Hushovd expects good things from Deignan in 2010
Irish rider Philip Deignan has been tipped for a big future by his Cervélo Test Team stablemate Thor Hushovd. The Norwegian, who won the Green Jersey in last year’s Tour de France, was able to see his Irish team-mate’s development […]
Stauff likely to miss Tour Down Under
Andreas Stauff was recently signed by Belgian team Quick Step and the young German rider was looking forward to do his first ProTour race in January. But it looks like the late signing will eliminate his chances to ride in […]
Armstrong climbs Mauna Kea
Lance Armstrong’s bike vacation in Hawaii is nearing its end and the Texan readies himself for the first step in a season in which he wants to win his eighth Tour de France. Hawaii was a mix of relaxing family […]
RadioShack's veteran Rubiera talks past, present and future
After a winter of securing riders, the new RadioShack team is ready to hit the road and begin their 2010 season. The American squad has a roster packed with both experience and talent. Among their ranks is José Luis Rubiera, […]
Traditional climbs in Pyrenees to be dropped from Tour?
The Tour de France has a long tradition of visiting the Pyrenees, beginning with the Col du Tourmalet back in 1910. The one hundredth anniversary of the including of that climb will be commemorated with two ascents of the mountain, […]
Hot and cold women's nationals in the north and south hemispheres
With the cycloross season nearing its climax, it was national championships weekend all over Europe this week. Colder than average temperatures meant that many courses were under snow; there was too much in Great Britain and Ireland though, and both […]
Sven Nys: “Cyclocross must not lose its charm”
One day on and Sven Nys is still concerned about the incident in the Belgian Championships that saw big rival Niels Albert brought down by a spectator. The World Champion sustained a broken rib, which could compromise the remainder of […]
Klaas Vantornout wins Otegem Cross
Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) won the national cyclocross in Otegem today, escaping alone to win 18 seconds ahead of Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) and Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus). The race serves as the championship for the province of West-Flanders, but is also known […]
HTC-Columbia in Mallorca fine tuning form
HTC-Columbia began its first training camp of the 2010 season three days ago on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The goal of the camp is to fine tune the team’s fitness to prepare them for the early season races. Nineteen […]
Valverde’s CAS hearing is only hours away
Alejandro Valverde’s career reaches an important crossroads tomorrow when a three day Court of Arbitration in Sport hearing begins in the Swiss city of Lausanne. The Spanish rider will not attend but he will be represented by his legal team. […]