AIOCC decision boosts relationship between UCI and Grand Tour organisers The long unease between race organisers and the UCI over the rules of participation in the top events appears to be at an end, following acceptance of the latter’s system […]
New Astana signing will target Italian Tour while Vinokourov aims for Tour de France Twelfth, ninth and ninth overall in the first three Tours de France he has competed in, Czech rider Roman Kreuziger will pass over on riding the […]
Dutch sprinter talks of “coming home” to Rabobank Theo Bos has “come home” to Rabobank after one year away with the Cervélo TestTeam, according to De Telegraaf. The Dutch sprinter, who only switched to the road in 2009 after a […]
Team Manager Saronni talks Petacchi, Cunego, Damiani and Kashechkin Italy’s team Lampre-Farnese is aiming to return to the top at the Giro d’Italia with new signee Michele Scarponi. Team boss Giuseppe Saronni outlined the team’s plans at Lampre’s team camp […]
Dutch team to put everything behind Robert Gesink in the Tour but Spanish sprinter wants to ride too Oscar Freire may com into conflict with his Rabobank team over his race schedule next year. The Spanish sprinter would like to […]
Fewer big stars will allow more riders to step up, says Aussie sensation The Saxo Bank team, which will be known as Saxo Bank-SunGard, will undergo an almost complete transformation in 2011 with most of its biggest names leaving for […]
Vincenzo Nibali to be Liquigas-Cannondale captain at Italian Tour The question over whether Liquigas-Cannondale will be able to accommodate both of its Grand Tour captains next year appears to have been settled. Ivan Basso, the winner this year’s Giro d’Italia, […]
‘Knowing I will race the Giro gives me peace of mind’ Italian Champion Giovanni looks ahead to next season with optimism. Last week, he heard his Farnese-Neri team is guaranteed a spot in the Giro d’Italia next year. “With the […]
Tricolour jersey too important to leave out His team was passed over this season, but Italian champion Giovanni Visconti has been assured by Giro d’Italia race organiser Angelo Zomegnan that he and the Farnese Vini squad will be present in […]
Venezuelan climber plans to be in better condition than in 2005 Five and a half years after he placed third in the 2005 Giro d’Italia, José Rujano has said that he is convinced that he can fight for victory in […]
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project rider could aim for Vuelta instead Triple Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang has committed himself to riding for the Schleck brothers in next year’s Tour de France, but his allegiance stretches further than the month […]
Australian changes around schedule to be fresh for July Former world champion Cadel Evans has decided to miss races such as the Tour Down Under and Giro d’Italia in order to ensure that he has the best possible chance of […]
Di Luca’s doping past creates problems for him and his potential team Italian Danilo Di Luca is free to return following doping suspension, but ignored by teams who want to race the Giro d’Italia. “He punched the Giro d’Italia in […]
Difficult balancing act to be in good shape for both Grand Tours After placing 17th in this year’s Tour de France and finishing as Team Sky’s best rider in Paris, Thomas Lofkvist is planning a different schedule for 2011. The […]
Zomegnan dismisses claim that doping is encourage by multiple mountain stages RCS Sport presented a spectacular Giro d’Italia route Saturday in Turin. From May 7 to 29, it covers 3496 kilometres, climbs 24,000 metres and finishes on a mountaintop seven […]
Basque team prefers to focus on Tour and Vuelta It’s still not completely certain what will happen next season in terms of participation in the Grand Tours and other races run by those organisers, but the Euskaltel Euskadi team has […]
Seven mountain top finishes, seven sprint finishes and three time trials The route for the 2011 Giro d’Italia (May 7 – 29, 2011) was announced in Torino today and with seven mountain top finishes, the climbers won’t have much to […]
Europe’s most active volcano on Giro d’Italia’s list of mountain stages for 2011 Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, will appear not once, but twice in Giro d’Italia next year. The riders will climb the Sicilian landmark […]
