AG2R La Mondiale announces Tour Down Under team
France’s ProTeam opens season with Australia’s WorldTour race AG2R La Mondiale announced today its seven-man roster for the Tour Down Under race in Australia, January 16 to 23. The French team is the only team to have competed in all […]
Taylor Phinney embraces role model position, determined to boost cycling levels through success
BMC Racing Team emphasises ‘no pressure’ for 2011 As of two days ago, Taylor Phinney has officially been a BMC Racing Team rider, and he’s counting down the days until he begins competing with the squad. The 20 year […]
Bruseghin on the hunt, the Giro and the Vuelta
‘My dream? The time trial of the Nevegal’ Italian Marzio Bruseghin heads into the new year as one of Movistar’s aces and with two goals: the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España. “I will be free to do my […]
Former world U23 champ Grabovskyy slips down a level, faces crucial season
Five years after worlds success, career of promising Ukrainian rider continues to be a complicated one Former world under 23 champion Dmytro Grabovskyy had hoped for a fresh start and a return to his best form in 2010, but after […]
Basso postpones San Luis trip for birth of his third child
Giro d’Italia winner will depart for the Tour de San Luis on January 13 Giro d’Italia winner, Ivan Basso will postpone his flight to Argentina for the birth of his third child. He leaves on January 13 to start his […]
Goss wins first race of 2011 at Jayco Bay Classic
Aussie sprinter wins at home ahead of Sutton and Davis Aussie sprinter Matt Goss won his first race of the year in Geelong, Australia, today. He sprinted ahead of Australians Chris Sutton and Allan Davis at the end of the […]
Garmin-Cervelo: New Year, new team, new kit
Exclusive shots show nice combination of the two merging teams’s styles On a snowy early December evening, Andreas Klier flew into Brussels for a twelve hour stopover. It was a chilly return to the country that was the rider’s home […]
Riis talks of fresh start and team’s motivation to succeed in 2011
Saxo Bank shows off new team kit Saxo Bank-SunGard team owner Bjarne Riis heads into 2011 facing the biggest changes of his time running the team, due to the departure of so many key riders at the end of last […]
Injury fear for Lars Boom
Dutch cyclocross champion crashed heavily on his hip in Grote Prijs Sven Nys Lars Boom (Rabobank) came down heavily in the first lap of today’s Grote Prijs Sven Nys in Baal, Belgium. The Dutch champion was leading the race but […]
Sorensen unsure about sprint finish at worlds, shows off 2011 SaxoBank kit
Danish champion models new jersey At this point in the day old 2011 season, the consensus is still that September’s World Championships in Denmark will result in a bunch dash for rainbow glory. Danish national road champion, Nicki Sorensen, however, […]
