World Championships: Gilbert and Pozzato play at passing the pressure buck
Monaco neighbours insist that the other is favourite for the rainbow jersey Good friends off the bike, Belgian Philippe Gilbert and Italian Filippo Pozzato are engaging in a little light-hearted mind game to deflect pressure towards each other in the […]
World Championships: Lars Boom confident about Netherlands’ chances
Former cyclocross World champion thinks his team can do well Although he was forced to sit out Sunday’s Herald Sun World Cycling Classic in Ballarat, just outside Melbourne, the Netherlands’ Lars Boom is confident about the chances of his team […]
Mark Cavendish backtracks on World Championship chances
Manxman talking down his chances after seeing the course for himself Until now, Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish had been typically bullish about his chances in Sunday’s World Championships road race in Melbourne, Australia. The Manx Missile had declared that he […]
Bernaudeau believes phone call to save BBox team will come today
Cofidis poised to sign Voeckler if team folds The eternally-optimistic general manage of the BBox Bouygues Telecom team Jean-René Bernaudeau appears to be upbeat about the chances of a new backer being finalised today, saying that he is waiting for […]
Hushovd not happy with Landis’s participation in anti-doping conference
Argues deposed Tour winner is not qualified to speak Norwegian team leader Thor Hushovd is in Australia making his final preparations for the world road race championship on Sunday. Plenty of other professionals are there, but one rider who he […]
Chris Anker Sorensen describes the crucial Worlds finale
Two difficult hills punctuate the final run-in to rainbow glory in Geelong While many have described the Worlds course in Geelong as difficult, few have taken the time to really describe the route that the riders will face. In his […]
Omega Pharma's Hendrik Redant to Pegasus?
Redant would be second Omega DS to depart ahead of 2011 season QuickStep isn’t the only Belgian ProTour team that appears to be hemorrhaging directors. According to Wielerland.nl, Omega Pharma-Lotto DS, Hendrik Redant, looks set to join the Pegasus Sports […]
Rik Verbrugghe to move from QuickStep to BMC for 2011
Second year director sportif heading to ever improving Swiss team in 2011Successful Belgian racer Rik Verbrugghe retired in 2008 following a solid career on the road. The former winner of La Fleche Wallonne hung up his race wheels and moved […]
Team Movistar almost complete with rumoured Appollonio signing
Talented Italian rider has shown a recent run of strong form The Spanish team Movistar has almost filled all of its available shots, with the latest signing rumoured to be the talented Italian rider Davide Appollonio. Still just 21 years […]
Cavendish says he has chance in World Championships road race
Warns rivals to not count him out in Australia Mark Cavendish says that his form is coming along nicely ahead of the World Championships road race in Australia in one week’s time. He knows that winning will be hard and […]
