Ballan, Nocentini to target Giro d’Italia 2010
Two Italians who competed in world-famous jerseys this season have said that they want to target strong rides in next year’s Giro d’Italia. 2008 world champion Alessandro Ballan wants to head to the race with his BMC Racing team next […]
Schleck convinced he can win the Tour, outlines season plans and blasts Sastre
Tour de France runner up Andy Schleck will once again avoid the Giro d’Italia as he builds up for next year’s Tour, deciding to add the Tour of Flanders to his usual Classics campaign. His reason for doing so is […]
Tour teams’ selection chances assessed
An agreement made last year between cycling’s top squads and Tour organisers ASO will see sixteen ProTour teams guaranteed entry to the 2010 race. Other squads will have to rely on wildcard entries; l’Equipe, which is a stable-mate of ASO, […]
Sastre back with batteries recharged, enthusiastic about Giro route
Emotionally and physically exhausted after this year’s Tour de France, Carlos Sastre finally returned to competition over the weekend when he rode two criteriums. The first of those was the Criterium Ciudad de Oviedo, which he enjoyed despite rusty form. […]
Analysis: varied 2010 Giro d’Italia route will demand a worthy winner
A mixture of flat, time trial and mountain stages will see a tussle right to the very end of next year’s Giro d’Italia, the route of which was unveiled today in Milan. Three individual time trials plus a team race […]
Pereiro in demand, future team-mate to Contador?
He may have had a season to forget, thanks to the physical and mental after-effects of his fall in the 2008 Tour de France, but 2006 Tour winner Oscar Pereiro is in demand as he heads into what could be […]
Contador talks teams as 2010 negotations continue
Describing the thoughts of racing with Caisse d’Epargne in 2010 as a ‘superb opportunity’, Alberto Contador has increased speculation that he will be riding for a new team next season. However the double Tour de France winner has told the […]
Vandenbroucke laid to rest
Approximately 2000 people attended the funeral this morning of Belgian rider Frank Vandenbroucke, who died of a pulmonary embolism earlier this month in Senegal. The mass for the 34 year old rider was held in his home town of Ploegsteert […]
Good news, not bad required of Euskaltel-Euskadi riders
Following 26 second and third places in 2009 but just six wins, the Euskaltel Euskadi team knows that it has to target more victories in 2010. “You can not blame the riders’ attitude and aggression in bicycle races, but we […]
Contador to explore options, agent confirms get-out clause may be used
As expected, Alberto Contador will explore the possibility of leaving Astana after the team failed to meet an initial deadline in relation to its ProTour licence. “If there is a clause, we will study the options that gives us,” his […]
