Saxo Bank – Sungard adds Hoffman, Guidi, Mauduit and Gates to directeur sportif line-up
Riis signs four to support and guide team’s riders With plans well underway for the 2011 season, the Saxo Bank Sungard team has announced the names of those who will guide the riders next year. Existing sports directors Brad McGee […]
Decision in Pellizotti passport case expected today
Tour de France mountain star in court and facing two year doping ban The Italian anti-doping tribunal (TNA) will decided Franco Pellizotti’s future today in Rome. The Italian faces a likely two-year suspension for adverse biological passport readings leading up […]
Alexandr Kolobnev to aim for Tour de France success
Flat nature of world championship course make gold medal campaign far more difficult Team Katusha’s Alexandr Kolobnev has said that he is interested in aiming for next year’s Tour de France, riding the race for the second time in his […]
UCI to push for four year bans for first serious doping violation
McQuaid wants tougher penalties In the wake of some recent high profile cases, the UCI has confirmed that it is recommending doubling the length of bans for a serious doping offences. Riders transfusing blood or using substances such as EPO, […]
Team Katusha celebrates Joaquim Rodriguez as World number 1
2010 achievement celebrated at 2011 team’s first get together The Katusha team gave a party for star rider Joaquim Rodriguez, the winner of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. At the team’s first gathering in advance of the 2011 […]
Christian Meier interview: leaving Garmin, fresh beginnings with UnitedHealthcare
Canadian rider looking forward to new challenges Christian Meier was one of the unlucky ones who were cut loose by Garmin as a result of the Cervelo merger, but he’s not too concerned. He’s just netted himself a nice new […]
Gianni Savio: “I’m not sure Androni Giocattoli will get invitations to the Tour and Vuelta”
Italian ProContinental team has qualified for all three Grand Tours by 2008 agreement, but manager is not sure it will happen Michele Scarponi’s second place in Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia saw the Androni Giocattoli team finish the season in 17th […]
McQuaid reaffirms that UCI’s rules of participation will apply to Grand Tours
Dismisses Christian Pruhomme’s uncertainty about adopting ruling UCI president Pat McQuaid has insisted that the recently-announced rules for participation for ProTour and Historic Calendar races will apply in 2011, despite the reservations expressed by the organisers of the Tour de […]
CAS rules that Alexandre Vinokourov does not owe UCI a year’s salary
“Commitment for a New Cycling” was not legally binding says highest sports court The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has ruled that Alexandre Vinokourov does not owe the International Cycling Union (UCI) a year’s salary, amounting to €1.2 million, […]
Bob Stapleton: HTC-High Road team open for discussion on co-sponsor slot
Cutting-edge technology at the core of the American team For the past two years, the California-based HTC-High Road team has taken home more wins than any other cycling team in the world. Much of what they have accomplished comes down […]
