Given the impression he made on the season, it’s easy to forget that for much of the early part of the year, Fabian Cancellara was struggling to find his form. The big Swiss competitor won the opening time trial of […]

Back racing for several months now, Michael Rasmussen is still dreaming of a return to the Tour de France, an event he nearly won in 2007. The Danish climber was just four days from victory in Paris when he was […]

As part one of this feature detailed, John Lelangue will be one of the key people involved in the running of the BMC team in 2010. He’s guided the American-registered, Swiss-backed squad to the point where it has now signed […]

Spanish national coach José Luis de Santos doesn’t seem to hold out much hope for his riders to win the next World Championship, saying that the course is “one of the least complicated,” he has seen. “Those who consider Cavendish […]

The gruelling climb of Genting Highlands will once again be the big decider in the 2010 Tour de Langkawi, the route of which was announced today in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian event is now in its fifteenth edition and will […]

As is the case with other sports, the transfer season is one rife with rumours and speculation. Riders such as Alberto Contador and Bradley Wiggins have been talked about almost daily, with a near-obsession building up as to where they […]

Although the planned first edition will now not take place in 2010, riders from cycling’s top teams could spend more time away from Europe in cycling’s early season following the news that a new Tour of Oman will take place after […]

A new study showing that gene therapy can increase both muscle bulk and power in monkeys has increased fears that such treatments could be abused in sport. According to a report in Science Translational Medicine, gene therapy was used to […]

Alberto Contador appears to be moving closer to remaining with the Astana team but, if he does, it will only be for one more season. His brother and agent Fran Contador clarified the situation in the Spanish media today, saying […]

Aside from having the sharpest acceleration in world cycling, ten-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish also benefits from what is almost certainly the quickest and best-drilled leadout train in the business. Big rival Alessandro Petacchi is determined to […]