Emma Pooley Interview: world champion, world class
British road race champion talks about her superb season and her plans for 2011 It has been a phenomenal season for the British rider Emma Pooley, who picked up wins in twelve races. It wasn’t so much the quantity but […]
A hilly 2011 Giro d'Italia route announced – sprinters still have their days
Seven mountain top finishes, seven sprint finishes and three time trials The route for the 2011 Giro d’Italia (May 7 – 29, 2011) was announced in Torino today and with seven mountain top finishes, the climbers won’t have much to […]
Contador defended by Pereiro, won’t race Oviedo criterium after all
2006 Tour winner believes in Contador, criticizes UCI Contrary to earlier reports, Alberto Contador will not race in the second edition of the Criterium Ciudad de Oviedo on October 30. Contador’s press agent released a statement Friday night, saying that […]
World Champion Zdenek Stybar dreams of Flanders and Roubaix
Cyclocross star wants to race the Spring Classics Through six races of the cyclocross season, 24 year old World Champion, Zdenek Stybar, is unbeaten and untouched. When the Czech powerhouse toes the line in tomorrow’s second round of the World […]
Nygaard aiming to make history by putting both Schlecks on the Tour de France podium
New Luxembourg team setting sights high There have been several well known brothers in cycling, such as Louison and Jean Bobet, Miguel and Prudencio Indurain, Stephen and Laurence Roche and, currently, Sylvain and Sebastien Chavanel plus Brice and Romain Feillu. […]
Tom Boonen to start 2011 season at the Tour Down Under
Healthy 2009 Belgian champion looking to get back to racing as soon as possible Tom Boonen, who is clearly the winningest racer in the history of the Tour of Qatar, will eschew taking part in a race that has more […]
Nicolas Roche aiming for time trial improvement
Irishman knows what he needs to do to step up a level Fifteenth in the Tour de France and seventh in the Vuelta a España, Nicolas Roche knows that a key element to him improving his general classification chances is […]
Sieberg becomes 14th and final signing for Omega-Pharma Lotto
German rider will be part of Andre Greipel’s support team on the Belgian squad The Omega Pharma-Lotto team has announced its final signing for 2011, bringing the total of new acquisitions to a staggering 14 riders. HTC Columbia rider Marcel […]
Becker and Swart sign for HTC Highroad, adding strength to women’s team
German and South African riders look set for successful 2011 Cervélo Test Team rider Charlotte Becker will not be following Emma Pooley and many of her colleagues to the new Garmin-Cervélo setup, but rather will compete with rival squad HTC […]
Cavendish wants to finally win green jersey in Tour de France
Likes the rule change for 2011 Mark Cavendish has won an amazing 15 stages in three Tours de France, but has yet to receive the ultimate sprinter’s award, the green jersey. He came in second in both 2009 and 2010. […]
