Evans dreams of Tour de France win
It’s been a mixed year for Cadel Evans, his world championship victory contrasting with a disappointing showing in the Tour de France, but the Australian is fully convinced that he can bounce back in next year’s Tour and challenge the […]
World champ Sicard to meet new team, will debut in Tour Down Under
Romain Sicard, one of the most exciting young talents in cycling, will make his debut with the Euskaltel-Euskadi team in the Tour Down Under in January. The 21 year old was racing with their feeder team Orbea this year, and […]
Saronni vows to salvage Lampre’s ProTour registration
Lampre Farnese Vini general manager Giuseppe Saronni got some unexpected news yesterday when it was announced that his team’s registration for the 2010 season had been declined by the UCI. Many were focussed on the question of whether or not […]
Steegmans ready for new start alongside Armstrong
Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans will soon meet up with his RadioShack team-mates for the first time, and is raring to go. “My head is completely clear again.” “Because of my problems with Katyusha, I got back on the bike much […]
Michaelson finishes up with Saxo Bank
After two and a half years working with the CSC and Saxo Bank teams as a directeur sportif, Lars Michaelson’s time with the Danish squad has come to an end. The team announced today that his collaboration will finish when […]
Moreno ready to step up a level with Omega Pharma-Lotto
New OmegaPharma-Lotto signing Dani Moreno is likely to be one of the riders who will be entrusted with the task of replacing Cadel Evans on the team. Of course, the Spaniard has nothing like the past results of the Australian […]
Boasson Hagen aiming to step up a level in 2010, will make Tour debut
A sparkling 2009 season has seen Edvald Boasson Hagen climb to sixth in the UCI world rankings. It’s a hugely impressive statistic, given that he won’t be 23 until next May, but he’s aiming to keep building on that next […]
Bennati to miss Tour, build season around worlds
Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati is likely to miss the Tour de France, choosing instead to ride the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España in 2010 in order to have the best chance possible of becoming world champion. Along with Alessandro […]
Zubeldia says that Bruyneel was factor in choice of RadioShack over Astana
Bound until now by his contract with Astana, Haimar Zubeldia was officially confirmed yesterday as moving to RadioShack. He will join eleven other Astana riders there, racing alongside leaders Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden, as well as Janez […]
Lövkvist comments fuel Wiggins rumours
The ongoing soap opera surrounding the 2010 plans of Bradley Wiggins continued today with the confirmation from Thomas Lövkvist that Team Sky are in negotiations with the Briton. Lövkvist, who is moving to Sky from Columbia HTC, will today meet […]