Team Movistar manager excited by race’s return to the Basque country Eusebio Unzué, the manager of Team Movistar (formerly Caisse d’Epargne), is impressed with the 2011 Vuelta a España route, which was unveiled in Alicante, Spain today. Like many, he […]
Carlos Sastre, Samuel Sanchez and Igor Antón welcome more mountain finishes and fewer time trials Some of the top Spanish riders have reacted positively to the newly presented 2011 Vuelta a España route, acknowledging that it offers plenty of opportunities […]
Tour de France director keen to avoid another Landis-style case Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has called for the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) to come to a swift verdict in […]
Exciting route announced for Spanish Grand Tour Following on from rumours that the featured Angliru climb, one of the toughest in cycling, will return to the Vuelta a España in 2011, today’s route launch in Alicante has brought confirmation of […]
Vuelta runner-up continues to live under the shadow of Hydroxyethyl starch positive Ezequiel Mosquera was presented to the Dutch media as a new member of the Vacxansoleil-DCM ProTeam in Rotterdam today, but the Spanish rider still awaits the verdict on […]
“A Tour without Contador is like Roland Garros without Nadal or Furmiula 1 without Alonso,” says Olympic champion After taking fourth place in this year’s Tour de France, only losing his podium place in the penultimate day’s time trial, Samuel […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Could become only the third cyclist in history to net coveted award Mark Cavedish (HTC-Columbia) has been named in a shortlist of ten sports stars to be nominated for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Should he win […]
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 […]
Diario de León claims to have exclusive race route and pre-empts official presentation The official presentation of the 2011 Vuelta a España will be made by race organiser Unipublic on January 12th. The course will be presented in the Costa […]
Rider still speaks with his former mentor but relations have cooled Having spent his entire career with Bjarne Riis team, first CSC and then Saxo Bank, Andy Schleck’s relationship with his long-time mentor has cooled considerably. The Luxembourg rider has […]
Spanish media had claimed Vuelta runner-up’s samples shows no signs of EPO use The World Anti Doping Agency has contradicted reports which appeared yesterday in the Spanish media, appearing to suggest that it had cleared the Vuelta a España runner-up […]
Javier Guillén confirms that there is uncertainty over new “World Tour” Despite the insistence of International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid that the new rules for team participation in the sport’s big races will be adhered to, the heads […]
Italian ProContinental team has qualified for all three Grand Tours by 2008 agreement, but manager is not sure it will happen Michele Scarponi’s second place in Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia saw the Androni Giocattoli team finish the season in 17th […]
