McEwen and others react to Pegasus Sports licence refusal
Tough times for riders and staff The team’s headline rider Robbie McEwen is one of many riders affected by the news yesterday that the Pegasus Sports squad has been refused a UCI Pro Continental licence for 2011 and, after voicing […]
Team Luxembourg sets Down Under goals: O'Grady, Viganò
Aussie Stuart O’Grady and Italian Davide Viganò lead Luxembourg’s season opener Stuart O’Grady and Davide Viganò will lead team Luxembourg when it makes its season debut at the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia, next month. Adelaide’s O’Grady won the […]
Cavendish boosted by very strong HTC-Highroad team in Tour Down Under
Manx rider can count on right-hand men Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel next month The prospect of the Santos Tour Down Under being the first major clash of cycling’s top sprinters has been reinforced by the news that Mark Cavendish’s […]
Omega Pharma-Lotto's Matthew Lloyd breaks shoulder and injures spine in Melbourne crash
2010 Giro d’Italia King of the Mountains should be back to full capacity within three months 2010 Giro d’Italia stage and Mountains jersey winner, Matthew Lloyd, has had his 2011 campaign put on hold following a bad crash “involving a […]
Nicki Sørensen aiming a long season at the World Championships
Danish champion working towards the big race in his nation’s capital Nicki Sørensen is one of Saxo Bank-SunGard’s senior riders, having ridden for the Danish team for ten years of his twelve-year career. The 35-year-old Danish champion is looking forward […]
Alex Rasmussen aiming for Spring Classics and a spot in Cavendish's leadout train
HTC-High Road signing looking to improve on 2010 season, which saw young Dane win four races 2011 HTC-High Road signing, Alex Rasmussen, looks ready to continue the progress of 2010 in some of the world’s biggest races. The rider, who […]
Vogels says Pegasus Sports will continue, expects majority of its riders to stay
Doesn’t understand UCI decision, said full backing was set to happen Pegasus Sports director Henk Vogels has echoed the sentiments of team owner Chris White, saying that he is very disappointed by the UCI’s decision not to give the squad […]
Helen Wyman looks to bounce back from Kalmthout disappointment
Crash and puncture cost British champion a result in Sunday’s World Cup race Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) was the first rider into the first corner in Sunday’s cyclocross World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium. Sadly for the British champion though, this […]
Francesco Chicchi to finally ride the Giro with Quick Step
Italian sprinter looking forward to 2011 after four years on a general classification team After four years at Liquigas-Doimo, Francesco Chicchi is returning to Quick Step, the team that he rode with in 2006. The Italian sprinter picked up a […]
Pegasus Sports reacts to denial of Professional Continental licence
Aussie team shocked at UCI decision The management of Pegasus Sports has reacted with shock at the International Cycling Union (UCI) licensing committee’s decision to refuse it a second division Professional Continental license. The team originally applied for ProTeam status, […]
