Basso, Nibali and Liquigas to meet ahead of next season
Top Italian team holds two team training camps in next month: San Pellegrino and Sardinia Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali and the rest of Italian team Liquigas will meet twice in the next month to prepare for the coming season. For […]
Team Sky gains new official partner as IG Markets comes on board
Financial company signs up for 2011 season Just over a month from the start of its second season in the peloton, Team Sky has been boosted by the addition of a new partner. Financial company IG Markets, which enables investors […]
Luis León Sánchez and Carlos Barredo have first look at Rabobank
Spaniards traveled to Netherlands for first team get-together Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Carlos Barredo have signed for the Dutch Rabobank team and had their first day with their new teammates. The duo doubles the Spanish contingent, with Oscar Freire […]
Iljo Keisse pairs with Peter Schep for Gent Six in his return to competition
27 year old Belgian describes his saga as “torture”. Following the ruling by the Belgian Court of Appeals last week, which allows Gent’s Iljo Keisse to return to racing, the only question remaining was – who would the popular hometown […]
QuickStep's Kevin Hulsmans adds more firepower to Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly team
Continental Belgian team looks set to make waves in 2011 The Belgian continental team, Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly, formerly known as Qin, has made a huge leap forward in the quality of its outfit heading into the 2011 season. Recently, it […]
Pegaus Racing Team: Day, Kemps, Cantwell, Zajicek and four others transfer from Fly V Australia
Riders motivated to perform well with high level Australian team in 2011 Ben Day, Aaron Kemps, Jonathan Cantwell and Phil Zajicek have all enthused about the chance to compete with the Pegasus Racing Team in 2011. They plus Fly V […]
Contador’s legal team insists WADA/UCI report doesn’t rule out food contamination
Spanish rider rejects level of scrutiny carried out by WADA, EU on meat samples Alberto Contador and his legal team have contradicted the contents of this morning’s El Pais article, rejecting claims that WADA had eliminated food contamination as the […]
Rebellin determined to return after suspension, will do 33,000 kilometres by end of 2010
Italian rider training hard, says teams are interested in him Psyched to return at a very high level when his doping ban ends, Davide Rebellin has revealed that he will have clocked up 33,000 kilometres by the end of this […]
Voss, Wetterhall and Anderson boost Endura Racing’s 2011 lineup
British team growing in size, budget and ambition Volta a Catalunya stage winner Paul Voss, FBD Insurance Rás victor and Cervélo Test Team stagiaire Alexander Wetterhall and past Under 23 Oceania TT champion Jack Anderson have all been confirmed as […]
El Pais: WADA report casts serious doubt on Contador’s claim that meat cause Clenbuterol positive
Newspaper says WADA carried out tests on meat in Irun, finding no traces Alberto Contador’s defence that he tested positive for Clenbuterol during the Tour de France because he consumed tainted meat is under serious question, according to Spanish newspaper […]