Cameron Meyer takes early lead in first WorldTour rankings of 2011
Australia best nation but Dutch Rabobank team leads team rankings Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervélo) has taken an early lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) flagship WorldTour series rankings. The 23-year-old Australian’s stage and overall victory in the recent Santos Tour […]
Kirchen weighing up options, will make his decision very soon about retirement
Classics winner torn between his sport and guarantees to his health Struck by a cardiac arrest during the Tour de Suisse last June, Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen has been in limbo since then. He wants to continue racing, but is also […]
Santos Tour Down Under reports record crowds for 2011 event
Slight increase on last year’s attendance for Australian WorldTour opener Organisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have reported record crowds for this year’s event, with preliminary crowd figures up slightly on last year. According to the South Australian Tourism […]
Questions for Jonathan Vaughters about White’s firing and the Trent Lowe/Luis Del Moral situation
‘A slap on the wrist is not enough; we acted in the only way that we felt was appropriate’’ Yesterday was one of the most unusual days in the existence of the Garmin-Cervélo team. Early on, it won the first […]
Looking back at 2010, Cadel Evans reflects on the loss of Aldo Sassi
Australian World Champion lost a friend and coach of eight years Cadel Evans is an enigma to many, even those close to him. With enigmatic riders though, the moments when they open up a bit are all the more rewarding. […]
Tour Down Under to include a hilltop finish in the future?
Race organizer confirms that the Tour Down Under is “working on it.” With the Tour Down Under wrapping up on Sunday in Adelaide, talk has begun of a new and improved version of the lead off event in the World […]
Italian galloper Guardini takes debut pro victory in Tour de Langkawi
Aggressive opening stage ends in a big bunch sprint It’s the debut all neo-pros dream of. On the very first racing day of his professional career, the 21 year old Italian rider Andrea Guardini sped to a clear victory, punching […]
Matt White accepts a mistake was made, says it’s time to move on from Garmin-Cervélo
Possible hints of working with new Australian team Following today’s earlier news that the Garmin-Cervélo team had fired Matt White over his referral of previous team rider Trent Lowe to a controversial Spanish doctor for physiological testing, the Australian sports […]
Tour Down Under: Swift powers to stage six victory: Cameron Meyer holds on for overall victory
‘Scrawny’ rider takes his first UCI stage race – by two seconds Ben Swift (Sky) took his second win in this year’s Tour Down Under, sprinting faster than teammate Greg Henderson and HTC-Highroad’s Matthew Goss. Swift’s time bonus moved him […]
Garmin-Cervelo fires Matt White due to referral of Trent Lowe to suspect doctor
Says that Australian broke team’s strict code of ethics The Garmin-Cervélo team has announced the dismissal of long-running directeur sportif Matt White, on the grounds that it said that he broke team policy by referring a rider to a doctor […]