Cavendish has no problems with night time doping controls
Few riders support drastic measures thus far Mark Cavendish of the HTC-Columbia squad has indicated that he has no problems with night time doping controls. The British sprinter has repeatedly spoken out against doping and said in a recent interview […]
Team Type 1 moves up to Professional Continental Status
Diabetes team steps it up in 2011 Team Type 1, a team that has several riders with diabetes, has received confirmation that its application for the Professional Continental Status with the International Cycling Union (UCI) was accepted. The American outfit […]
Cancellara says Contador's signing was influential in leaving Saxo Bank
Swiss rider still hasn’t announced new team Fabian Cancellara left Saxo Bank and mentor Bjarne Riis after five years and all signs point to the Luxembourg Pro Cycling project as his next team. Cancellara notes that the signing of Alberto […]
Gustov returns to Saxo Bank – Sungard, former Italian junior TT champ Boaro also signed up
Two riders are latest additions to Danish team Team Saxo Bank-Sungard has signed up two more riders for 2011, handing one year deals to the valued Ukrainian all-rounder Volodimir Gustov and the talented Italian Manuele Boaro. Gustov previously raced with […]
HTC-High Road Director Brian Holm talks doping, then and now
Former Team Telekom rider talks of a clean environment for current riders, unlike in the 1990s Former Team Telekom rider, Brian Holm, came clean about doping as long ago as 2002, but in a recent interview with spn.dk, the current […]
Saxo Bank-Sungard signs former sportswriter of the year as communications manager
Anders Damgaard to deal with internal and external communications Bjarne Riis’ Saxo Bank-Sungard team has seen plenty of changes this year, with many rider leaving and others coming on board. A further addition is the journalist Anders Damgaard, Danish sportswriter […]
Pegasus Sports to be Professional Continental in 2011
Team fails in its bid to become first ever Australian team at the sport’s top table but is hopeful for the future With the announcement of the first four ProTeam licences today, four teams learned that their applications had been […]
Team Sky tried and failed to woo Fabian Cancellara, says Kurt Asle Arvesen
Luxembourg team now seems inevitable for Swiss star The uncertainty continues over the 2011 destination of World time trial champion and classics specialist Fabian Cancellara. His former teammate Kurt Asle Arvesen has confirmed to procycling.no that Team Sky has been […]
AFLD says WADA’s 2010 Tour de France report prepares for the future of anti-doping
French anti-doping agency makes overtures to UCI once more The Agence Francaise de Lutte Contre le Dopage (AFLD) has commented on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report into the drug testing at this year’s Tour de France. The French agency […]
Vacansoleil-DCM hopeful of ProTeam license
Dutch team asked that Ezequiel Mosquera not be counted in team’s sporting value With the International Cycling Union (UCI) releasing the names of the first teams to be awarded 2011 ProTeam licenses, the Vacansoleil-DCM team grows ever-more confident that its […]
