Landbouwkrediet-Colnago director Claude Vancoillie dies at 55 years of age
Belgian remembered as an optimistic force within the team The Landbouwkrediet-Colnago team has reported that sports director Claude Vancoillie died Friday evening at a hospital in Mouscron. The 55 year old had been battling serious illness since May. “We will […]
Joaquim Rodríguez ends season in UCI world ranking top spot
Abandons Lombardy after 40km with slight health problems Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez ended the 2010 season 40 kilometers into today’s Giro di Lombardia. Along with his pre-race admission that his form wasn’t there anymore, the Spaniard also suffered from stomach problems. […]
Omega Pharma-Lotto's Christophe Brandt to call it a career this afternoon
Belgian could go out on a high note with a Philippe Gilbert victory this afternoon QuickStep’s Marco Velo and RadioShack’s Chechu Rubiera won’t be the only two riders counting the Giro di Lombardia as their final race. Omega Pharma-Lotto’s Christophe […]
Neben and Miller to join HTC-High Road Sports women's team in 2011
A young talent and experienced rider head to American team High Road Sports announced the signing of two riders for the women’s squad for the 2011 season in Amber Neben and Amanda Miller. Miller is a young talent who has […]
Giro di Lombardia riders’ protest against Torri’s comments called off
Riders to wear helmet stickers instead to register discontent The riders’ protest, which was to delay the start of tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia by 10 minutes, has been called off, according to tuttobiciweb.it. Instead the riders will wear stickers on […]
Kai Reus takes up skating after pro cycling
Former Rabobank rider plans to keep in shape Former Rabobank professional Kai Reus has decided to take up skating as part of a permanent – or possibly temporary – break from racing. The 2003 world junior champion said this week […]
Transfer News: Sébastien Chavanel to Europcar
French sprinter returns to the team where his career began Sébastien Chavanel will join the Europcar team on a one-year contract, which sees him return to the team where his career began. The 29-year-old sprinter, who is the younger brother […]
Rabobank may be about to commit to cycling through 2016
Dutch bank considering a further four years after existing deal expires in 2012 With many teams still negotiating sponsorship contracts for 2011, Rabobank may be about to agree a deal to sponsor its eponymous team to the end of 2016, […]
Vincenzo Nibali wants the classic that’s missing from his palmares
Vuelta a España winner has recovered from Australia trip and looking forward to Lombardia Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) will start tomorrow’s Giro del Lombardia as one of the riders to beat. His best finish in the race to date was his […]
Alberto Contador Case: Table tennis player Ovtcharov cleared of Clenbuterol use
Decision will give Spaniard hope, but European statistics make comparisons difficult Tour de France champion Alberto Contador faces an uncertain future, but will take a little encouragement from the decision of the German table tennis federation (DTTB) to clear Dimitrij […]