The Dutch Skil-Shimano squad is making a strong effort to get Dominique Cornu on its roster, while Saxo Bank is one step further, as they snatched up Aussie talent Richie Porte for two years. Cornu is a time trial specialist […]

Stefan Schumacher, currently suspended for EPO-doping, is asking for an retroactive acquittal. His plea follows the announcement that none of the 2008 Tour de France re-tests showed any signs of CERA, an EPO substance. Schumacher claims there is a high […]

Javier Benitez (Contentpolis-Ampo) won his second consecutive stage in the Vuelta a Chihuahua in Mexico. Michael Rasmussen (Tecos Trek Team) defended his overall lead, tied on time with Daniel Moreno (Caisse d’Epargne). Benitez outsprinted Michael Kreder (Rabobank Continental) and Andalucia’s […]

Robbie McEwen moved from Silence-Lotto to Katusha this year with high ambitions, but ended the year with few results, a bad bike crash and a non-serious car accident. McEwen posted via twitter that 2009 turned out pretty average. “Just had […]

Gilberto Simoni may well join Damiano Cunego at Lampre in 2010, capping four years of riding for separate teams. The two Italians rode together from 2002 to 2005, but clashed in the 2004 Giro d’Italia. Lampre team manager Giuseppe Saronni […]

Jonathan Page won the Grand Prix of Gloucester Round 1 in Maine today by over a minute. He left Jamey Driscoll, Chris Jones and Tim Johnson behind. Andy Jacques-Maynes finished fifth in the muddy affair. Page solidified his lead in […]

This month, the French antidoping agency AFLD (Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage) will start re-tests for the 2008 Tour de France doping samples. The French are on the lookout for CERA, a third-generation EPO substance. For a long […]

Vuelta winner Alejandro Valverde will race a bunch of sled dogs in Valencia on Sunday. Valverde races six dogs over the distance of 350 meters. The dogs belong to Ismael Piñol Venteo, silver medalist in the dogsled World Championships, according […]

Tyler Farrar won the second stage of the Circuit France-Belge, after already prevailing on day one. Farrar took the bunch sprint in Poperinge, ahead of Alexandre Usov and Jimmy Casper. With his 10th win of the season Farrar ensured he […]

Eddy Merckx is in shock after the news of his former domestique Vic van Schil committing suicide. Van Schil, who suffered from depression, died on September 30, just a couple of months shy of his 70th birthday. Merckx couldn’t believe […]