Exciting Superprestige cross final pits Stybar against Albert
Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points heading into the last round of the Superprestige cross series on Sunday in Vorselaar. Whoever finishes ahead of the other is secured the overall title. However, the regulation is not clear […]
Tour selection due in ‘early spring’, 22 teams to be invited
The selection of the teams for this year’s Tour de France is expected to be announced before the end of March and, according to Tour director Christian Prudhomme, will see an increased number of 22 teams invited to cycling’s top […]
2010 Tour of California: The Big Picture
Through a progression of daily video posts, the official route of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California was finally revealed. Now with the full details of all eight stages we can get a feel of how the race may develop. […]
UCI President McQuaid elected to IOC
International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Vancouver today. The decision was taken during the 122nd session of the IOC that took place alongside the XXI Winter Olympics. […]
Riccò and Rossi separate following Milan-Sanremo snub
Italian cycling couple Riccardo Riccò and Vania Rossi have gone their separate ways after the events of the past couple weeks. Rossi tested positive for the third generation form of EPO, CERA, at a control that was taken following the […]
Ratti tests positive for EPO
Eddy Ratti from the De Rosa-Stac Plastic team has tested positive for recombinant EPO in a surprise doping control carried out by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The Italian was tested on January 21st near his home in Codogno, Italy. […]
2010 Tour of California video presentation for stages 7 and 8
Stage 7: Los Angeles Individual Time Trial The Amgen Tour of California descends on the City of Angels in Stage 7 with the 21-mile individual time trial. Los Angeles plays host to a course that is filled with several of […]
Wiggins leaves Qatar satisfied
Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins is pleased with his performance during the six stage Tour of Qatar. With an eight second winning margin over Garmin-Transitions in the opening stage 1 team time trial, this was his first victory in 2010. Until […]
Burghardt makes BMC team happy in Qatar
The American BMC racing team had a good opening to the season, with Marcus Burghardt ending the week-long race in fifth place overall. A strong team effort protected Burghardt’s high ranking. Up-and-coming John Murphy finished tenth in the bunch sprint. […]
Cervélo all smiles after successful Tour of Qatar
The Cervélo TestTeam was quite happy with its Tour of Qatar. After six stages, the team around sports director Jens Zemke won the teams classification and team member Heinrich Haussler took the points jersey. The only regret was the controversial […]