World champion hopes that training with Philippe Gilbert will rub off on him Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) is hoping that taking in some training sessions with his Monaco neighbour Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) will help him to improve his performance in […]
OmegaPharma-Lotto rider gets Wallonia’s biggest award once more Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) has won the Kristallen Fiets (Crystal Bike) award for the third consecutive year. The Walloon rider took the prize this year in recognition of another dominant year in the […]
Czech rider might opt to leave Telenet-Fidea World cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar recently said that he wanted to target road races such as the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and is now in negotiations with the team that has the […]
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 […]
Cost of policing makes organisation too expensive The Velo Club (VC) Roubaix will not be organising the under-23 version of Paris-Roubaix next year, the club’s president Jean-Charles Cannone told La Voix du Nord. The cost of policing the event has […]
“Mini Tour de France” presence on the island increases speculation that the real thing might call soon Having moved to the island for the first time this year, the Criterium Interntional will be held on Corsica for the next three […]
The Giro d’Italia takes a back seat to the Ardennes Classics Damiano Cunego will focus on winning another Ardennes Classic next year and give his Grand Tour ambitions a rest. “I can do a bit of everything, but the level […]
Rabobank’s new rider to face off with former Saxo Bank leader Dane Matti Breschel looks forward to the rough roads of Belgium, where in April he will have a chance to lead team Rabobank at the Tour of Flanders. His […]
World champion sees new teammate Tyler Farrar as having a better chance Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) has given up in the search for a third green points jersey at the Tour de France, according to wielerflits.nl. The newly crowned World […]
Cyclocross star wants to race the Spring Classics Through six races of the cyclocross season, 24 year old World Champion, Zdenek Stybar, is unbeaten and untouched. When the Czech powerhouse toes the line in tomorrow’s second round of the World […]
Belgian classics star looks back at two unsuccessful years at the Dutch team Nick Nuyens will be leaving the Rabobank team at the end of the year, having spent two years at the orange, white and blue team. Things have […]
Classics star set to bolster Bjarne Riis’ team but is still waiting on Quick Step Nick Nuyens will announce his 2011 destination this weekend, but is almost certain to sign for Saxo Bank-Sungard, his agent Jef Van Den Bosch told […]
Belgian classics star looking to former team after “worst year” of his career at Rabobank After two unsuccessful seasons at Rabobank, Nick Nuyens is in negotiations with some new teams; he has had interest from Saxo Bank-Sungard, as well as […]
The International Cycling Union (UCI) will meet at its headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, Monday to discuss the possibility that some professionals are using motorised bikes. The idea that there are some professionals using bikes with battery-powered motors surfaced during the […]
Needs others to contend in Classics Belgian national champion Tom Boonen has called on his Quick Step team to strengthen its ranks next season, making it clear that he thinks that it needs to sign new riders in order to […]
Forced to abandon first race back from injury Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler was forced to abandon the Tour of California with knee problems yesterday after being involved in a crash just after the stage five start. The incident happened as […]
Quick Step rider Sylvain Chavanel was one of the most serious casualties of the spring classics, crashing into the back of a team car during Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Frenchman suffered a fractured skull in the incident, which has put a stop […]
Fatigued after a long and successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year. The […]
