Will Philippe Gilbert aim for Paris-Roubaix next season?
Webchat quote creates confusion about goals The 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has made it clear that he wants full team support in his bid to win next year’s Paris-Roubaix, but comments today by Philippe Gilbert have raised […]
Joaquim Rodriguez: "I hope to stay tied to my teammates for a long time”
2010 WorldTour winner negotiating to extend with Katusha team through 2013 Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) finished the 2011 season in fourth place in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour standings. The 32-year-old Catalan finished first in the season-long ranking in 2010, […]
Project1t4i completes lineup for 2012 with signing of Roger Kluge
Dutch squad will feature 26 men and ten women next season On the same day that it clocked up its 30th victory of the year with Kenny Van Hummel’s stage win in the Tour of Hainan, the Project 1t4i (formerly […]
Robert Gesink completes first 200 kilometres of training since September’s bad leg fracture
Rabobank team satisfied with his progress, emphasis is on ensuring full recovery One month and ten days after crashing hard during training and breaking his right femur, Robert Gesink has reached an important milestone in his recovery. The Rabobank rider […]
Alex Rasmussen’s whereabouts doping violation hearing to be held on November 17th
Rider frustrated with delay, says he just wants to get a decision on the matter One month and two weeks after he was fired by the HTC Highroad over three whereabouts violations, Danish rider Alex Rasmussen has revealed that his […]
FDJ reported as being close to securing BigMat as €3 million secondary sponsor
Increased budget would improve ProTeam licence chances The ongoing battle amongst teams to secure a ProTeam licence for 2012 has taken an interesting turn with the news that the FDJ team is close to completing negotiations with French company BigMat. […]
Uncertainty about future of Volta ao Algarve due to budget difficulties
Strong field contested this year’s race The Volta ao Algarve, one of the top early season events on the calendar, appears threatened due to budget difficulties and might not go ahead in 2012. The president of the Association of Cycling […]
Sam Bennett, Mark Christian, Sean Downey and others to An Post Sean Kelly team
Bogaerts building team strength for 2012 and beyond One of Ireland’s most promising amateur riders has signed a new year-long contract with the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team. Sam Bennett, who was European junior points race […]
HTC-HighRoad sports director Jens Zemke moves to MTN-Qhubeka
African team hoping to go Pro Continental in 2013 MTN-Qhubeka unveiled its future plans today by announcing several new African riders as well as HTC-Highroad sports director Jens Zemke. The former professional has previously worked for Cervelo Test Team before […]
Philippe Gilbert presented with 2011 WorldTour trophy by Pat McQuaid
Belgian champion takes season-long competition by a distance ahead of Tour de France winner Cadel Evans In the latest in a series of awards for Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), the Belgian champion was officially presented with the International Cycling Union […]
