Voigt makes his return in the US
Just seven weeks ago the pro cycling world watched in horror as German Jens Voigt of team Saxo Bank smashed face first into the pavement on a high speed mountain descent of the Tour de France. His motionless body laying […]
RadioShack wants Devolder in 2011
The Belgian contingent of Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team is hard at work trying to round up fellow countrymen to build up their classics squad. Earlier this week it was reported that Geert Steegmans and Sebastien Rosseler will be heading to […]
Vansummeren heads to Garmin
Johan Vansummeren is heading from the Belgian Silence-Lotto team to Garmin-Slipstream team for 2010. There was speculation as to whether the American team could afford to keep Bradley Wiggins and hire the versatile Belgian rider. Vansummeren, who at 6 foot […]
RadioShack team to debut Down Under
Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team is set to make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under, says the seven-time Tour de France winner on Twitter. Austrailia’s only ProTour race is run around the roads of Adelaide and will take […]
Di Luca will fight doping charges
Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy after twice testing positive for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) during May’s Tour of Italy. Di Luca finished second in the event he previously won […]
Voigt signs with Saxo Bank for another year
After a horrific crash knocked him out of this year’s edition of the Tour de France, Saxo Bank’s big engine Jens Voigt is back in good spirits and good health. The affable German has been offered a one year extension […]
RadioShack looking at Rosseler and Steegmans
According to the Belgian media, it looks like Sebastien Rosseler and Gert Steegmans will join Lance Armstrong’s new team Radio Shack in 2010. Het Nieuwsblad reported that, Rosseler, 28, will move from the Belgian Quick-Step team to sign a two-year […]
Boonen fined for cocaine use
Belgium’s top cyclist, Tom Boonen, will be able to avoid criminal charges relating to his use of cocaine by paying a 1000 euro fine, the public prosecutor in Turnhout said Wednesday. The court said if Boonen, who has now been […]
Australian pro guilty of hit-and-run
Australian cyclist Chris Jongewaard was convicted Wednesday over a hit-and-run driving accident which left his training partner fighting for his life. The four-time national mountain bike champion was found guilty in the South Australian District Court of aggravated driving without […]
Quick-Step send Davis and Weylandt to Vuelta
The Belgian Quick-Step team has announced their line-up for the Vuelta a España, which includes Australian Allan Davis and Belgian Wouter Weylandt. Davis was the “tenth man” for Quick-Step’s Tour de France team this past July, but was forced to […]