O’Grady feeling better, previous brain injury likely to be cause of his collapse
Stuart O’Grady underwent a MRI scan this morning and is awaiting results of tests carried out on him, but he has confirmed that he is feeling much better after his collapse on Sunday. “I’m OK,” he told former professional and […]
Sastre wins Professional Cyclists’s Association race
Like Cadel Evans, he wasn’t previously known for his single-day race success. However yesterday Carlos Sastre beat known Classic riders to win the ACP championship, held each year by the Spanish Professional Cyclists’ Association. At the end of a day’s […]
GB dominated, ten world records fell at Para-cycling World Championships
Great Britain dominated on home soil when it took ten gold medals at the paracycling world championships over the weekend. The leading Olympic track nation showed once again that its paracycling riders are also a force to be reckoned with […]
Contador decision expected soon, Astana fighting hard to keep star rider
Due back in Europe after his victory in the Curacao event, double Tour de France champion Alberto Contador knows that the clock is ticking regarding his plans for 2010. Several teams are courting his signature, including Quick Step, Caisse d’Epargne, Liquigas […]
Valverde CAS appeal delayed again
Initially due to be heard in October, then put off until November 16th, the CAS hearing on Alejandro Valverde has been delayed once again. No new date has been indicated. The hearing is the first of two appeals being lodged […]
De Fauw found dead in Belgium
It’s almost a full three years since a crash in the Gent six day led to the death of the Spanish sprinter Isaac Galvez, but that tragic accident appears to have claimed another life. The Belgian rider Dimitri De Fauw, […]
‘Over-raced’ Silence-Lotto riders to cut programme
The Silence Lotto team has resolved to cut the amount of races that it does after a study has determined that its riders clocked up the most racing kilometres during 2009. Three Belgian riders from the team figure in the […]
Upsurge in cycling’s popularity entices Ironman world champion
Impressed by the success achieved by British Cycling riders in recent years, the triple Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington is considering taking part in the road time trial in the 2012 Olympics. Wellington, who has dominated triathlon in winning her […]
Confident Danielson wants Tour de France start
Tom Danielson’s return to form in 2009 has given the Garmin Slipstream rider an important boost in confidence and now, fully motivated, he wants to ride the Tour de France for the first time in his career. “I won’t know […]
Voigt sets goals for 2010, including Tour de France return
German hardman Jens Voigt has set two big goals for the forthcoming season: taking an absolute record number of victories in the Criterium International, and making a successful return to the Tour de France following his bad crash this year. […]
