Contador to miss next Tuesday's Tour de France presentation
WADA says plasticizer test not yet verified, but could form part of evidence L’Equipe has announced that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will not be present at Tuesday’s announcement of the 2011 Tour de France route, with the Spaniard […]
Zdenek Stybar wins Kermiscross in Ardooie
World champion’s perfect season continues with fifth straight victory Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) won the Kermiscross in the village of Ardooie, just outside Roeselare in West Flanders. The World champion won a three-up sprint over Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and […]
Luxembourg Team announces three new sports directors
Luca Guercilena, Torsten Schmidt and Lars Michaelsen join Fränk and Andy Schleck’s as yet unnamed team With most of its roster of riders signed up for next season the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, the team built around brothers Fränk and […]
Ezequiel Mosquera to race three criteriums to close out season
Galician rider who tested positive for hydroxyethyl will continue to race until otherwise directed Vuelta a Espana runner-up, Ezequiel Mosquera, is apparently not too perturbed about his positive test for hydoxyethyl at the recently completed Tour of Spain. The rider, […]
Giro d'Italia 2011: Zoncolan encore
Monte Zoncolan climb to return to Giro d’Italia next year The Monte Zoncolan climb will feature again in the Giro d’Italia next year, following its success this season when Ivan Basso and Cadel Evans battled head-to-head. Italy’s Basso used the […]
Two teams interested in signing Davide Rebellin for 2011
Suspended rider set to make his return to professional cycling three months shy of fortieth birthday next April Italian Classics specialist, Davide Rebellin, is laying the groundwork for a return to professional cycling in 2011, following the end of a […]
Serge Pauwels Interview: Satisfied with year one with Team Sky
Season nearly done and dusted for Belgian rider Serge Pauwels is perhaps best known for being the Cervelo rider who dropped back from a two-man break to help out team leader Carlos Sastre on stage 15 of the 2009 Giro. […]
Wiggins motivated about making Tour of Lombardy debut
British Team Sky rider has got his focus back When he spoke of fatigue at the Tour de France and indicated that he had no plans to ride the world championships or the Commonwealth Games, it seemed likely that Bradley […]
Specialized sticks with Astana in 2011 even without Alberto Contador
US company will continue to provide bikes to Kazakh team even after departure of Tour champion The Astana team has announced that Specialized Bicycles will continue to provide the bikes to the team in 2011, even though Tour de France […]
Charly Wegelius joins UnitedHealthcare as the team steps up in 2011
British rider brings stage race experience as American team goes ProContinental The UnitedHealthcare team has added more European experience with the acquisition of British climber Charly Wegelius, as it looks to step up to Professional Continental level in 2011. The […]
