Hernia operation has solved breathing problems which affected him since serious scooter crash Team Saxo Bank-SunGard rider Jonny Bellis had a difficult 2010 season because of the after-effects of his serious accident in September 2009, but he reports that things […]
Belgian has recovered from problems that have blighted his 2010 season as he prepares for 2011 Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has declared himself ready for the 2011 season as he prepares for his “Tom Boonen and Friends” charity cyclocross race […]
Final twist to the tale as local Belgian star prepares to return after successful appeal against doping ban Just as he is about to make his triumphant return to racing, on his home track, after successfully appealing against a two-year […]
Danish rider should be ready in time to mount his spring classics campaign Just a week after learning that he required surgery on the knee problem that has been troubling him since Paris-Roubaix in April, Matti Breschel has undergone a […]
Irish riders both experiencing short break in training Ag2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche has had a disruption to his pre-season training, being forced to stop training for several days due to a knee problem. The 26 year old Irishman […]
World cyclocross champion steadily recovering with important GvA and Superprestige rounds looming World cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) has returned to training after taking some time out this week with a knee problem he picked up after a crash in […]
Belgian strongman recovering from back injury Belgian hardman Niko Eeckhout is continued to make good progress from a back injury suffered earlier this season, and is committed to at least one more year in the professional ranks. The former national […]
Czech rider injured himself while running on beach in Mallorca Zdenek Stybar had hoped that a training camp in the cycling Mecca of Mallorca would get him back on the winning track in the cyclocross competition. Instead, a mishap while […]
High profile job of defendant appears to be reason why lesser charges will be brought A doctor who suffered serious injuries in a hit and run accident plus the wider cycling community are irate at the decision by a Colorado […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi sprinter will return to training soon Basque rider Koldo Fernandez suffered facial injuries, a fractured jaw and broken collarbone in a dramatic crash in the Paris-Bourges race on October 7th. He looked like he’d done ten rounds in the […]
Young Belgian’s crash at Lombardia will be felt for a while: broken elbow, wrist, and knee As if a broken wrist and elbow wasn’t enough, fallen Omega Pharma rider, Jan Bakelants got some even worse news today following his crash […]
Former Mailllot Jaune rebuilding form well ever since leg-breaking crash With the season now over for most of the riders in the peloton, it’s a time when there is a rush by some for medical attention. Not new treatment, as […]
Belgian remembered as an optimistic force within the team The Landbouwkrediet-Colnago team has reported that sports director Claude Vancoillie died Friday evening at a hospital in Mouscron. The 55 year old had been battling serious illness since May. “We will […]
Norwegian elects to continue season after winning World Championships Newly crowned World champion Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) was to undergo surgery tomorrow at the CrossKlinik in Basel, Switerland, as reported by la France Cycliste. Surgeons are to remove the screws […]
Belgian out for a month after costly training accident Niels Albert twisted his knee in a training accident last week and will have to delay his cyclocross season start by approximately a month. Albert will likely miss the opening races […]
Spaniard starts retirement a lot worse than planned Óscar Pereiro will have a surgery on his right wrist this Friday in Vigo, Spain. The Astana rider was picturing himself winning a stage in the Vuelta a España, then retire after […]
Doctors say heath problems could be genetic Contrary to the reports in Het Nieuwsblad over the weekend, Kim Kirchen has said that he has not yet made a decision on his future in the sport following a cardiac arrest this […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider breaks elbow in stage 14 There is never a good way to lose a leader’s jersey, but crashing out of the race lead is certainly one of the worse ways to have to let go. When Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Igor […]
