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New names added as the women’s sport builds up to London 2012 The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the list of 28 women’s teams registered for the 2011 season. The number is slightly up on last year’s total of […]

Detailed look at the stages that make up this year’s Spanish Tour With just one individual time trial but a total of ten days listed as mountain stages, it’s clear that the route of the 2011 Vuelta a España announced […]

World champion to concentrate rest of season on rainbow jersey defence World cyclocross champion Zdenel Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) has decided not to ride this Sunday’s round of the World Cup in Pontchâteau, France. The Czech is currently on the island of […]

Team Movistar manager excited by race’s return to the Basque country Eusebio Unzué, the manager of Team Movistar (formerly Caisse d’Epargne), is impressed with the 2011 Vuelta a España route, which was unveiled in Alicante, Spain today. Like many, he […]

Carlos Sastre, Samuel Sanchez and Igor Antón welcome more mountain finishes and fewer time trials Some of the top Spanish riders have reacted positively to the newly presented 2011 Vuelta a España route, acknowledging that it offers plenty of opportunities […]

Tour de France director keen to avoid another Landis-style case Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has called for the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) to come to a swift verdict in […]

Exciting route announced for Spanish Grand Tour Following on from rumours that the featured Angliru climb, one of the toughest in cycling, will return to the Vuelta a España in 2011, today’s route launch in Alicante has brought confirmation of […]

New-look French team aiming to build on BBox Bouygues Telecom achievements One of the most successful squads in last year’s Tour de France is the latest to be confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Tour de Langkawi, which begins […]

Confirms Twitter’s backing for current season Following yesterday’s first previews of the new Team RadioShack jersey, the squad has officially launched the 2011 team kit and confirms that Twitter is on board as a new partner. “Since the inception of […]

Omega Pharma-Lotto manager’s two Belgian superstars look ready for their best years yet At the start of a season, things have never looked quite so good for one of Marc Sergeant’s incarnations of this year’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team. Philippe Gilbert […]