Sinkewitz has monetary fine reduced
Patrik Sinkewitz was offered a settlement by a civil court in a law suit against him for willful deceit and his monetary fine would be reduced from 100,000 euro to 80,000 euro, if Sinkewitz accepts. He has until March 9 […]
Vacansoleil team for 2010 presented
The Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team was presented today at a former convent situated on the Dutch/Belgium border. For 2010 the Pro Continental team will have 23 riders, with a total of seven new recruits for what will be its second […]
Australian ProTour team planned for 2011, wants Tour de France place
A ProTour licence by 2011 and participation in the Tour de France are the ambitious goals of the Australian Road Cycling (ARC) group, which is putting plans in motion to build a team for next season. Victor Barichello, one of […]
Hoogerheide leaves clear favourites for Cyclocross Worlds
The final World Cup race of the 2009/10 season was the last rendezvous before the coming weekend’s World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic. Three, or possibly four, names identify themselves as the outstanding favourites for the men’s race; names that have […]
Greipel and HTC-Columbia sit atop UCI World Rankings alongside Australia
With his dominant ride at the Santos Tour Down Under, it’s no surprise that André Greipel shot to the top of the UCI World Rankings for its first release in 2010. The German rider returned to Australia this year after […]
Contador: 'More motivated than ever' for 2010
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador eventually decided to see out his contract and stay with Astana for 2010. Despite this, with a new manager, new bike sponsor and a raft of new riders it seems like a new team. […]
Lance Armstrong to Criterium International; misses first clash with Contador
Lance Armstrong has made a change to his early season racing schedule, according to marca.com, who cite the RadioShack team as a source. He is now to ride the Criterium International on Corsica on March 27th and 28th. This precludes […]
UCI confirms temporary ProTour registration for Lampre-Farnese Vini
Italian team Lampre-Farnese Vini has finally been granted ProTour registration by the International Cycling Union (UCI) but only until the end of March. The team already holds a ProTour licence, which can be awarded on a multi-year basis, but the […]
Schumacher loses CAS appeal against doping ban
The Court of Arbitration in Sport on Monday rejected German cyclist Stefan Schumacher’s appeal against a two-year ban for a positive doping control at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Schumacher was among the six athletes that tested positive for […]
Riis fully believes in Andy Schleck’s ability to win the Tour de France
Team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis is convinced that 2009 runner-up Andy Schleck can go on to win the Tour de France. The Dane has spent many long hours with directeur sportif Kim Andersen analysing recordings of last year’s Tour, […]