Nicole Cooke reflects on Commonwealth fifth place
Second medal near-miss in eight days represents a good end to a quiet year for the Olympic champion For Nicole Cooke, fifth in Sunday’s Commonwealth Games road race was her second near miss in just over a week, after her […]
Skil-Shimano and Steve Houanard officially terminate contract
Dutch team officially opens the way for French rider to join AG2R-La Mondiale The Skil-Shimano team has officially announced the termination of its contract with rider Steve Houanard. The Frenchman had originally signed on for another year with the Dutch […]
Russell Downing: Team Sky’s quiet success story looks back at 2010
Yorkshire rider finally got his chance to hit the big time, and took it Russell Downing was consistently one of Britain’s top performing domestic riders for many years. Performances in the Tours of Britain and Ireland while riding for Continental […]
Max Sciandri joins BMC Racing as assistant director
Former rider to bring British Cycling under-23 academy experience to coach team’s younger riders As part of its expansion in a bid to gain ProTeam status for 2011, the BMC Racing Team has hired Max Sciandri as an assistant director. […]
Boonen ends his season today in Putte-Kapellen
Belgian happy with progress after injury-plagued season Quick Step team leader Tom Bonnen is bringing the curtain down on his 2010 season, ending his racing today in the Putte-Kapellen event. “I’m giving up on the Tour of Piedmont and the […]
Contador decision due soon, rider threatens to quit cycling whatever the outcome
WADA says it will closely monitor decisions made Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has threatened to quit cycling, even if he is cleared of doping charges by cycling’s world governing body. “I am so disillusioned that I am thinking […]
Setback for Garmin-Cervélo women’s team as Van Kessel goes to Pegasus Racing
Unexpected move complicates things for US ProTour squad Jonathan Vaughters’ plans to also field a top-flight women’s team next year has suffered a complication with the news that Egon van Kessel has decided not to travel across to Garmin-Cervélo, as […]
Evans gunning for chance to win Tour of Lombardy
Australian sacrificed chances last year to help Gilbert Now back in a standard BMC Racing Team jersey and adapting to life without the rainbow bands across his chest, Cadel Evans has another big goal in sight: becoming the first-ever Australian […]
Adam Blythe wins Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen
Young British sprinter continues winning streak to close the Belgian road season Adam Blythe (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen as the 183km race finished in a bunch sprint. The British rider, who recently turned 21, managed to hold on to […]
Tour de France race doctor Porte takes legal action against ASO over breach of contract
Has worked for a total of 39 years on ASO’s races Longtime Tour de France race doctor Gerard Porte has taken race organisers ASO and the medical service company Mutuaide to a tribunal over what he says is a breach […]
