Holm bemoans anti-Columbia sentiment
Columbia-HTC director Brian Holm predicts a strong 2010 for the team, but expresses his frustration with the sentiment in the bunch towards his riders. Perhaps due to the fact that the team has clocked up over 150 wins in two […]
Australia dominates home World Cup
Cycling Australia has been pushing hard to get back up to speed against arch-rivals Britain. Its riders showed they mean business with a dominant performance at their home World Cup in Melbourne, where Australia won eight out of the seventeen […]
Cash injection and name change for Astana team
With today being the final deadline of submission of documents to the UCI, the backers of the Astana team have pledged €15 million ($22 million) to the team for the 2010 season. “Samruk-Kazyna (state holding) has provided UCI with a […]
Swift likely to move to Sky, Yates on board, Wiggins to stay put?
The prospects of Bradley Wiggins moving to Team Sky for 2010 appeared all but finished yesterday with the news that Alberto Contador intends staying with the Astana team next season. However the new British squad is strongly rumoured to have […]
Sorensen dreams of Schleck in yellow at Tour de France, says Armstrong will be a big threat
Saxo Bank rider Nicki Sorensen has said that riding down the Champs Elysées with Andy Schleck in the Maillot Jaune is one of his biggest targets for 2010, and something that would be richly rewarding for him. “I really want […]
Specialized calls it quits, Eddy Merckx to back Quick Step?
The Quick Step team of Tom Boonen is expected to announced today that it will join up with Eddy Merckx as the bike supplier for next season. It has called a press conference for this afternoon where the new partner […]
Cioni and Vigano signed to Team Sky
Team Sky has officially confirmed the signing of two strong Italian talents to the squad, GC rider Dario Cioni and sprinter Davide Vigano. The British team confirmed the latest signings today, bringing the number of riders announced for the 2010 lineup […]
World champion Evans says government funding of Elite sport needs to continue
World champion Cadel Evans has urged the Australian government to continue providing funding for Olympic sports such as cycling. He was responding to the recently-published Crawford Report, which argued that future funding for sport there should focus more on those […]
Olympic gold medallist critical of IOC over track changes
Triple Olympic medal winner Scott McGrory has warned of a bleak future for track cycling due to the pending elimination of key events from the Games programme. The former Australian rider, who took gold and silver medals in the Madison […]
Kohl’s manager hints more relevations to come in new book
“I admit my guilt, but have no regrets,” Bernhard Kohl’s former manager Stefan Matchiner told the Österreich newspaper. He’s facing a trial on charges that he helped athletes such as former Gerolsteiner rider Bernhard Kohl, triathlete Lisa Hütthaler and others […]
