the points classification will now be red. The leader’s jersey (pink), the young rider’s jersey (white) and the mountain’s jersey […]
Française des Jeux' Duval fired after positive B sample
Aurélien Duval’s contract with the French Française des Jeux team was prematurely ended after his B-sample confirmed the positive reading of norfenfluramine, Wielerflits reports. Duval was tested on October 1, during the Circuit Franco Belge. The French federation (FFC) will […]
Kopp signs with Kuota-Indeland
David Kopp has signed with German Continental team Kuota-Indeland, according to Cyclismag. The German was suspended for doping until the beginning of this year and is now eligible to race again. Kopp started his career with Team Telekom, where he […]
