Rasmussen says he’s very disappointed not to be given a contract by Team Saxo Bank
Admits believing that a deal was ‘really close’ Danish climber Michael Rasmussen has said that he is very disappointed with the news that he will not be part of the Saxo Bank set-up in 2011, having tried to gain a […]
Sastre says he doesn’t understand why UCI turned down Geox-TMC’s ProTeam application
Spanish pro believes an error has been made Two days after his Geox-TMC team was refused a ProTeam licence, 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre has said that he is mystified by the decision, and believes that the UCI […]
Contador confirmed as participating in upcoming Saxo Bank-SunGard training camp
No place for Michael Rasmussen on 2011 team Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been confirmed as taking part in Saxo Bank – SunGard’s upcoming training camp, having been given the green light by both the UCI and team […]
Skil-Shimano adds Christian Guiberteau as Director Sportif
Former Bouygues Telecom Director Sportif returns to the sport with Dutch team The Skil-Shimano team has added Christian Guiberteau to its technical staff roster as a director sportif. The 42-year-old Frenchman was previously a Director Sportif at Bbox Bouygues Telecom […]
Great Britain announces strong teams for upcoming Track World Cups
Team aiming for early Olympic qualification points at Melbourne and Cali events The Great Britain team has announced the riders who will be competing in the next two track World Cup Classics, in Melbourne, Australia on December 2-4 and Cali, […]
US Masters rider Neal Schubel suspended after EPO purchase and use
Admitted violation after being snagged with non-specified evidence Masters rider Neal Schubel has been handed a two year ban by the US Anti Doping Agency, which administered the punishment after deeming that he bought and used EPO. The 45 year […]
Movistar's Beñat Intxausti looking to build on 2010's success next year
Young Basque talent aiming to continue improving with new team 24 year old Beñat Intxausti left Euskaltel-Euskadi at the end of a promising fourth year at the professional level for the even more promising environs of Eusebio Unzue’s Movistar team. […]
Stybar nearing agreement with Quick Step, Classics career on horizon
Czech rider might opt to leave Telenet-Fidea World cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar recently said that he wanted to target road races such as the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and is now in negotiations with the team that has the […]
Matti Breschel’s knee surgery declared successful
Danish rider should be ready in time to mount his spring classics campaign Just a week after learning that he required surgery on the knee problem that has been troubling him since Paris-Roubaix in April, Matti Breschel has undergone a […]
Mixed day for Telenet-Fidea as sponsor and Bart Wellens extend but manager quits
Three more years for two-time World champion but Hans Van Kasteren announces retirement saying “the fun has gone” At a press conference this afternoon Hans Van Kasteren, manager of Telenet-Fidea, made a number of announcements on the future of the […]