Rui Costa Interview: Searching for a new team after being cleared to return to racing
Portuguese rider given green light after earlier positive test The 2010 season was a very difficult season for Rui Costa who, along with his brother Mario, tested positive for the substance methylhexaneamine at the Portuguese national time trial championships last […]
UCI and teams set for showdown over radios at Het Nieuwsblad
Many will take the start with earpieces in defiance of ban The war between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the top teams over the abolition of radio communications looks set for another battle this weekend. Several teams are planning […]
Stijn Devolder and Vacansoleil ready for Belgian Opening Weekend
Devolder and Leukemans will get the opportunity to show just how potent they can be as a duo Despite the publicity nightmare of Riccardo Ricco and the frightening possibility of the squad’s ProTeam status coming into question, Vacansoleil will head […]
Kelly optimistic that An Post Sean Kelly team is set for a strong season
Team launched this week in Belgium Former world number one Sean Kelly has said that he hopes the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team is on the way to a very strong season, having already ridden aggressively […]
Luis León Sanchez pledges his support to Robert Gesink in the Tour de France
Rabobank’s big signing concedes his Dutch teammate is a better bet for the Grand Tours Although he rode last year’s race as the leader of the Caisse d’Epargne team, new Rabobank signing Luis León Sanchez has pledged that he will […]
London 2012 announces pre games test events schedule
Rehearsals planned to ensure that Olympics go without a hitch The London 2012 Olympic Organising Committee (LOCOG) has announced a comprehensive event and venue testing programme in the run up to the games. The programme, which will be a key […]
Luke Roberts returns to Saxo Bank SunGard, Polish rider Rafal Majka also signed up
Two new addition for Riis’ team Riders from the ill-fated Pegasus Sports project are continuing to pick up teams for 2011, with Luke Roberts being the latest confirmed as finding a new squad for the season. Roberts and the other […]
Ventoso complains after unsafe Andalucía sprint
‘It costs nothing to hold the banners properly’ Three-time world champion, Spain’s Oscar Freire won his first race of the season yesterday in Cordoba at the Vuelta a Andalucía, but it came at a cost. Wind and improperly secured barriers […]
Chipotle and Sugar Labs confirmed as sponsors of the Slipstream Continental team for 2011
Argyle returns for Garmin-Cervélo’s feeder squad Several weeks after its superb showing at the Tour de Langkawi, where the team rode aggressively and the youngest rider in the race Lachlan Morton finished sixth overall, the chief sponsor of Slipstream’s Continental […]
Van Petegem on Boonen/Gilbert duel ahead of Classics weekend
Analyse ahead of Het Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne The Belgian Classics season starts this weekend with two one-day races, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. All eyes are on the country’s two top stars, Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) […]
