Tour of California appeals for volunteers
Race organiser AEG Sports is looking for more than 4,500 volunteers to help out with the running of this year’s Amgen Tour of California. The majority will be to serve as volunteer course marshals, to provide support to the 75 […]
RadioShack team announces Tour de France long list
With the Tour de France more than five months away, RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has announced a list of 14 names for the race, according to bicicilismo.com. The long list will be cut down to a final team of nine […]
Schumacher likely to fight on via further court action
Having lost his CAS appeal against a two year ban from cycling, German rider Stefan Schumacher has indicated that he is likely to fight on by taking a case in the Swiss civil court system. “I am a fighter,” he […]
RadioShack may miss Giro d’Italia; in talks with organisers
Last year Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner all took part in the Giro d’Italia, but this time round it is possible that their team could miss out on the race entirely. The move of the Amgen Tour of […]
ISD-Neri heads field in Tour de Langkawi
With six more teams likely to be confirmed soon, the ISD Neri team has been announced as leading the charge for the 15th edition of theTour de Langkawi. As things stand at this point in time, the Pro Continental squad […]
Contador’s Tour wheels saga rolls on; Spanish writer contradicts recent claims
More details have emerged about the claim that Alberto Contador paid for his own wheels during the Tour de France, with Marca writer Josu Garai contradicting recent statements by Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel on the matter. According to Garai, […]
Passage du Gois returns on opening stage of 2011 Tour de France
Twelve years after a mass pile-up effectively destroyed Alex Zuelle’s chances in the 1999 Tour de France, the race will return to the Passage du Gois for the first stage of the 2011 edition. Provided it is not neutralised, the […]
Spitz forced to delay season start after surgery
Mountain biker Sabine Spitz has to delay her season start after a groin surgery had become inevitable in December. The German hopes to start mild training again in mid-February. The winter went quite differently for Spitz compared to previous years. […]
Dessel hopes for goods in even year
Cyril Dessel has fond memories of the Tour de France, where he wore yellow in 2006 and won a stage with a classy sprint out of a breakaway in 2008. After a lackluster 2009, Dessel hopes to get back to […]
AG2R La Mondiale presentation
The French AG2R team had its team presentation, five days before the traditional French racing scene opening at the Grand Prix d’Ouverture La Marseillaise. The team wants to establish its place in the peloton and have at least as much […]
