Ted King reveals season goals with Liquigas-Cannondale
King hopes to build up to a Tour spot in the summer Ted King starts his season earlier than usual in Argentina at the Tour de San Luis on the 23rd of January. The South American race is fast becoming […]
Matteo Tosatto: “I’ll do whatever the team needs”
Veteran rider not slowing down entering 16th professional season Matteo Tosatto (SaxoBank) is revving up for another busy season at SaxoBank’s current training camp in the Canary Islands, and the veteran Italian is showing no signs of fatigue as he […]
Contador, Basso and Scarponi summoned as witnesses in Puerto trial
Large number of riders to be called before Spanish court Triple Tour winner Alberto Contador, double Giro champion Ivan Basso and Michele Scarponi are part of a group of riders who have been summoned to testify in the trial relating […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step aims for “better than last year”
Classics focus remains for Belgian team; new names bring new ambitions The Videohouse Studios on the outskirts of the Belgian capital Brussels, were the venue for the presentation of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team today. The event, run as “The […]
Sella is late call-up to Androni’s Tour de San Luis squad
Deemed best replacement for ill team-mate Ochoa Italian climber Emanuele Sella will have an earlier-than-expected start to his season after his Androni Giocattoli team decided to send him to the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. The Venezuelan Carlos Ochoa […]
Jakob Fuglsang: “I’m not certain that I want to be here right now”
Danish prodigy already expressing doubts over his future at captain-heavy RadioShack Nissan team The year is less than two weeks old, and the season has yet to start in earnest, but Jakob Fuglsang is already beginning to have doubts over […]
Irvine’s Olympic qualification chances boosted in Beijing
Irish Omnium rider on course for place in London 2012 Martyn Irvine’s aim of securing Ireland a place in the track events at the London Olympics received a boost today with a solid start to his campaign in Beijing. The […]
BH refutes suggestions that it could be bought
Spanish bike company pledges to remain independent ‘for another 100 years’ Responding to a story released yesterday by the Bike Europe website, Spanish company BH Bikes has issued a denial that it is up for sale and pledged to remain […]
Australian TT champion Durbridge to replace Bobridge in Tour Down Under
GreenEdge team names stand-in for injured rider Three days after he won the Australian time trial title with a strong display, Luke Durbridge has been named as a replacement for Jack Bobridge in the Santos Tour Down Under. The twenty […]
UCI says it backs CAS independence in Contador hearing
States it was not involved in leaking any information about proceedings Cycling’s world governing body the UCI has said that it has confidence in the Court of Arbitration for Sport panel assessing the Alberto Contador case, and that it was […]