Cavendish ends season
Mark Cavendish ended his season without trying for another victory, in Paris-Tours (October 11). The Briton did not start stage four of the Tour of Missouri, due to a lung infection and has not raced since then. Columbia-HTC’s directeur sportif, […]
Wiggins to stay with Garmin
Bradley Wiggins will fulfill his contract with Garmin Slipstream, which runs out in 2010. There were strong rumors the Briton would move to Team Sky next season. Wiggins finished fourth in this year’s Tour de France, a result that even […]
Vacansoleil secures wildcard for Lombardia
Dutch team Vacansoleil has secured a wildcard for the Giro di Lombardia on October 17. The outstanding Vuelta a España played a major part in securing the spot in the season-ending Italian classic. The team’s manager, Hilaire van der Schueren, […]
Pereiro to end career with Xacobeo?
Caisse d’Epargne’s Oscar Pereiro is ready to move on to a new team for 2010. The 32-year-old admitted he had contacts with Xacobeo Galicia, from northwestern Spain. But there were no serious negotiations yet, the 2006 Tour de France winner […]
Contador takes UCI World Ranking
Despite not having raced for UCI points since his Tour de France victory, Alberto Contador has won the UCI World ranking. There were no changes in the teams and nations rankings. Astana and Spain lead in those categories, respectively, with […]
Albert starts cross season in good form
Niels Albert started the 2009/2010 cyclo-cross season with a solo win in Neerpelt on Sunday, beating Czech rider Zdenek Stybar (Fidea)and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Projob). “I raced the day before, so that means I could go from the gun [on Sunday],” […]
Voigt returns to form
Jens Voigt has returned to decent form following his horrifying crash in the Tour de France. In the smaller “Rund um Sebnitz” race in Germany he finished fourth, beaten among others by Robert Förster (Milram). Voigt was satisfied with his […]
Greipel takes Madrid, Valverde the Vuelta
André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) sprinted to a dominating victory in Madrid in the final stage of the 64th Vuelta a España, ahead of Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) and Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil). Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde rode home with the bunch to take […]
Boasson Hagen defends Sutton storm in Britain
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia HTC) won the overall of the Tour of Britain against Garmin’s Chris Sutton, who moved up to second place, thanks to his time bonuses in the final stage, a circuit race in London. Michele Merlo (Barloworld) […]
Millar takes Vuelta TT, Valverde seals overall
Evans moves onto podium David Millar won the time trial in Toledo on the penultimate day of the Vuelta a España by the slim margin of five seconds over Samuel Sánchez. Millar clocked 35’53 on the 27.8km course for an […]
