Fedrigo to stay with B-Box, De La Fuente to Astana
Despite earlier reports, Pierrick Fédrigo has announced that he will stay with BBox – Bouygues Télécom according to France’s L’Equipe. The Frenchman had stated earlier that he wanted to leave the team highlighting the loss of their ProTour license. But […]
Gilbert's end of season streak highlighted
After an exceptional autumn that included victories in the Coppa Sabatini, Paris-Tours, Giro del Piemonte, and yesterday’s Giro di Lombardia, Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) received the prestigious award – Flandrien of 2009. Gilbert was voted the best Belgian professional of the […]
Lowik to Lotto
Gerben Löwik (Vacansoleil) will be riding for Omega Pharma-Lotto next season, the team of recent Tour of Lombardy winner Phillipe Gilbert and World Champion Cadel Evans. The Dutchman was offered an extension on his current contract with the Dutch pro-continental […]
Boonen hopes for Contador’s arrival
Patrick Lefevere, team manager of Belgium’s Quick Step team, doesn’t want to let go of the idea of two-time Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador joining his team. Classics specialist Tom Boonen has said he is excited about the possible […]
Albert is the best yet again
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won today’s cyclocross race in Belgium’s Ardooie. The 23 year-old world champion left the Czech Zdenek Stybar and countryman Sven Vanthourenhout in his tracks. Albert made his move with three laps to go, distancing himself from his […]
Gilbert is on Fire
Philippe Gilbert (Silence Lotto) continued his hot streak by winning today’s 184km Giro del Piemonte in Fossano, Italy. The Belgian has been unstoppable since placing sixth at the World Championships, taking three victories in a row, winning last Sunday’s Paris-Tours […]
Vandenbroucke’s autopsy shows no sign of struggle
The autopsy on former classics star Frank Vandenbroucke, who died Monday night in Senegal, was completed this morning at the Aristide Le Dantec hopsital in Dakar. Vandenbroucke’s body was brought to the hospital Monday night by two Belgian diplomats. Senegalese authorities […]
Contador to join Belgium’s Classics team?
The 2010 Tour de France suits the world’s best climbers, and at the top of that list is Spain’s Alberto Contador. The Spaniard will look to tear the race apart as the roads pitch upwards in his bid for a […]
Saur-Sojasun takes shape as former Agritubel riders find new homes
The French team Saur-Sojasun, debuting its Pro-Continental status in 2010, has announced its roster for next year. Team manager Stephane Heulot has released the names of the 19 French riders set to join the team set to fill the hole […]
Schmidt responds to allegations
Former Gerolsteiner, and current Milram team doctor Mark Schmidt has denied Austrian Bernhard Kohl’s allegations that he supervised his doping practices during the 2008 Tour de France. Schmidt has gone on the offensive by filing a law suit against the doper […]
