Andy Schleck: “My relationship with Bjarne Riis is not the same”
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 […]
Victoria Pendleton talks about high pressures of competition
British sprinter stressed in build-up to London Olympics She’s one of the most successful female cyclists currently competing, but Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton has spoken in vivid terms about her dislike of competition. “Jason Queally, whose gold in Sydney inspired […]
Novitzky, US Postal Service investigation officials reported as being in France
AFLD pledges to hand over ‘everything’ to aid ongoing federal investigation An unnamed official with the French AFLD anti-doping agency has said that US investigators are in France, and that the agency is prepared to hand over everything necessary in […]
Castelli announces partnership with Garmin-Cervelo and Slipstream Sports
Innovative Italian cycling company pairs with like-minded American team Fonzaso, Italy based clothing company, Castelli, has announced a three-year deal with Slipstream Sports as the official clothing sponsor of not only the Garmin-Cervelo men’s team, but also its women’s, U23, […]
Xacobeo Galicia team reported as not paying salaries since August
Riders and staff only partly protected by UCI deposit Already beset by the ongoing doping cases concerning David Garcia and Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera plus the news that the team will stop at the end of the year, […]
Malcolm Elliott ready for new role as manager of Motorpoint Continental team
Former top pro winding down racing career at 49 years of age Former Tour of Spain stage winner and points jersey victor Malcolm Elliott has spoken about his upcoming role as manager of the British Motorpoint team, saying that he […]
Marco Marzano psyched by thoughts of strong Giro ride
Italian climber preparing for seventh season with the Lampre-Farnese Vini team Lampre-Farnese Vini climber Marco Marzano has said that he is targeting the 19th stage of next year’s Giro d’Italia, using the thoughts of that rendezvous to motivate himself during […]
Iljo Keisse: “It’s good to be an active Quick Step rider again”
Belgian track star will ride with the team until the end of the year, and hopes to sign for longer after ban is overturned Having been given the good news that he is cleared to race in this month’s Six-days […]
HTC-Highroad announces Tour Down Under team
Team aims to retain the overall race as Mark Cavendish chases stage wins On the back of the news that Mark Cavendish is to ride January’s Santos Tour Down Under, HTC-Highroad has announced the rest of the team that will […]
Cavendish to take on rivals Greipel and Farrar in Tour Down Under
Manx rider will lead HTC-Highroad team in Australian WorldTour event Mark Cavendish will have an early rendezvous with his likely rivals for the green jersey in the Tour de France when he makes his Santos Tour Down Under debut in […]
