Horrillo at Rabobank team photo shoot
Pedro Horrillo attended the Rabobank team photo shoot on Thursday in Maastricht. It is still unclear if the Spaniard will be able to race in 2010, still recovering from his bad crash in the Giro d’Italia this year. Horrillo crashed […]
Gilbert unstoppable in Lombardy
Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) beat Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in a two-up sprint to win the final big race of the 2009 cycling season, the 242km Giro di Lombardia. Gilbert sprinted from the front and made the decision a little more exciting; he […]
2010 Dauphiné with Alpe d’Huez inauguration
The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will include the famous slopes of Alpe d’Huez for the first time in its history. In the race from June 6 to 13, 2010, Alpe d’Huez will see the passage of the penultimate stage, […]
Wiggins takes Sun Tour, Cantwell final stage
Bradley Wiggins (Garmin Slipstream) defended the overall lead on the final stage of the Jayco Herad Sun Tour – the lead that he had taken over in yesterday’s time trial. Jonathan Cantwell finally took a stage victory by outsprinting Michael […]
Ullrich visited Fuentes 24 times
Jan Ullrich visited Eufemiano Fuentes two dozen times between 2003 and 2006. The BKA (German FBI) revealed the extent of Ullrich’s treatment, according to information obtained by the Spiegel news magazine. Between February 2005 and May 2006, Ullrich flew to […]
Vandenbroucke tried calling before death
Frank Vandenbroucke tried to reach several people on Monday morning, shortly before his death. One of those Vandenbroucke tried to reach was Simone Masciarelli, who helped the Belgian especially in the year 2007, after his attempted suicide. Masciarelli feels very […]
CAS hears Valverde on November 16
CAS, the court of arbitration in Lausanne, Switzerland, will hear the case of Alejandro Valverde on November 16. Valverde is appealing his ban by CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee. Valverde already filed his objection to CAS in June of […]
Redoute missing in 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège?
Liège-Bastogne-Liège may be missing one of its most well-known climbs, the côte de la Redoute. The organizers have decided the current approach, due to some road work, is too dangerous. The Stockeu will also be dropped. La Redoute, situated a […]
Small Belgium causes big problems for Cornu
Dominique Cornu was eager to participate in the Sluitingsprijs in Putte-Kapellen in Belgium, but went to the wrong town. Arriving in Putte near Mechelen, the place was suspiciously void of spectators and other racers, but the Belgian managed to get […]
Vandenbroucke robbed in night of death
Three persons have been arrested for theft following the death of Frank Vandenbroucke in Senegal, including the woman who was with him the night of his passing. Local police made the arrest on Tuesday, one day after Vandenbroucke’s death. “The […]