Liquigas-Cannondale signs seven more riders to complete 2011 roster
Ted King and Timmy Duggan to add American flavour to Italian team Liquigas Pro Cycling, to be known as Liquigas-Cannondale in 2011, has announced the signing of seven more riders to complete its 29-man roster. The acid-green and blue team […]
Sven Nys wants Kermiscross victory to fill a gap in his palmares
Belgian champion out to win the race he has never started before The Kermiscross in the village of Ardooie, just outside Roeselare in West Flanders, is one of the very few races that has never been taken by Sven Nys […]
RadioShack’s Rubiera to end international career at the Tour of Lombardy
Retirement beckons for Spanish veteran This Saturday’s Race of the Falling Leaves will mark the final major competitive outing for the Spanish rider José Luis “Chechu” Rubiera, who is bringing his career to a close after 16 years in the […]
Rodriguez to compete in Lombardy after all, will mark world ranking victory there
Spanish rider was very fatigued after Vuelta a España The Spaniard Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez has decided to compete in this Saturday’s Tour of Lombardy, lining out in the end-of-season Classic to mark his victory in the UCI’s world ranking for […]
Millar and Whitten grab gold in Commonwealth Games time trials
Success for Scottish and Canadian riders After netting second in the recent world time trial championships, David Millar moved onto the top step of the podium when he triumphed in today’s TT at the Commonwealth Games. The 33 year old […]
Rogers’ signing adds strength to Team Sky
Australian will bring considerable experience to British team Triple world time trial champion Michael Rogers has been confirmed as moving to Team Sky, completing a transfer which has been tipped to happen for several weeks. The 2010 Tour of California […]
Denifl needs to know RadioShack’s future is secure before accepting contract offer
Austrian seeking for new team after Cervélo stops Cervélo Test Team rider Stefan Denifl has been offered the chance to race with Team RadioShack, but has indicated that he needs guarantees that the future of the squad is safe. “I […]
Unhappy retirement day for Geert Omloop
Former Belgian champion crashes and ruptures a kidney in his last professional race The Sluitingsprijs Putte Kapellen was supposed to be a happy occasion for 2003 Belgian champion Geert Omloop (Palmans-Cras). The “Closing race” brought the curtain down on the […]
Jonathan Vaughters interview part II: topping the transfer market, aiming for bigger success
Garmin-Cervelo team manger upbeat about prospects Read part one of this interview It’s been quite a turnaround for Jonathan Vaughters. Twelve months ago, he was fighting a real battle to keep Bradley Wiggins, and ultimately lost the tug-of-war with Team […]
Lampre-Farnese Vini to Lombardia without Damiano Cunego
Three-time winner to sit out race of the falling leaves as Daniele Pietropolli leads the team With Damiano Cunego calling a halt to his disappointing season at last month’s Giro di Toscana, the Lampre-Farnese Vini team will line up at […]