Cavendish forced to delay start, Renshaw likely out until March
HTC-Columbia leader Mark Cavendish has been forced to delay his season start in 2010 due to an ongoing dental problem. Initially the sprint king intended to take part in the inaugural Tour of Oman from February 14 to 19, as well […]
McQuaid endorses Tour Down Under, rules out location change
UCI President Pat McQuaid has poured cold water on talk that the Tour Down Under could move to Melbourne or its state Victoria, saying that the race should remain in South Australia. Recent rumours suggested that a bid could be […]
Caisse d’Epargne team searching for new sponsor
The Caisse d’Epargne team joins a list of ProTour squads looking for a new sponsor, following official confirmation that the main backer, a French bank, will not renew the contract which is due to end this season. According to Pérol […]
Third stage win for race leader Greipel, Armstrong attacks
Reinforcing his overall lead with yet another superb sprint, André Greipel outpaced Robbie McEwen (Katusha), Graeme Brown (Rabobank), Gert Steegmans (Team RadioShack) and the rest of the main bunch on the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under. The HTC […]
Lance Armstrong: 'If I were Alberto Contador I wouldn’t be afraid'
One year on since the beginning of his second comeback, Lance Armstrong is as confident as ever about his chances in this year’s Tour de France. Nevertheless, despite the previous war of words, the American was complimentary about his biggest […]
Nibali takes stage and lead in San Luis, Pozzato shows form
Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) won stage four’s 19.8 kilometer time trail in the Tour de San Luis today, which also proved enough to take away overall race lead from 22-year-old Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto-Fuji). The day wasn’t all bad for the […]
Cañada retires without contract after beating skin cancer
Spanish rider David Cañada announced today that he would retire from professional cycling after an unsuccessful search for a new team. The 34-year-old had a career that spanned over 14 years and rode for some of the biggest teams in […]
Paris-Nice 2010 route announced: 'suits Alberto Contador' says Gallopin
The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced the route of this year’s Paris-Nice race, set to run between March 7th and 14th. The course – made up of a prologue and seven stages – will cover 1285.5km between Montfort-l’Amaury just […]
Moreno adjusts to his new Omega Pharma-Lotto team
In the off-season Spaniard Daniel Moreno made a switch to the Omega Pharma-Lotto team, brought on board as a key lieutenant for now World Champion Cadel Evans during the Tour de France. With the Australian’s surprise move to the American BMC […]
2010 Flanders presented, Devolder disappointed
The route of the 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) was presented in Gent, Belgium yesterday. This year’s race will cover 262km, climbing 15 hills, between Brugge (Bruges) and Meerbeke. As is usual the opening kilometres differ from last […]
