Unhappy Verstraeten back in World Cup action
Jan Verstraeten missed the cross World Cup race in Koksijde due to the return of Bart Wellens, after the latter had recovered from a long viral infection. Now Verstraeten was nominated for the next round of the World Cup in […]
Basso to lead Liquigas; Nibali out in the cold
Blessed as it is with three potential Grand Tour contenders, Liquigas-Doimo has apparently already decided which ones it will be riding for in 2010. According to Italian sports newspaper la Gazzetta dello Sport, the acid green team will be riding […]
Freire rues unspectacular 2009 season, facing final year in 2010?
For many years, Oscar Freire had an ability to take major victories despite struggling with injuries. A lack of racing didn’t appear to affect his form, and the Spaniard was able to capitalise on the periods when his body did […]
Cavendish rules out Sky move once again, says Columbia is best team for him
Top British sprinter Mark Cavendish has once again pledged his allegiance to Team Columbia HTC, saying that he never had a formal offer from Team Sky and felt that he was with the best team for him at this point […]
Compton averts disaster to hold World Cup lead
A disastrous first lap could have cost US champion Katie Compton (Planet Bike) dearly in Saturday’s cyclocross World Cup race in Koksijde, Belgium. Her strength and determination came into play though, and she managed to salvage a fighting third place […]
Gesink and Vos come out on top in the Netherlands
On Monday evening in Den Bosch Robert Gesink (Rabobank) was voted Dutch cyclist of the year. This makes the second consecutive year that the rider has won the Gerrit Schulte Trophy, named after the famous Dutch cyclist. The other nominees […]
Swift will stay with us, says Katusha
The latest plot twist in a season of rider transfer soap operas means that British rider Ben Swift will not be moving to Team Sky but staying at his current Katusha team, according to a strongly worded press release. Swift […]
New National Team Director for Iraq?
Former Dutch national team director, Egon van Kessel, is considering a proposal he received from Iraq’s cycling federation to head their national team. The Dutchman met with federation in Teheran to negotiate a deal and iron out some final details. […]
Belgian stage-racing hopeful extends with Silence-Lotto
Belgium’s Jurgen Van den Broeck has renegotiated and extended his contract by one year with Marc Sergeant’s Silence-Lotto team. The strong climber turned heads with a fifteenth place in the overall of this year’s Tour de France. His performance netted […]
Gerdemann needs bigger season in 2010
As Milram team leader for the Grand Tours and a former Maillot Jaune of the Tour de France, German rider Linus Gerdemann wants a big year in 2010. He didn’t perform to his usual level in 2009 and is working […]