Menchov signs two year contract with Team Geox
Russian joins Carlos Sastre as big-name additions The new Team Geox has swooped to sign Denis Menchov, successfully upstaging the Team Katusha and Astana squads that had previously been in discussions with the rider. As reported yesterday, Team Geox management […]
Wiggins to return to racing with Team Sky at GP Ouest France
Briton will line out alongside defending champion Simon Gerrans Having taken a month away from racing after the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins will resume competition this Sunday in the GP Ouest France in Plouay. The Briton will be one […]
Pereiro to miss Vuelta a España, worsening hand injury requires operation
2006 Tour winner could become directeur sportif with Astana after retirement Former Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro has been forced to cancel the final Grand Tour of his career, putting an end to his dream of bidding farewell to […]
Greipel rather than Cavendish to headline HTC Columbia squad in Tour of Britain
German heads very strong team lineup Top-ranked British rider Mark Cavendish will miss his home Tour this year due to his participation in the Vuelta a España, but his HTC Columbia team are sending top sprinter André Greipel to chase […]
European TT champion, Alex Dowsett, set to sign with Team Sky
Trek-Livestrong rider looks ready to head back home to Great Britain for 2011In a move that will surprise few, but likely vex the RadioShack team, Great Britain’s U23 European champion in the time trial, Alex Dowsett, looks set to move […]
Liquigas-Doimo confirms contract extensions with fourteen riders
Italian team boasts a young core of talent The Italian Liquigas-Doimo team has confirmed that it has extended the contracts of fourteen of its current riders. The acid-green team already managed to hold on to its team leaders Ivan Basso […]
Amets Txurruka and Gorka Verdugo renew with Euskaltel-Euskadi
Orange-clad team continues to shape its squad for coming years Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi has extended the contracts of two of its riders: Amets Txurruka for two more years, and Gorka Verdugo for one. The team is finalising its roster for […]
Manuel Belletti outsprints the best to take Coppa Bernocchi victory
Young Italian scalps Cavendish, Bennati and Farrar to take second major win of the season Manuel Bennetti (Colnago-CSF) won the Coppa Bernocchi, as the third race of the Trittico Lombardo finished in a bunch sprint in the town of Legnano. […]
ISD joins Lampre to form Italian-Ukranian ProTour team
ISD-Neri’s main sponsor to join ProTour team, no word on the riders Italian ProTour team Lampre-Farnese Vini will have a new title sponsor for the next three years, becoming Lampre-ISD. The Ukranian steel company, currently the title sponsor of Professional […]
Eneco Tour: André Greipel wins Eneco Tour stage 2 in bunch sprint
Yet another victory for the Gorilla André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the second stage of the Eneco Tour, between Sint Willebrord, Netherlands and Ardooie, Belgian. The big German outsprinted yesterday’s stage winner Robbie McEwen (Katusha) and defending race champion Edvald Boasson […]