Still no news for BBox Bouygues team, fresh appeal made
Waiting game continues for French team on the brink With the team’s own self-imposed deadlines for a decision already gone by, Philippe de Villiers, the President of the General Council of the Vendée region, has made a fresh appeal to […]
Landis says he spoke out so as not to feel trapped like Pantani and others
Talks at New Pathways for Pro Cycling conference about the need to keep things in perspective Floyd Landis has spoken frankly about his experiences after testing positive during the 2006 Tour de France, saying that he effectively painted himself into […]
European champion Dowsett joins Urán and Zandio as new Team Sky signings
Brailsford pleased with additions The talented 21 year old Briton Alex Dowsett is one of three new signings for Team Sky, the European time trial champion being confirmed as an addition today along with Colombian Rigoberto Urán and the Spaniard […]
Haimar Zubeldia expects a strong Italian team, leery of Australians
Basque rider makes first World Championship experience since 2002 Spanish Worlds team member, Haimar Zubeldia, is ready to support three-time World Champion, Oscar Freire, in his bid for an incredible fourth. Unsurprisingly, the RadioShack rider knows that Italy will be […]
ISD's Patrik Sinkewitz returns for another season with Luca Scinto's squad
German eschews a possible return to the ProTour 29 year old German all-arounder, Patrik Sinkewitz, is forging a new, clean career following his doping positive for testosterone at the 2007 Tour de France. The rider returned to racing in 2009 […]
Women’s time trial preview: Hilly course should see a wide-open race
Defending champion’s retirement opens the door to a number of contenders The women’s time trial will be run over one lap of the same 22.7km course that the men will cover twice the day after. Largely based on, although slightly […]
Cancellara sees Porte as a threat in world championship time trial
Australian fighting for a medal World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara has identified his Saxo Bank team-mate Richie Porte as being one of the main obstacles to a fourth rainbow jersey on Thursday. “He surprised the team and the cycling […]
World Championship: Almost a home race for Netherlands’ Koen de Kort
Skil-Shimano rider looking forward to racing in his girlfriend’s city For Dutch rider Koen de Kort, Sunday’s World Championships will be almost like a home race. The 28-year-old from Gouda, north east of Rotterdam, has spent a number of winters […]
World Championships: Time trial course is much tougher than Tony Martin expected
Mendrisio bronze medallist is surprised by the severity of the course’s two climbs It’s not just the road race course that is tougher than people thought, as Tony Martin found out on inspection of the World Championship time trial course. […]
Xacobeo Galicia not finished just yet, but hovering on the brink of stopping
Deadline of Friday set to save team Although certain media outlets are already reporting that the team is set to stop, it appears that there is still a sliver of hope for the Xacobeo Galicia team. However things are not […]