Team Nürnberger left without sponsor
The future of Team Nürnberger is all but uncertain, after new main sponsor Skyter suddenly decided to withdraw from the project. Skyter was presented August, but is supposed to officially withdraw its partnership today. Skyter’s website was unreachable Saturday morning. […]
Rabobank to create off-road team
Rabobank is planning to add an off-road team to its current road operation. The plan is to have a mountain bike team as well as a cyclocross section. Richard Groenendaal is the natural choice to be a directeur sportif, along […]
Euskaltel Euskadi outline 2010 season
he Euskaltel Euskadi team just completed their first training camp in Derio (Bizkaia) on December 3rd, and have come away with an outline for their 2010 campaign. Igor González de Galdeano, the new general manager for the team said of […]
Voigt recalls horror crash
Jens Voigt had a horrific crash in this year’s Tour de France, putting him off the bike for six weeks. With his ever so optimistic outlook on life the German bounced back into the Tour of Missouri and is now […]
Schlecks talk 2009 and look forward to 2010
The Schleck brothers Andy and Frank have outlined their plans for the 2010 season, saying that they will aim to peak in April and July, and that both expect to be challenging for the top races. “I am really happy […]
Dejonckheere joins BMC Racing as Director
The BMC Racing Team has announced that Noel Dejonckheere has joined the team as European Operations Manager and Assistant Directeur Sportif after spending 10 years with USA Cycling. The team has been hiring key personnel with respect to riders and […]
Contador and team begin preparations in Italy
The Astana team has announced the dates for there first training camp of the season that will be held in Pisa, Italy starting next Wednesday. The camp is set to take place from 9th to the 16th of December. The […]
Keisse to sign with Quick Step?
Iljo Keisse may soon be a Quick Step rider, after talks with the team’s manager, Patrick Lefevere, were quite good on Wednesday. Keisse was kicked of the Topsport Vlaanderen team after his positive doping test at last year’s Six Days […]
Biondo facing two-year ban for EPO
Biondo facing two-year ban for EPO positive The Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping prosecutor recommended a two-year ban on Friday for Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce cyclist Maurizio Biondo, who tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO earlier this year. Biondo was caught […]
Thompson sentencing delayed
Christopher Thompson was supposed to receive his sentence on December 3 for purposefully hitting cyclists, but the sentencing has been postponed to after the holidays. The reason for the postponement was an apparent H1N1 outbreak in the North County Correctional […]