‘I’m much hungrier than last year’ Australian Richie Porte wants to exploit the confidence he gained in his first year as a professional. “This year has given me more confidence to believe that I can do well in stage races,” […]

Supports life-time ban for Erythropoietin (EPO) users The president of cycling’s governing body, Pat McQuaid, said team Vacansoleil made a naive decision signing Riccardo Riccò.  “I’ll just say that the leaders of this team were naive,” McQuaid told France’s L’Equipe […]

French coach admits Riis is in a difficult situation due to Contador’s doping investigation Laurent Jalabert lent support to his former boss, Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis, yesterday. Jalabert, now the French national coach, believes Riis will overcome Alberto Contador’s […]

Impressed by British support, may become third cyclist winner after Simpson and Hoy Cyclist Mark Cavendish is racing for an end of season win, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. At a meeting in London, he said that […]

‘It’s not fun to start in a whole new team this way’ Spain’s Alberto Contador feels trusted by his Saxo Bank team-mates despite a doping suspension hanging over his head. “I have never felt any doubts or questions about my […]

‘I want to leave a mark in my sport’ British sprinter Mark Cavendish outlined his season plans yesterday in California. His goals are concrete – including the Tour de France’s green jersey – but the overall theme is to win. […]

Stars Evans and Phinney remain home Team BMC Racing began a two-week training camp today near Valencia, Spain, to prepare for next season.  “This is a good ‘bridge’ camp between the end of the season get-together we had in Italy […]

‘My goal is simply to allow my body to get used to the pressure’ Brit Jonny Bellis is aiming for a normal season next year after suffering the affects of a life-threatening coma. He took another step towards normality when […]

‘This is just the dopers adjusting or mis-adjusting to the testing’ Alberto Contador’s lawyers will need to re-think their Tour de France doping defence. A WADA official reminded them that an athlete with any amount of the drug Clenbuterol is […]

‘It will take time for them to establish themselves in the sport’ Dane Matti Breschel rejected a contract offer for next year from Andy Schleck’s Luxembourg team. He explained he lacked patience for the new project, preferring to join Rabobank. […]