Dimitri Champion out for two months with foot injury
Surgery scheduled for early September AG2R-La Mondiale rider Dimitri Champion will be out of competition in September following surgery on his right foot. The 2009 French champion just completed the Tour de France this past Sunday, opting to ride with […]
Tour de France: RadioShack's Johan Bruyneel apologizes for insulting comments made following "Jerseygate"
Says he understands the decision made by race officials RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has issued a public apology for the way he handled the “Jerseygate” incident that occurred on the final day of the Tour de France. The team had […]
Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam to return at San Sebastian
29 year old climber fully recovered following horrific crash at the Tour de Suisse 2010 has been a year of hardship and misfortunate for Rabobank’s Laurens Ten Dam. The season got off to a terrible start in February when the […]
Cervelo's Heinrich Haussler back on the bike following surgery
The new Australian is starting slow, but still hopes to “do a few beautiful races before the year is over.” Following a breakout 2009 success, expectations were sky high for Cervelo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler in 2010. After a strong start […]
Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere reflects on better than expected Tour de France
Belgian team boss looks back on a successful Tour After losing star rider Tom Boonen to a persistent knee injury just day’s before the race started could have spelled the end of Quick Step’s Tour de France. With the first […]
Tour de France 2010: An Alternative View, Part 2
The second instalment of the “true” story behind the events of this year’s race 197 riders, 3642km, hills, cobbles, mountains and time trials. VeloNation takes a sideways, stage-by-stage look at what really happened in this year’s Tour de France. Haven’t […]
Frank Schleck believes his absence from Tour de France made a difference
Says team would have beaten Contador otherwise, won’t talk about 2011 plans Team Saxo Bank rider Frank Schleck missed out on his plan of racing to Paris, but he turned up nonetheless in the French capital to congratulate his brother […]
Biological Passport: Lobato gets two year ban for doping violation
Spanish rider latest to be sanctioned Over a year after he was first named by the UCI as having a suspect biological passport profile, Ruben Lobato has been handed a two year ban by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC). The […]
France 2 satisfied wtih daily Tour de France audience of 3.6 million
The France 2 television channel has expressed its satisfaction with the audience figures from this year’s Tour de France, reporting that on average 3.6 million people watched the race on its channel each afternoon. Almost 15 million people watched at […]
Vacansoleil looking to sign a Top 10 contender for the 2011 Tour de France
Team looking to be competitive from the Classics to the Grand Tours Life as a Professional Continental team from the Netherlands hasn’t been particularly fruitful in 2010. Both Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil have missed out on critical wild card invites throughout […]
