Belgian Coach Carlo Bomans has harsh words for Dominique Cornu
Bomans taking a hard look at Cornu following 35th place finish at World TT Championships It appears the honeymoon is over for Dominique Cornu, at least when it comes to his status within the Belgian National Team. Belgian National Coach […]
Riccardo Riccò clarifies: “Pills were nothing to do with doping”
Italian denies being part of any doping ring Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil) has issued a statement in reaction to stories in the media that his house was raided this week and possible doping products seized. As VeloNation reported yesterday, the Italian […]
Cadel Evans pledges to fight to the end to honour Aldo Sassi
Italian coach believes he has necessary fitness to win, but course might be too easy Defending world champion Cadel Evans has said that this year’s course doesn’t suit him as well as last year’s circuit in Mendrisio, but will do […]
World Championships: Women’s Road Race preview
Who will take the women’s rainbow jersey? The women will complete eight laps of the 15.8km Geelong circuit, making a total of 127.2km. Each lap takes in two climbs, the Ridge and Aphrasia Street, which are short but should be […]
Alberto Contador insists he’s had no transfusions, offers to hand over past samples for retesting
Spaniard takes important step to boost his credibility Triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has insisted that he is not guilty of doping, and has said that he is willing to have his past samples retested at any point […]
Chris White interview: Pegasus Racing – building Australia’s first ProTour team
Today is deadline for ProTour licence applications It’s an important time for Chris White and the others working at the Pegasus Racing company, with the worlds taking place in Australia and their application for a UCI ProTour licence due to […]
World Championships: Greg Van Avermaet has “clicked” with Philippe Gilbert
Belgian sprinter will be totally behind his team captain on Sunday Belgian Philippe Gilbert is almost universally regarded as the outstanding favourite for the elite men’s World title on Sunday; he now has a valuable and apparently committed ally in […]
New harmony with race organisers sees UCI replace ProTour with World Tour series
Top 18 teams will have automatic right of participation The Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta a España and the other races organised by those organisers will join with the UCI’s previous ProTour events in 2011, awarding the […]
Voeckler to sign for Cofidis if BBox Bouygues Telecom stops
Final deadline for French champion’s decision is at 18.00 today French champion and Tour de France stage winner Thomas Voeckler has finally made the decision to sign for the Cofidis team, if, as expected, the BBox Bouygues Telecom can’t confirm […]
World championships: Michael Matthews wins ahead of Degenkolb and Phinney/Boivin in under 23 road race
Superb sprint seals gold on home soil Australian talent Michael Matthews drove the home crowd crazy with delight when he scooped the under 23 world road race championship today, winning a big group sprint of 45 riders. The 20 year […]
