Filippo Pozzato's Katusha team adds more Classics firepower with Luca Paolini
Pozzato, Paolini, Kuschynski, and Hoste will be a formidable foursome next April The might of Filippo Pozzato’s Classics support squad took a very nice turn for the positive today with the signing of compatriot Luca Paolini, reports La Gazzetta dello […]
Riis defends his actions, says he’s spent €1 million on anti-doping
Controversial Dane insists he’s helped the sport Providing further details of his doping use via his new autobiography has inevitably led to some criticism of Bjarne Riis within the media, particularly about his unwillingness to name names or to accept […]
White names Redant and Van Kessel as sports directors for Pegasus Racing Team
Top new Australian squad preparing for debut season in 2011 Former Omega Pharma Lotto director Hendrik Redant and Cervélo Test Team’s Egon van Kessel are amongst four people confirmed today as acting as sports directors for the Pegasus Racing Team […]
Team Sky plans changes to ensure a more successful 2011 season
Smaller, shorter training camps one key to boosting performance Team Sky is to restructure the way it works with riders in advance of the start of the season, preferring to work with smaller groups in 2011. The British ProTour team […]
World champion Stybar suffering with bad knee pain, drops to second in Superprestige
Vows to return to best shape but Nys wants to keep winning Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) lost his overall lead in the Superprestige competition yesterday, dropping one point behind an impressive Sven Nys in round three in Hamme-Zogge. While Nys was […]
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project to hold first training camp in Swiss Alps
Initial get-together will run from December 6th – 12th As the end of the year approaches, the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project is continuing to build towards its first season and what it expects will be an impressive debut in the […]
Kashechkin off pace in pursuit at Asian Games
Lampre Farnese Vini rider finished back in 16th He had hoped for a strong showing, but ultimately Andrey Kashechkin had to be satisfied with a modest 16th place finish in the individual pursuit at the Asian Games. The 30 year […]
Kurt Asle Arvesen's injured knee won't allow hiking, but it's just fine for riding
Norwegian veteran’s knee forces Arvesen on to the bike earlier than normal Team Sky’s beleaguered Norwegian veteran Kurt Asle Arvesen seems to be working on borrowed time. Following virtually an entire season lost to knee problems, which included not starting […]
Vacansoleil's Johnny Hoogerland gives his 2010 season a 7.5/10
27 year old Dutchman couldn’t match the heights of 2009, but still fared well Following a breakout 2009 campaign, expectations were very high for Vacansoleil’s Johnny Hoogerland. At the end of an extremely long season, the results weren’t quite to […]
Rujano says he can win the 2011 Giro d’Italia
Venezuelan climber plans to be in better condition than in 2005 Five and a half years after he placed third in the 2005 Giro d’Italia, José Rujano has said that he is convinced that he can fight for victory in […]