No vacation for Dekker, already preparing season for Rabobank
Happy to have Bos back in line-up Erik Dekker is the director for the Rabobank team, and already has his hands full with preparations for the upcoming season. Team building events and the team presentation need to be organized. The […]
Record licence numbers are a welcome boost to French cycling
Most growth is in wide tyre sectors of the sport Bringing some good news in a month where the country learned that it would have just one ProTeam in 2011, the French cycling federation (FFC) has announced a record growth […]
Dennis, Avery and Lapthorne sign with Pegasus Sports
Three additions to Australian Pro Continental team The as-yet unnamed team run by Pegasus Sports has confirmed that it has signed three more promising riders, with the additions all coming from the southern hemisphere. The trio are the Australians Rohan […]
US rider Chuck Coyle handed two year ban by USADA for EPO and IGF-1 use
Second masters rider sanctioned today, is disqualified from all results since June 2007 Following today’s earlier announcement by USADA that US Master’s rider Neal Schubel has been handed a two year ban for buying and using EPO, a second competitor […]
Philippe Gilbert wins third consecutive Kristallen Fiets award
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 […]
Dan Fleeman interview: Team Raleigh leader reflects on 2010 and looks ahead
Double national hillclimb champion plans to structure things differently in 2011 Dan Fleeman of the British Continental squad Raleigh first came to prominence in 2004 with a win in the British Under 23 road race championships; that performance came little […]
Bridie O’Donnell heads list of new arrivals at Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
2010 Oceania champion stays in Italy after folding of Team Valdarno Bridie O’Donnell heads the list of new signings to arrive at the Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi Team for 2011. The 2010 Oceania champion, and former Australian time trial champion, spent […]
Knee problems persist for Zdenek Stybar
“I can hardly bend my leg,” admits World cyclocross champion The knee problems that have been plaguing World cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) for the past two weeks appear to be getting no better. The Czech rider admitted via the […]
BMC's Greg Van Avermaet hopes to focus more on the Ardennes in 2011
25 year old Belgian admits that the racing required in the cobbled classics isn’t for him New BMC signing, Greg Van Avermaet, has, for better or worse, always been considered a sprinter and cobbled classics hope. In a recent conversation […]
Fabian Cancellara still won't let on to 2011 team, announces deal with new management firm
Four-time World Champion making some big changes going into next season Four-time World Time Trial champion, Fabian Cancellara, has had a busy off-season complete with flying lessons. The rider, who has earlier this fall, confessed a desire to focus his […]
