McQuaid says Vacansoleil staff was naive for signing Riccò
Supports life-time ban for Erythropoietin (EPO) users The president of cycling’s governing body, Pat McQuaid, said team Vacansoleil made a naive decision signing Riccardo Riccò. “I’ll just say that the leaders of this team were naive,” McQuaid told France’s L’Equipe […]
Rund um den Finanzplatz Frankfurt-Eschborn's future secured with new sponsor
Endangered German Classic gets a big boost from Skoda There is finally some good cycling related news coming out of Germany. Following a long string of bad developments ranging from yet another race folding to nearly all high level teams […]
David Arroyo gets prize at gala in San Sebastián de los Reyes
Spaniard is recognized for outstanding season David Arroyo has ridden an extraordinary season in which he finished second in the Giro d’Italia, beaten only by Ivan Basso. For his great season Arroyo received an award at the sports gala in […]
Sven Nys says Boom is always a dangerous competitor
Dismisses Dutchman’s notion of using cross as training Sven Nys has been the dominant figure in cross racing in over a decade. He is getting good competition now from riders like Zdenek Stybar, Niels Albert, Kevin Pauwels – and Lars […]
Jalabert: Riis will prevail regardless of Contador case
French coach admits Riis is in a difficult situation due to Contador’s doping investigation Laurent Jalabert lent support to his former boss, Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis, yesterday. Jalabert, now the French national coach, believes Riis will overcome Alberto Contador’s […]
ASO clarifies Omega Pharma's non-selection to Tours of Qatar and Oman
Jean Francois Pescheux: “The Lotto team seemed weak.” On Saturday, it was reported that the ProTeam, Omega Pharma-Lotto, was not selected for either the Tour of Qatar (February 6-11) or the Tour of Oman (February 15-20). At the time, Omega […]
Spanish Cycling president welcomes Operación Galgo
“It’s very good to clean up doping in sport,” says Carlos Castaño Carlos Castaño, the President of the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), has welcomed the latest Spanish doping scandal, Operación Galgo, according to La Marca. Castaño, speaking at the presentation […]
Steven Cozza interview: from Garmin to Germany with Team NetApp
New start for 25 year old American rider T-Mobile went to the wall at the end of 2007 then in 2008 it was ‘goodbye Gerolsteiner.’ Milram – the last of the ‘Big Three’ German Pro Tour teams – succumbed in […]
Davis confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under, aiming to be in better shape in 2011
Race organiser Mike Turtur hails Australian favourite’s participation Backed by a solid Astana team, 2009 race winner Allan Davis has been confirmed as taking part in the Santos Tour Down Under next month, and will be on a confidence high […]
Giorgio Squinzi remembers Aldo Sassi “clean cycling and winning”
Mapei boss has fond memories of late cycling coach Giorgio Squinzi, managing director of the Mapei chemical company since 1984, worked with recently deceased coach Aldo Sassi for many years, as the sponsor of the cycling team he coached and […]