Bettini nervous about Pozzato’s form heading towards world championships
Italian team leader has just one win this season, unable to add to that in Vuelta Italian national team selector Paolo Bettini has already named Filippo Pozzato as the leader of the world championships squad, but has admitted that he […]
Cancellara chases fourth rainbow jersey, confirms he’ll take part in the world road race championships
Swiss rider to target time trial and road race in Melbourne and Geelong After initially floating the possibility that he might not participate in the world championships, Fabian Cancellara has confirmed that he will indeed ride both the road race […]
Taylor Phinney signs pro deal with BMC Racing Team
US time trial champion signs contract with squad of Evans and Hincapie Top American talent Taylor Phinney has signed his first professional contract with the BMC Racing Team, choosing the squad over the RadioShack team with which he is currently […]
Mirco Lorenzetto to Astana for 2011
Italian gets one-year contract Mirco Lorenzetto moves from the Lampre to the Astana squad for 2011. The Italian received a one-year contract with the Kazakh team. The 29-year-old will start his eighth season as a professional next year. Lorenzetto won […]
Niels Albert injures knee, delays cyclocross season start
Belgian out for a month after costly training accident Niels Albert twisted his knee in a training accident last week and will have to delay his cyclocross season start by approximately a month. Albert will likely miss the opening races […]
Óscar Pereiro needs wrist surgery, after weeks of struggling with right hand
Spaniard starts retirement a lot worse than planned Óscar Pereiro will have a surgery on his right wrist this Friday in Vigo, Spain. The Astana rider was picturing himself winning a stage in the Vuelta a España, then retire after […]
Johan Bruyneel wishes Taylor Phinney all the best at BMC
Regrets that US talent won’t be part of RadioShack line-up, but has other choices for 2011 The Trek-Livestrong team is sort of the farm team for Johan Bruyneel’s RadioShack squad, so the latter should have first dips on any good […]
Rodríguez happy with long season but regrets missing Vuelta podium
Spaniard bound to do extra time trial shifts next year After 82 days of competition, Spaniard Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez puts an end to a long season, capped by fourth place in the Vuelta a España. He won five races for […]
Frank Vandenbroucke to be celebrated with 1.1-ranked memorial race
Very strong lineup for first running of the Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke on October 5th With the first anniversary of his death taking place on October 12th, the former top Belgian rider Frank Vandenbroucke will be remembered one week before that […]
No world championships for Vinokourov
Astana rider will target Asian games instead Although he showed great one day strength this year when he raced to success in Liége-Bastogne-Liege, Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov has decided not to fly to Australia for the world road race championships. The […]
