Brandle says Footon-Servetto is aiming high in Malaysia
Footon-Servetto rider Matthias Brandle has said that the Spanish team is determined to leave its mark on this year’s Tour de Langkawi, and would target both the flat stages and the overall classification in the race. Thus far, their sprinter […]
Ferrari sprints to Giro del Friuli win
Roberto Ferrari (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) had his second win in four days today at the Giro del Friuli. He beat compatriots Jacobo Guarnieri (Liquigas) and Enrico Rossi (Ceramic Flaminia) in the 189 kilometer event from from Brugnera to Sacile. The […]
Grabovskyy wants to grab his second chance
Former world under 23 champion Dmytro Grabovskyy took his first international placing of note in quite some time when he galloped to third place on today’s third stage of the Tour de Langkawi. The Ukrainian ISD-Neri rider finished behind double […]
Anti-doping figure Gripper leaves UCI post
Director General of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Jean-Pierre Strebel has announced the departure of UCI’s Anti-doping Service Manager Anne Gripper. Gripper led several extremely important initiatives within the UCI, including the implementation of the programme “100% against doping” and […]
Bruyneel: 'Contador is favourite but Armstrong will be better'
On the eve of the Tour of Murcia, Johan Bruyneel once again named his former rider Alberto Contador as the big favourite for the Tour de France this summer. But the RadioShack team manager maintains that Lance Armstrong will be […]
Murcia organizer responds to UCI on Italian team situation
Tour of Murcia organizer Paco Guzmán made some remarks regarding the absence of Italian teams that have been reverberating through the press. Yesterday Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, lashed out at the organizer on his comments. Guzmán […]
Two year ban for Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker has been banned from competition for two years by the Monaco Cycling Federation, where he holds his license, according to De Telegraaf. He has been provisionally suspended since July of last year when a urine sample from December […]
Matthews wins again in Tour de Langkawi, Erler maintains race lead
It’s been an excellent week thus far for Australian rider Michael Matthews, given that he has clocked up the first two professional victories of his career in the past three days. The 19 year old Team Jayco-Skins rider blitzed the […]
Austrian blood doping lab names names
Humanplasma, the Vienna laboratory linked to the massive Austrian blood doping ring hit back at claims that it was at the centre of the network, according to AFP. Instead, for the first time, it has named several well-known Austrian coaches. […]
Armstrong's 2010 Euro debut in Murcia
Lance Armstrong will do his first race in Europe in Spain today. The Texan lines up at the 30th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista Murcia, which runs from March 3 to March 7. Armstrong wasn’t quite pleased to leave his […]
