Nys wins his own race again
For the ninth time Sven Nys has won the Sven Nys Grand Prix, held in his hometown of Baal. This was also the sixth leg in the Gazet van Antwerp Trophy, in which Nys now also leads. The podium was […]
Brown wins first race of the year
Graeme Brown won the first race of 2010 when he took the opening stage of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong, Australia, ahead of Matthew Goss and Robbie McEwen. The race was a 50min criterium on a two-kilometer course. […]
Contador discusses Astana changes and 2010 preparation
Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has already begun his preparation for the defence of his 2009 Tour crown. He begins the new year without the chaos of an unstable team situation, and is now able to focus completely […]
Pinotti Interview: Will target Giro and Worlds in 2010
2009 was a year to remember for Marco Pinotti who, at 33 years of age, had the most consistent season of his career. He took a series of strong results, culminating in a fine fifth place in the world time […]
Van Den Broeck to lead Omega Pharma-Lotto in 2010 Tour de France
Cadel Evans has left, but the Omega Pharma-Lotto team is hoping that Jurgen Van den Broeck can step up and fill the gap in 2010. The 26-year-old Belgian rider showed his Grand Tour pedigree when he finished seventh overall in […]
Bradley Wiggins: Taking 2010 one day at a time
Team Sky’s new signing Bradley Wiggins is like everyone else reading this – only human. And while the British rider was the revelation of last year’s Tour de France, he knows that in order to equal, or even better his […]
Kashechkin trying to return to Astana
Can Andrey Kashechkin return to Team Astana? He was banned for two years, is now eligible to race again, and his case is being pushed by a member of the Kazakh Senate in order to try to get him back […]
Sastre ends 2009 with an analysis of season of highs and lows
Two stage wins in the Giro d’Italia suggested that Carlos Sastre was on track for a very strong defence of his Tour de France title but, as Denis Menchov also learned, a strong performance in Italy does not necessarily translate […]
Armstrong reflects on 2009, takes different approach to Tour
Acknowledging that his form was not good enough to win this year’s Tour de France, Lance Armstrong has said that he is planning a different route towards the 2010 race with his new RadioShack team. Hitting the start of the […]
Happy New Year!
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