Štybar takes it to Nys again
Czeck Zdenek Štybar (Telenet-Fidea) continued his string of success today in the season’s fourth World Cup event in Koksijde, Belgium, beating Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) in a sprint with Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb Pro Job) rounding out the podium just behind. The […]
Alberda looking forward to Cervélo challenge
Yesterday brought the news that Joop Alberda has been signed as the new general manager of the Cervélo Test Team. Apart from the sudden departure of Thomas Campana, the announcement was a surprising one for another reason. Alberda has got […]
Euskaltel plans season
Olympic champion and Vuelta a España runner-up Samuel Sanchez plus the rest of his Euskaltel-Euskadi team-mates will work out their likely 2010 racing programme at a four day training camp, which begins on Monday. According to As.com, the get-together will […]
National champion Cardoso ready to step up a level
Portuguese national champion Manuel Cardoso is motivated to ride well in 2010, and wants to make a good impression in his move from the Professional Continental level to the ProTour Footon-Servetto team. “My main objective is to confirm myself in […]
Reports say Jimenez bound for Rock Racing
Climbing specialist Eladio Jimenez looks set to compete with the Rock Racing team in 2010, joining up with fellow Spaniards Oscar Sevilla and Francisco Mancebo there. The former Vuelta a España stage winner previously competed with the Banesto and Comunidad […]
Rasmussen for Murcia AMPO team and Vuelta?
Danish rider Michael Rasmussen’s aim to ride a Grand Tour in 2010 would seem to centre around the Vuelta a España, if reports are accurate that he is poised to sign with the AMPO Contentpolis team. The Spanish squad has […]
Arvesen wowed by Team Sky, talks of Formula One connection
Former world under 23 time trial champion and Tour de France stage winner Kurt Asle Arvesen has been a professional rider since 1998, but in that time he’s seen nothing like the setup at Team Sky. “The entire program around […]
Caisse d’Epargne's Gutiérrez comes of age
Today Caisse d’Epargne’s Iván Gutiérrez turns 31, and after a tough 2009 season the Spaniard wants to get back to his best form for what will be his eleventh season as a professional. Gutiérrez started his career in 2000 riding […]
Footon-Servetto-Fuji signs 20-year-old Swiss rider
The Footon-Servetto-Fuji team has brought another youngster onto the team in the form of 20-year-old Noe Gianetti. The Swiss rider, who comes from the Helvetic Confederation like teammate David Vitoria, is one of the country’s best prospects in the sport […]
Cervélo replaces Campana with Alberda
The Cervélo TestTeam had an incredible debut season, winning stages in each of the Grand Tours that were highlighted by Thor Husovd’s green jersey win over sprint king Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) in the Tour de France. And while the riders for […]