Russia’s Team Katusha has finalized its roster for 2010 with 29 riders, one shy of the UCI team limit. The strongest additions include the Luxembourger Kim Kirchen from Team Columbia-HTC and the Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez from Caisse d’Epargne. Both riders […]

The organization behind the Tour Down Under has released next year’s route. The Australian tour is set to kick off the Pro-Tour calendar starting on January 19th in Clare and finishing six days later in Adelaide City. The traditional criterium […]

Michael Rasmussen has found a new team. According to an interview with Politiken the Dane is close to signing a contract with a team based in Europe. “I will not say anything about which team until everything is signed. But […]

Yesterday the route of the Giro d’Italia was unveiled in Milan, spurring the question on which teams would receive wildcard entries. In a interview with Tuttobiciweb, former world champion Alessandro Ballan claims that he will be racing in the Italian […]

Chris Anker Sörensen has won the famous Japan Cup in Utsonomiya. The Saxo Bank rider was the strongest after 151 kilometers, finishing solo 24 seconds ahead of Spaniard Dani Moreno (Caisse d’Epargne) and Italian Ivan Santaromita (Liquigas). The race was […]

German duo Robert Bartko and Roger Kluge have rewritten history by being the first German couple to win the Amsterdam Six Day. For Bartko, 33, it was already his 13th victory having being crowned winner in Amsterdam two years ago […]

The UCI is allowing Riccardo Ricco to make his return to competition next year on March 18th. Ricco, nicknamed “the Cobra” for his deadly attacks, will make his comeback after a 20 month doping suspension for failing two doping tests […]

The 2010 Amgen Tour of California will make its return next year as the highlight of the USA Cycling Calendar taking place from May 16 to the 23rd. The prestigious American race can count on the support from reigning champion […]

Britain’s Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) won the award for International Flandrien of the year. Het Nieuwsblad chose the speedy Manxman to follow up Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) as best international professional cyclist of the year. Cavendish, 24, was unstoppable in […]

During yesterday’s Tour of Lombardy Johnny Hoogerland capped off a brilliant end of season with a strong fifth. The perennial attacker pushed the pace up the Ghisallo with his jersey wide open with “pers te VDB” written on his shirt, […]