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by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 
Philippe Gilbert will ride Gent-Wevelgem as Tour of Flanders preparation by Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Calls it an important piece in his preparationThe early season programme of Philippe Gilbert is mostly with the race planning for the upcoming Spring Classics season. After discussions with the management of his Omega Pharma – Lotto team he decided to line up for the 2011 Gent-Wevelgem race. Ge... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Kittel triumphs on stage 3, Guardini holds onto yellow for one more day by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Bunch sprint comes one day before high mountainsSkil-Shimano got the Tour de Langkawi stage win it was chasing today, but the rider who won a bunch gallop into Sitiawan wasn’t its usual speedster Kenny Van Hummel.
Instead, it was the Dutch rider’s team-mate Marcel Kittel who hurtled home first,... → Read More
Spanish media speculates that Contador could soon receive one year ban for Clenbuterol case by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 RFEC likely to convey its decision very soonAs the announcement of the Alberto Contador verdict draws ever-closer, Spanish media is today reporting that the multiple Tour de France winner looks set to be given a year’s ban for his positive test for Clenbuterol.According to AS, Marca and El Pai... → Read More
Zdenek Stybar signs for Quick Step by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Belgian ProTeam finally snares Czech World cyclocross championWorld cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar has signed a contract with Quick Step until the end of 2013. The Czech rider has been the subject of a tug-o-war between the Belgian ProTeam and his current Telenet-Fidea team, but the chance to develop as a r... → Read More
Cycling Australia to investigate Matt White dismissal by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Federation will examine reasons for Garmin-Cervélo's firingFollowing the surprise dismissal of Matt White from the Garmin-Cervélo team on Sunday, Cycling Australia has said that it plans to look into the situation and examine what exactly was the background to the developments.
White was fired after seni... → Read More
Horizon Fitness-Prendas Ciclismo moving forward in 2011 by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 24, 2011 New sponsors, bikes and clothing for ambitious British women’s teamBelgian-based British team Horizon Fitness-Prendas Ciclismo is looking to grow further in 2011 with a number of quality signings and new sponsors. The team, which was created in 2010 by Stefan Wyman, the former director sportif of Swift Racing and V... → Read More
Arashiro injured but will continue in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 24, 2011 Japanese rider crashes close to finish lineThere were several pileups during today’s second stage of the Tour de Langkawi, and Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro was one of those who came off worst in the crashes. The Europcar competitor went down inside the final three kilometres, being caught u... → Read More
Belgian cyclocross coach seeks to quell talk of civil war in Worlds team by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 24, 2011 Rudy De Bie is confident that his riders will not ride against one another in St-Wendel this weekendBelgian cyclocross coach Rudy De Bie is playing down talk of a civil war within the national team at this coming Sunday’s World Championships. Recent statements from Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) have indicated that ne... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Guardini grabs win number two in Butterworth, extends yellow jersey advantage by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 24, 2011 Italian rider fastest sprinter thus farAfter pro win number one yesterday, Andrea Guardini wasted little time in clocking up number two, sprinting home again at the head of the field at the Tour de Langkawi.
The 21 year old is racing in only his second day as a pro, and has a two-from... → Read More
Cameron Meyer takes early lead in first WorldTour rankings of 2011 by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 24, 2011 Australia best nation but Dutch Rabobank team leads team rankingsCameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervélo) has taken an early lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) flagship WorldTour series rankings. The 23-year-old Australian’s stage and overall victory in the recent Santos Tour Down Under have scored him 106 point... → Read More
Kirchen weighing up options, will make his decision very soon about retirement by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 24, 2011 Classics winner torn between his sport and guarantees to his healthStruck by a cardiac arrest during the Tour de Suisse last June, Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen has been in limbo since then. He wants to continue racing, but is also aware that taking risks could be catastrophic; because of that, he has been waiting.
W... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under reports record crowds for 2011 event by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 24, 2011 Slight increase on last year’s attendance for Australian WorldTour openerOrganisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have reported record crowds for this year’s event, with preliminary crowd figures up slightly on last year. According to the South Australian Tourism Commission the eight-day race attracted 772,000 spectators... → Read More
Questions for Jonathan Vaughters about White’s firing and the Trent Lowe/Luis Del Moral situation by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 24, 2011 ‘A slap on the wrist is not enough; we acted in the only way that we felt was appropriate’’ Yesterday was one of the most unusual days in the existence of the Garmin-Cervélo team. Early on, it won the first World Tour race of the year when Cameron Meyer and the squad successfully defended his lead in the Santos Tour Down Under.
Soon aft... → Read More
Looking back at 2010, Cadel Evans reflects on the loss of Aldo Sassi by Jered Gruber - Sunday, January 23, 2011 Australian World Champion lost a friend and coach of eight yearsCadel Evans is an enigma to many, even those close to him. With enigmatic riders though, the moments when they open up a bit are all the more rewarding. In a post on Friday to his website, cadelevans.com.au, the BMC captain looks back at the year tha... → Read More
Tour Down Under to include a hilltop finish in the future? by Jered Gruber - Sunday, January 23, 2011 Race organizer confirms that the Tour Down Under is "working on it."With the Tour Down Under wrapping up on Sunday in Adelaide, talk has begun of a new and improved version of the lead off event in the World Tour each year.
The idea of a time trial has been tossed out by the race, so the talk, unsurprisingly, is i... → Read More
Italian galloper Guardini takes debut pro victory in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 23, 2011 Aggressive opening stage ends in a big bunch sprintIt’s the debut all neo-pros dream of. On the very first racing day of his professional career, the 21 year old Italian rider Andrea Guardini sped to a clear victory, punching the air at the end of stage one of the Tour de Langkawi. The Farnese Vini –... → Read More
Matt White accepts a mistake was made, says it’s time to move on from Garmin-Cervélo by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 23, 2011 Possible hints of working with new Australian team Following today’s earlier news that the Garmin-Cervélo team had fired Matt White over his referral of previous team rider Trent Lowe to a controversial Spanish doctor for physiological testing, the Australian sports director has accepted that he made... → Read More
Race win confirms overall World Cup for Belgian championby Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 23, 2011
US champion takes last big race before the World Championships as Sanne Van Paassen secures overall seriesby Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 23, 2011
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