Italians: 2010 and beyond
Well wishes, Bettini’s comments and rankings Italy closed out the year with the number one cyclist – Vincenzo Nibali – and winner of two of the three Grand Tours. And the Italians promise even more next year. The country’s top […]
Sentjens handed two year ban following positive test for EPO
Team Milram rider has already retired from the sport Over four months after providing a random doping control which would prove positive for EPO, the Belgian rider Roy Sentjens has been handed a two year suspension. Dutch magazine Wieler Revue […]
Belgian Landbouwkrediet team heads back to the Tour de Langkawi
Verheyn, Stallaert and Planckaert all expected to be aggressive in prestigious Malaysian race Veteran Geert Verheyen plus two exciting talents, Joeri Stallaert and Baptiste Planckaert, are expected to be amongst the most aggressive riders on the all-Belgian Landbouwkrediet team confirmed […]
Bruyneel’s appeal against date of his suspension rejected by CAS
Belgian’s ban will run between February 1st and March 31st Team RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has had his appeal against the dates of his UCI suspension rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning that he will be […]
Breschel eyes 2011's peaks
The Spring Classics, the Tour de France and the World Championships Dane Matti Breschel will divide his season into three peaks next year. “The Spring Classics, of course. I look forward to them,” he told Denmark’s DR newspaper. “And then, […]
Ed Clancy to add World Championship class to Revolution series finale
World Omnium champion to hone his bunch racing skills on the way to defending his title Ed Clancy will be providing a much-needed boost to the Rapha-Condor team at the season finale at the Manchester Vélodrome on January 15th. The […]
Operación Galgo: Manuel Pascua admits facilitating the doping of his athletes
Latest investigation surrounding Eufemiano Fuentes starting to see results Manuel Pascua, the successful Spanish coach caught up in the centre of the Guardia Civil’s Operación Galgo doping investigation, has apparently confessed that documents seized relate to doping plans for each […]
Ryan confirms interest in establishing Australian ProTeam
Announcement due on January 17th at Santos Tour Down Under Following the news that Australian Cycling’s national performance director Shayne Bannan has resigned from his position to become involved in an as-yet unnamed cycling project, the speculation that he could […]
Samuel Sanchez says Alberto Contador must be at the Tour de France
“A Tour without Contador is like Roland Garros without Nadal or Furmiula 1 without Alonso,” says Olympic champion After taking fourth place in this year’s Tour de France, only losing his podium place in the penultimate day’s time trial, Samuel […]
Sven Nys’ mechanic in tears after Azencross final lap incident
Fall in the pits costing Belgian champion chance of victory is just the latest in a line of catastrophes Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) was poised to sprint for victory with Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in yesterday’s Azencross in Loenhout, Belgium. The Belgian […]
