Roche wants to finish his season, philosophical about world championship ride
Irishman had a strong year, but worlds was a race too far Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has said that he has burned up his reserves by doing two Grand Tours, and is looking forward to the end of the season. The […]
UCI announces twenty ProTeam applications, significant names missing
Astana, Pegasus Racing, Europcar and Team Type 1 missing from list of teams The International Cycling Union (UCI) was released the list of teams that had submitted their application file in time for the October 1st deadline. The list includes […]
Jean-Paul Van Poppel to join Vacansoleil as sports director from 2011
Dutch former-sprinter quits Cervélo TestTeam on it’s merger with Garmin-Transitions The merger between the Cervélo TestTeam and Garmin-Transitions in 2011 necessarily means that a number of riders will have to look elsewhere, and the same is true for the teams’ […]
Nick Nuyens and Rabobank “did not fit together”
Belgian classics star looks back at two unsuccessful years at the Dutch team Nick Nuyens will be leaving the Rabobank team at the end of the year, having spent two years at the orange, white and blue team. Things have […]
Gilbert to use world championships form to target repeat Tour of Lombardy win
Belgian says he should have combined with Evans at the worlds, questions Pozzato’s tactics Already due back from Australia today, Philippe Gilbert has put his near-miss at the world road race championships behind him and is aiming for the final […]
Renshaw explains Commonwealth Games withdrawal, Matthews takes his place
World Under 23 gold medallist could be in running for road race title Australian sprinter Mark Renshaw has commented on his decision to pull out of the Commonwealth Games, saying that he didn’t want to risk any further health issues. […]
Blood boosting theory gains ground in Alberto Contador doping case, plasticizer levels cited again
Unnamed source says Contador’s sample crossed crucial threshold There has been a further indication that experts may be looking beyond the contaminated meat theory in seeking to determine what caused Alberto Contador’s positive test for Clenbuterol in this year’s Tour […]
Thomas Dekker set to return to racing in 2011, but not with Vacansoleil
Dutch super talent set for comeback next July Another promising young talent felled by doping, Thomas Dekker, is set to return next season. The former wunderkind from the Netherlands came crashing down to earth just days before the start of […]
Transfer News: Sylvain Calzati leaves Team Sky for Bretagne-Schuller
French rider leaves Team Sky to join ambitious French team Sylvain Calzati is to join French team Bretagne-Schuller for 2011 after a less-than-successful year at the new Sky Professional Cycling Team. While the team, sponsored by the north western French […]
Wout Poels: “I could compete with the best at the World Championships"
Young Dutch rider up with the favourites with two laps to go Dutch rider Wout Poels surpassed even his own expectations with his performance in the World Championship road race in Melbourne, Australia. The Vacansoleil rider, who turned 23-years-old just […]