Defending champ Davis confident heading into Tour Down Under
Allan Davis is determined to get his time with the Astana team off to the best start possible, and is aiming to win the first ProTour event of the year. The Australian rider will shortly line out in the Santos […]
HTC Columbia likely to put Tour GC ambitions aside in order to help Cavendish
Seeking to guarantee that Mark Cavendish wins the Maillot Vert in the Tour de France this year, the HTC Columbia team has suggested that it will put general classification ambitions on hold in July 2010. If implemented, the goal would […]
Sorensen thinks Rasmussen may fail in search for team
The chances of former Tour de France race leader Michael Rasmussen coming back to pro cycling this year look increasingly unlikely, ex-professional Rolf Sorensen has stated. “I fear that Michael Rasmussen will be hard-pressed to find a new team at […]
Armstrong says he’s stronger, and that RadioShack will target Tour Down Under results
Last year the race was primarily about building form in the first year of his comeback, but this time round Lance Armstrong has said that he’s feeling stronger and that his team will be chasing results next week. The 38 […]
Wiggins: Boasson Hagen is the most talented rider in cycling
British rider Bradley Wiggins is accepted as the biggest name on the new Team Sky roster, but he suggests that another signing is where the biggest success may well lie in the future. He previously raced with Edvald Boasson Hagen […]
Valverde preparing for the Tour Down Under
Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde is currently preparing for his first-ever participation in the Santos Tour Down Under, and has been spending his time trying to get used to what are even higher temperatures than usual in Australia. “The […]
French actor to sponsor Ag2r La Mondiale
It sounds like the stuff of Hollywood, but an actor is to be amongst the many sponsors involved in the ProTour in 2010. Frenchman Francis Perrin will back the Ag2r la Mondiale team this year, and will appear with the […]
Hushovd expects good things from Deignan in 2010
Irish rider Philip Deignan has been tipped for a big future by his Cervélo Test Team stablemate Thor Hushovd. The Norwegian, who won the Green Jersey in last year’s Tour de France, was able to see his Irish team-mate’s development […]
Traditional climbs in Pyrenees to be dropped from Tour?
The Tour de France has a long tradition of visiting the Pyrenees, beginning with the Col du Tourmalet back in 1910. The one hundredth anniversary of the including of that climb will be commemorated with two ascents of the mountain, […]
Broken rib for world champion Albert
With the defence of his title now just three weeks away, it has been revealed that world champion Niels Albert suffered a broken rib in his fall during yesterday’s Belgian cyclo-cross championships in Oostmalle. He was knocked from his bike […]
