Dave Brailsford: “Control the controllable”
Team Sky Principal Dave Brailsford brings more than ten years of experience to the helm of Great Britain’s highly successful national team. At the team’s presentation in London this week he spoke with the press about his firm belief that […]
EPO test pioneer De Ceaurriz dies
France’s national anti-doping agency, the AFLD, announced the death of Jacques de Ceaurriz today. De Ceaurriz’ greatest achievement was helping to pioneer a test to detect the performance-boosting hormone EPO (erythyropoietin) in 2000. The detection of the substance was a […]
Greipel returns to Australia ready to win
Columbia-HTC’s Andre Greipel, the overall winner of the 2008 Tour Down Under, will be aiming for a repeat performance in 2010. After winning the Tour Down Under outright one year, then crashing badly in the same event in 2009, the […]
Astana confirms signing of Allan and Scott Davis
Following weeks of speculation, both Allan Davis and his brother Scott will compete as part of the Astana team in 2010. Allan, who won the Tour Down Under last year and finished a very solid eleventh in the world rankings, […]
McEwen predicts worlds will be tougher than expected
Thus far, all the predictions have been that this year’s world championships are made for the bunch gallopers in the peloton. However one of those, Robbie McEwen, has checked out the course and he believes that the race will be […]
Lampre still in limbo as ProTour start approaches
Most teams have already laid out their schedules for the first half of the season but the Italian Lampre team has still no indication if it will ride the major events in 2010. The Italian team was refused a ProTour […]
Freire changing mind about retirement, outlines season programme and goals
Undoubtedly motivated by the thoughts of taking a record fourth world championship victory, Oscar Freire has backtracked on previous indications that he will retire at the end of the current season. “More or less I’ve made a decision,” he told […]
ASO takes over Dauphiné
The Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) is set to take over the Dauphiné Libéré, the last independent French race. ASO is mostly known for organizing the Tour de France, but has taken over several other races in the past years. The […]
Haussler supports German Continental team
Heinrich Haussler supports the German LKT Brandenburg team and for this the team now honored him. The jersey in 2010 will feature a ‘racing kangaroo.’ The Australian-German Haussler still trains with riders from the German Continental outfit when he is […]
Cooke is focusing on Classics
Baden Cooke, who will be riding with the Saxo Bank team in 2010, is focusing on the Spring Classics. He is using a different build-up to the season than in years past and hopes that in combination with the professional […]