Bissell Pro Cycling completes roster for 2012
Chris Baldwin & Ben Jacques-Maynes team up with transfer Chris Barton After adding one major transfer in Chris Barton, who moves back to the American continental racing scene after two years at BMC Racing, the Bissell Pro Cycling team has […]
Thomas Voeckler: “The course doesn’t look bad for us”
Team Europcar’s 2011 Tour hero looking for more of the same on 2012 course Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) was one of the big heroes of this year’s Tour de France, holding the yellow jersey for ten days and eventually finishing fourth. […]
Andy and Fränk Schleck: “The time trials will be good for suspense”
Luxembourg brothers concede that they will have to attack in 2012 to step up from 2011 second and third places Andy and Fränk Schleck (Leopard Trek) have reacted largely positively to to the route of the 2012 Tour de France, […]
Contador appears satisfied with 2012 Tour route, but says Evans is favourite
Expects Schleck brothers and RadioShack Nissan team to try to gain time Three time victor Alberto Contador appears to be happy with today’s announced route for next year’s Tour de France, with the mixture of climbs and time trials suiting […]
Bjarne Riis: “It looks to be an exciting Tour de France”
Saxo Bank-SunGard manager feels that unveiled route suits Evans and Contador, but will force Andy Schleck to attack Bjarne Riis was one of those present at today’s official unveiling of the 2012 Tour de France route, and the Saxo Bank-SunGard […]
2012 Tour de France route unveiled, time trialists have opportunity, climbers forced to attack
Evans happy with next year’s route, Schlecks will rue one less summit finish Unveiling a course identical to that first leaked last week, Tour de France organiser Christian Prudhomme has provided further details about a route which he believes will […]
Giorgia Bronzini returns to Diadora-Pasta Zara in 2012
World champion “comes home” to the team where her career began World champion Giorgia Bronzini is to return to the Diadora-Pasta Zara team in 2012, the team where her career began, and where she has spent most of her racing […]
Speculation links Freire to Katusha; Vicioso, Kristoff and Florencio said to have signed
Russian team tipped to be adding Erik Zabel to management team Triple world champion Oscar Freire is rumoured to be a big new signing for the Russian Katusha team, along with multiple green jersey winner Erik Zabel. The latter is […]
Contador case: Widespread Clenbuterol doping positives affect World Cup players in Mexico
Reports that FIFA and WADA decline to take action on soccer players due to food contamination The topic of Clenbuterol positives in sport became more complicated today with the news that football’s governing body FIFA and the World Anti Doping […]
Stapleton hails winning performance in final races for HTC Highroad
Martin and Neben bring 2011 victory total to 121 wins Team owner Bob Stapleton has praised his HTC Highroad team and its two most recent winners, saying that he was proud of the victories clocked up by Amber Neben and […]
