Nys takes over from Stybar as dominator, wins Superprestige Hamme-Zogge
Belgian backs up confident pre-race comments as Stybar only manages sixth in the mud Torrential rainfalls had made the third round of the Superprestige series in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium, an extremely muddy affair. Sven Nys showed once again that in such […]
Team Saxo Bank’s Breschel nominated for Danish Athlete of the Year award
World championship runner-up against tennis player Wozniacki and swimmer Friis in contest Just over a month after he finished a superb second in the world road race championships, Matti Breschel has nominated as “Athlete of the Year” by the Danish […]
Belgacom and Jabra on board as sponsors of Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project?
Luxembourg newspaper claims two companies are amongst backers of the new team There has been a long silence about the backing behind the new Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project that will aim for Tour de France victory next season, with only […]
TVM returns as sponsor in the peloton
Dutch transportion insurer back after more than a decade TVM (Transport Verzekerings Maatschappij) returns as a backer of a professional cycling team, after almost 12 years away from the sport. TVM was the main sponsor of teams from 1986 to […]
De Knegt helps Wellens avoid missing doping control
Missing chaperones make mess in GP Dottenijs Rabobank’s cross racer Gerben de Knegt looks out for his fellow mud colleagues and prevented Bart Wellens from receiving a missed doping control on saturday. The chaperones, who usually grab the riders after […]
Bert Grabsch 2010: No wins but renewed contract with HTC
German had troublesome season, but team knows his value Bert Grabsch had his first winless season since 2006, but his contract with HTC Columbia was already renewed in the summer for the coming two seasons. Grabsch reflected on his less-than-ideal […]
Hobby races growing immensely, UCI announces amateur Worlds
Cycling body to build on increasing numbers of unlicensed racers Several high-profile hobby races have announced their registration openings for the 2011 events in the last couple of weeks and this year’s L’Etape du Tour offers two rides . The […]
Kenny gunning to beat Hoy and gain selection for London Olympics
British sprinter showed strong ability with Olympic and European champs success British sprinter Jason Kenny has made it clear that he is out to beat Chris Hoy in the run-up to the London Olympics, hoping that he, and not Hoy, […]
Popovych house raid could be part of wider US Postal Service investigation
Team RadioShack rider’s house searched, items confiscated by police Full details are yet to emerge, but today’s raid on the home of Team RadioShack rider Yaroslav Popovych may ultimately turn out to be linked to the ongoing investigation into alleged […]
Fuglsang says he might have to sacrifice Giro in order to best help Schlecks in the Tour
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project rider could aim for Vuelta instead Triple Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang has committed himself to riding for the Schleck brothers in next year’s Tour de France, but his allegiance stretches further than the month […]
