Water stops Six Day racers in Bremen
The German Six Day events continued to be plagued by problems. The Munich Six Days were canceled a few days ago, leaving only Berlin and Bremen in Germany. The Bremen Six Days are underway, but the racers were stopped in […]
First race, first win for Sky
Team Sky had an immaculate start to its existence with a double victory in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday. Greg Henderson narrowly beat teammate Chris Sutton. The two were ahead of André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha). […]
TweetStrong: Armstrong tops previous 'Twitter' rides in Oz
Team RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong announced another impromptu Twitter ride on Saturday with more than 5,000 cyclists turning out for the event. The seven-time Tour de France winner has organized similar events in Dublin, Glasgow and Los Angeles, and was floored […]
Astarloa retires quietly
Igor Astarloa is retiring after ten years as a professional, unable to find a new team for the 2010 season. The 2003 World Champion fell afoul with the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) blood passport program in May of 2009. He […]
Armstrong clarifies Hawaii Ironman plans
Depending on when he finishes his professional cycling career, Lance Armstrong has said that he will compete in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii in either 2011 or 2012. “I will be in Kona (the Ironman start and finish […]
Points jersey in Giro changes color
The jerseys for the 2010 Giro were presented in Firenze and the former maglia ciclamino to show the leader in the points classification will now be red. The leader’s jersey (pink), the young rider’s jersey (white) and the mountain’s jersey […]
Française des Jeux' Duval fired after positive B sample
Aurélien Duval’s contract with the French Française des Jeux team was prematurely ended after his B-sample confirmed the positive reading of norfenfluramine, Wielerflits reports. Duval was tested on October 1, during the Circuit Franco Belge. The French federation (FFC) will […]
Kopp signs with Kuota-Indeland
David Kopp has signed with German Continental team Kuota-Indeland, according to Cyclismag. The German was suspended for doping until the beginning of this year and is now eligible to race again. Kopp started his career with Team Telekom, where he […]
Evans arrives as split BMC prepares season
Cadel Evans was the last member of the BMC team to arrive in Adelaide for the start of the Tour Down Under, which officially kicks off on Sunday with the Cancer Council Helpline Classic (not counting towards the overall). The […]
Tour Down Under: Saxo Bank fired up for strong performance
Saxo Bank directeur sportif Brad McGee has said that his team is motivated to perform well in the Tour Down Under, which begins next week. Jens Voigt, Stuart O’Grady, Juan José Haedo, Kasper Klostergård, Baden Cooke, Frank Hoj and Anders […]