QuickStep's Patrick Lefevere still irritated about Stijn Devolder
Belgian manager has never tired complaining about underachieving Belgian champion The three year relationship between Stijn Devolder and Patrick Lefevere is thankfully coming to an end in the near future. The famed QuickStep manager has never been completely happy with […]
Vuelta a España: Peter Velits wins time trial to step onto the podium; Joaquim Rodriguez has a bad day
Slovakian shows that Cancellara is beatable as the race lead changes hands again Peter Velits (HTC-Columbia) won the seventeenth stage time trial of the Vuelta a España in Peñafiel in a time of 52’43” for the 46km course. The Slovakian […]
Luckless Laurens Ten Dam closes 2010 and looks to 2011
“2011 will be my year,” says Rabobank rider The unfortunate 2010 campaign of Laurens Ten Dam looks to be, in a way, almost thankfully over. The Dutch climbing talent admits that he barely managed “to go four weeks in a […]
Riis says Contador gives maximum, Schleck less
Saxo Bank’s team manager, Bjarne Riis critical of Andy Schleck following Vuelta party night Bjarne Riis praised Alberto Contador’s seriousness and readiness to win in an interview with Spain’s newspaper El País yesterday. Tour de France winner Contador will join […]
Betttini: An Italian team dedicated to Ballerini
Former World Champion and new Italian coach discusses his team selection for the Worlds Paolo Bettini will direct team Italy at its first World Championships since the death of Franco Ballerini in February. Yesterday, he announced the team he will […]
Vuelta a España: Carlos Sastre happy with himself but not with his team
Former Tour de France champion still unhappy with Cervélo TestTeam selection Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) has not been enjoying his best Grand Tour at this year’s Vuelta a España. Nevertheless after Monday’s stage to the Alto de Cotobello he has […]
Telefonica officially signs up for Team Movistar
Spanish telecommunications giant puts pen to paper on Vuelta rest day While it was confirmed a month ago that the Caisse d’Epargne team was to become Team Movistar from 2011, Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica officially put pen to paper with […]
RadioShack confirmed in revised Giro di Lombardia invitation list
Could mean reduced rider allocation per team to comply with UCI regulations The RadioShack team has been added to a revised list of teams invited to the Giro di Lombardia, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport; the American team was […]
Porte vows to fight for Tour of Britain victory
Australian third overall, holds points and sprints jerseys Named by Michael Albasini as the rider most likely to threaten his yellow jersey in the Tour of Britain, Richie Porte said that he is determined to fight on in the race. […]
Nicolas Roche interview: sitting fifth overall in the Vuelta a España
Irishman set for best-ever Grand Tour performance Yesterday was another excellent day for the Irishman Nicolas Roche, who moved from sixth back to fifth overall with an aggressive display to the summit finish of Alto de Cotobello. The Ag2r La […]
