Tour of Beijing: Haussler speaks about his long road back to the top
Australian Garmin-Cervélo rider has had a frustrating year and a half Heinrich Haussler has spoken about the importance of today’s stage victory in the Tour of Beijing, with the triumph marking his first WorldTour win since stage two of last […]
Haedo brothers to stay with Saxo Bank-SunGard through 2012
Lucas looks to repay the team with victories after difficult 2011 Team SaxoBank-SunGard today announced contract extensions for brothers Juan José and Lucas Haedo which will see them remain on the Danish team for the 2012 season. The 30 year […]
Kanstantsin Siutsou latest rider added to Team Sky 2012 line up
Belarusian hopes to target at least one Grand Tour Kanstantsin Siutsou is the latest HTC-Highroad rider to join Sky Procycling, following yesterday’s announcement of Danny Pate’s move to the team. The Belarusian is in his fourth year on the American […]
Tour of Beijing: Haussler beats Galimzyanov to take first win since February
Australian rider triumphs while stage one winner Tony Martin defends lead Narrowly holding off his rivals in a massive bunch sprint to the line in Men Tou Gou, Garmin-Cervélo’s Heinrich Haussler beat Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) to nab victory on stage […]
Crucial CAS Olympic anti-doping ruling due today, could affect riders such as David Millar
LaShawn Merritt case decision due, USADA’s Tygart wants standard bans worldwide The Court of Arbitration for Sport will today announce its ruling on the LaShawn Merritt doping case, a matter which could determine if riders such as David Millar will […]
Oscar Freire wants to continue in 2012, but future team unknown
Brother and agent Antonio Freire speaks of a misunderstanding with Rabobank There is uncertainty about where Oscar Freire will compete in 2012, although suggestions that he could retire appear likely to be unfounded. Earlier today EldiarioMontanes.es reported that a verbal […]
Tour of Beijing: Erik Dekker mistake costs Lars Boom twenty seconds
Rabobank team director illegally pulls alongside rider during opening time trial A mistake by Rabobank sports director Erik Dekker, when he pulled alongside his rider Lars Boom in the opening time trial of the Tour of Beijing, cost the rider […]
Garmin-Cervélo states there’s no problem as regards ProTeam registration
American squad and Team Movistar explain delay in lodging documentation Following today’s news that the Garmin-Cervélo team was not amongst the teams which met the October 1st deadline in relation to ProTeam licences, the squad has said that there are […]
New Paris-Tours finish could fox the sprinters in the Sprinters’ Classic
Late climbs and a far shorter run up the Avenue de Grammont gives every chance to the breakaway specialists This Sunday will see the 105th edition of Paris-Tours, which will start from the fashionable town of Voves to the south […]
Saxo Bank unsure if Tour of Beijing course is tough enough for Chris Anker Sorensen
Danish team will throw its weight behind JJ Haedo for bunch sprints Having finished one minute 22 seconds behind Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) in today’s opening time trial of the Tour of Beijing, Chris Anker Sorensen must bank on Friday’s […]
