Danish prodigy will never forget his first Tour de France Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) had a highly successful 2010 season; the 25-year-old Dane successfully defended his Tour of Denmark title, taking it for a third successive year, and finished on […]
Proposed five-time increase to be capped at 15% per year Many smaller French races will be celebrating a happier Christmas this year having received the news that the cost of policing will no longer be rising by more than five […]
Excited about the team launch on January 6 Andy Schleck enjoys the current period of the season, finally having time to see friends and take a break from traveling. He used the time to talk to Luxembourg paper Le Quotidien […]
Danish champion working towards the big race in his nation’s capital Nicki Sørensen is one of Saxo Bank-SunGard’s senior riders, having ridden for the Danish team for ten years of his twelve-year career. The 35-year-old Danish champion is looking forward […]
Embattled Tour champion faces further accusations Alberto Contador (Astana) has denied any link to a Madrid coach, and president of the regional Madrid Cycling Federation, who is currently on trial for supplying and facilitating performance enhancing drugs, according to Biciciclismo. […]
Rabobank Spaniard knows his schedule and hopes to go better than winless 2010 Rabobank’s Juan Manuel Garate will be starting his twelfth season as a professional in 2011, so it’s no surprise that he knows exactly how to go about […]
Seven-time winner’s comeback fuelled interest and investment on the race Although he was unable to add to his tally of seven victories, Lance Armstrong’s presence in the 2009 Tour de France was a financial success for race organiser Amaury Sports […]
Olympic champion would love to win the race but concedes that few are capable Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) just completed one of the best seasons of his career. Despite being relatively low on victories, the Olympic champion finished a career-best fourth […]
UCI President sees future growth of cycling outside traditional European base Pat McQuaid, the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), sees the future of cycling as a global one, even at the expense of its traditional heartland, he told […]
New OmegaPharma-Lotto signing recognises he may have less freedom than at Liquigas After four years at Liquigas-Doimo Belgian Frederik Willems is coming home after signing for OmegaPharma-Lotto. In an interview with the La Derneiere Heure, the 31-year-old spoke of his […]
Spaniard wants to ride all three Grand Tours in 2011 Saxo-Bank SunGard director Bjarne Riis has once again declared his support for Alberto Contador, saying that he believes in the Spaniard and that even if he is handed a ban […]
Former underdogs have had the upper hand recently with riders like Philippe Gilbert and Jurgen Van Den Broeck OmegaPharma-Lotto’s general manager has greeted the news of the deal struck by Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere with a Czech billionaire and […]
Politicians being lobbied in order to safeguard future of key events Observing what he believes is a very serious threat to the future of French races, the French Cycling Federation (FFC) president David Lappartient has written to the country’s interior […]
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 […]
Sky’s Brit will skip Giro and train at altitude Brad Wiggins will approach next year’s Tour de France riding high. He explained that he will skip racing the Giro d’Italia and train at altitude with his Sky team. “We’ve changed […]
Says relations with Astana are very bad and he hasn’t been paid in months Spanish rider Alberto Contador has once again proclaimed his innocence, saying that he has been a regularly tested rider throughout his career, and that he has […]
Norwegian realises American team-mate has a better chance of beating Mark Cavendish World road race champion Thor Hushovd has decided his programme for the season, and has undertaken to ride the Tour de France in support of Garmin-Cervélo team-mate Tyler […]
WADA considering appealing decision to clear German table tennis player Alberto Contador has had two potential setbacks to his hopes of escaping sanction in relation to his positive test for Clenbuterol. The first was the news that the World Anti-Doping […]
