Alejandro Valverde unsuccessfully appeals suspension once more
Swiss Court of Appeal confirms two-year sanction of Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has once again had his appeal against a two-year suspension turned down, according to Belga. The Spanish rider, who was retrospectively banned on May 31st last year, took […]
Farrar to lead Garmin-Cervélo at the Santos Tour Down Under
American ProTeam squad finalises roster for first World Tour event of 2011 Tour de France Maillot Vert contender Tyler Farrar will get his season underway in just over a week’s time when he and six other Garmin-Cervélo riders line out […]
UCI reiterates position on Iljo Keisse
Emphasises that in its view Belgian court decision applies to Belgium only The International Cycling Union (UCI) has released a statement, which it feels clarifies the situation concerning Iljo Keisse (Quick Step). The Belgian track specialist is currently riding in […]
Lampre-ISD names line up for Santos Tour Down Under
Manuele Mori to lead blue-fuchsia team on its return to the race The Lampre-ISD team has announced the seven-man squad that will be travelling to Australia this month to ride the Cancer Council Classic and the Santos Tour Down Under […]
Keisse third after opening day of Rotterdam Six
Organiser faced large fines if he didn’t admit Belgian rider Belgian rider Iljo Keisse and his racing partner Kenny de Ketele are third overall after the first night of racing in the Rotterdam Six, two points behind leaders Danny Stam […]
Tatiana Antoshina signing completes Gauss-RDZ-Ormu-Unico1 for 2011
New look Italian team will start the season at the Tour of QatarThe signing of Russian road and time trial champion Tatiana Antoshina has completed the 2011 line up of the Brescia, Italy based Gauss-RDZ-Ormu-Unico1 team. Antoshina rode for the […]
Ronde van het Groene Hart cancelled, while Köln-Schuld-Frechen's future looks bleak
Dutch one day race fails to find sponsor, while German classic’s future looks grim The Ronde van het Groene Hart will not take place in 2011. The young Dutch one day race, featured for the first time in 2007, was […]
Vacansoleil's Daan Luijkx believes that Mosquera will escape sanctioning
Team manager defends his signing While the fate of Ezequiel Mosquera still hangs in the balance while he waits for a ruling on his positive test for Hydroxyethyl starch at last year’s Vuelta a Espana, his Vacansoleil team is ready […]
New jersey, new backers for Skil-Shimano
Red becomes green for 2011 Stepping up in backing at the same time as it increases its ambitions, the Skil-Shimano team has announced that four new sponsors have come on board for the 2011 season. In order to reflect what […]
Christian Knees joins Team Sky for 2011
German champion becomes latest Pegasus refugee to find a home in a ProTeam German champion Christian Knees has signed a contract with Team Sky for 2011, the team announced today. The 29-year-old was supposed to be racing with the Pegasus […]
