Lance Armstrong: conflict with Contador was real
Lance Armstrong admits that he deliberately created conflict with rivals during his seven-year Tour de France reign, but insists that his latest conflict with current Tour champion Alberto Contador is real. Probably the most famous incident during Armstrong’s reign was […]
UCI rejects future collaboration with AFLD
The UCI has once again stated that it is not willing to work with the French anti-doping agency AFLD on next year’s Tour de France, and wants to do the controls itself. “In the 2009 Tour, we tried to collaborate […]
Rock Racing also to appeal Pro Continental refusal
Amongst several notable omissions on the list of Pro Continental teams approved by the UCI yesterday was the Rock Racing squad. It was happy to register as a Continental squad for 2009 but, one year later, it wants to go […]
Rogge talks tough as WADA backs bio passports for other sports
“Athletes who cheat and those who assist them are much more likely to get caught,” IOC president Jacques Rogge claimed at today’s WADA meeting in Stockholm. The Belgian was speaking on the same day that WADA launched its biological passport […]
Lance Armstrong’s 2010 comeback begins with RadioShack debut
New American ProTour formation RadioShack has announced its complete roster for next year’s Santos Tour Down Under being held from January 17-24, 2010. RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel confirmed the line-up will feature seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, where […]
Bruyneel tips Steegmans to win ten races next year
Clearly upbeat about his new signing, the upcoming general manager of RadioShack Johan Bruyneel has predicted a big 2010 for Gert Steegmans. “Steegmans is a talent. If he is in an environment where he can train strongly and feel well […]
Savio angry over Pro Continental licence refusal
Reacting angrily and with disbelief to the news that his Androni Giocattoli – Diquigiovanni team has been passed over by the UCI for a Professional Continental licence, Gianni Savio has described the decision as “incomprehensible.” “We have everything perfectly in […]
Française des Jeux goes Down Under again
French ProTour squad Française des Jeux will return to the Tour Down Under in 2010 led by New Zealand’s Timothy Gudsell and Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger. The French squad hopes to secure a third consecutive win in the overall team classification. […]
Mirjam Melchers completes Cervélo roster
The Cervélo TestTeam has announced the signing of Mirjam Melchers on a one-year contract, completing the women’s team roster for 2010. The 34-year-old Dutchwoman is expected to perform well in one-day races, which are her speciality, but also to use […]
Egoi Martínez: "I know that I can win a stage of the Tour"
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Egoi Martinez has outlined his main target for the 2010 season: a stage of the Tour de France. The 31-year-old has ridden for the Basque team for almost his entire professional career; aside from spending two years at […]