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Björn Leukemans tweaks knee, hoping to win a Classic in 2011 by Jered Gruber - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Vacansoleil Classics specialist crashes in training campBjörn Leukemans, one of the big breakout successes of last year's Spring Classics, is going into the 2011 season with a lot of expectations, both from himself and his team. In 2010, Leukemans stormed to a succession of great rides including 4th ... → Read More
Armstrong says he and team revolutionized the sport of cycling by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Texan looking forward to next steps in lifeLance Armstrong is slowly bowing out of the world of professional cycling, making his last international appearance at the Tour Down Under, which starts next Monday. In a press conference before the race in Australia, Armstrong talked about his Tour ... → Read More
Result logical after strong year in saddleby Bjorn Haake - Thursday, January 13, 2011 
UCI relentless in overpowering home rulings in Keisse and Pellizotti doping cases by Bjorn Haake - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Keisse out of Bremen Six Days; UCI appeals Pellizotti case to CASIljo Keisse had stood up strongly against the International Cycling Union (UCI) to race the Six Days in Rotterdam, after a Belgian court had cleared him. But now the Quick Step rider has hit a road block, skipping the Six Days in Bremen, Germany. Fra... → Read More
Horton aiming to motor with Motorpoint in 2011 by Ed Hood - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Guernsey rider wants to step up a level this seasonTobyn Horton has a unique selling proposition as a rider; the 24 year-old is Guernsey’s first and only professional cyclist. Horton raced for five years on the tough Belgian kermis scene, and by 2009 was at a level where he could win races like Wambe... → Read More
Porte not confident in his form, will dedicate himself to helping Saxo Bank sprinters in Tour Down Under by Conal Andrews - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Australian looking forward to Cavendish-Greipel rivalry, will test his own form on a couple of stagesSaxo Bank-SunGard rider Richie Porte has said that he believes the long-awaited duel between Mark Cavendish and André Griepel will be perhaps the biggest highlight of the Santos Tour Down Under, and feels that his team-mate Baden Cooke can also be a ... → Read More
Kristoff, Murphy and Ballan head BMC Racing Team in Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Adelaide Cancer Council Classic marks first race as UCI ProTeamAiming for high placings on stages in what is its first-ever races as a UCI ProTeam, the BMC Racing Team is counting down the days until the start of the Santos Tour Down Under.
Seven riders have been selected for the race, namely the 2009 world ... → Read More
UCI states that Armstrong did receive a salary from Astana in 2009 by Shane Stokes - Thursday, January 13, 2011 Says there’s no difference to Di Luca situation; Texan had previously said he was racing for freeHaving said this week that the Katusha team would have to pay Danilo Di Luca a salary for him to race with the squad, the UCI has confirmed that the same rule applied to Lance Armstrong when he returned to professional cycling in 2009. A spokesman ... → Read More
Briton in strong form this seasonby VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 13, 2011
Former mountain bike rider recently separated from his wifeby Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Chris Hoy optimistic about London 2012 Olympic Games chances by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Scottish rider believes British team is on courseDetermined to improve and to line out in London 2012 in the best shape of his career, triple Olympic champion Chris Hoy believes with the right combination of riders, the Great Britain team sprint squad could improve on the mark they set two and a ha... → Read More
UCI releases list of registered women’s teams for 2011 by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 New names added as the women’s sport builds up to London 2012The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the list of 28 women’s teams registered for the 2011 season. The number is slightly up on last year’s total of 27, with some names disappearing but others coming in as the women’s sport builds up to... → Read More
Vuelta 2011 very much for the climbers, but lacks explosive finale of 2010 by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Detailed look at the stages that make up this year’s Spanish TourWith just one individual time trial but a total of ten days listed as mountain stages, it’s clear that the route of the 2011 Vuelta a España announced today is very much aimed at those who excel in going uphill.Reactions to the race have synced with ... → Read More
No Pontchâteau World Cup for Zdenek Stybar by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 World champion to concentrate rest of season on rainbow jersey defenceWorld cyclocross champion Zdenel Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) has decided not to ride this Sunday’s round of the World Cup in Pontchâteau, France. The Czech is currently on the island of Mallorca, taking in some warm weather training after the successful ... → Read More
Eusebio Unzué sees a sentimental and dramatic Vuelta a España course by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Team Movistar manager excited by race’s return to the Basque countryEusebio Unzué, the manager of Team Movistar (formerly Caisse d’Epargne), is impressed with the 2011 Vuelta a España route, which was unveiled in Alicante, Spain today. Like many, he welcomes the return of the race to the north western Basque country... → Read More
Top Spanish riders positive about a Vuelta for climbers by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Carlos Sastre, Samuel Sanchez and Igor Antón welcome more mountain finishes and fewer time trialsSome of the top Spanish riders have reacted positively to the newly presented 2011 Vuelta a España route, acknowledging that it offers plenty of opportunities for climbers. The six mountaintop finishes and very few time trialling kilometres should m... → Read More
Christian Prudhomme calls for a quick solution to the Contador Case by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Tour de France director keen to avoid another Landis-style caseChristian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has called for the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) to come to a swift verdict in the case of Alberto Contador, according to La Marca. Speaking at th... → Read More
Vuelta 2011 launched, will return to l’Angliru and includes two new summit finishes by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Exciting route announced for Spanish Grand TourFollowing on from rumours that the featured Angliru climb, one of the toughest in cycling, will return to the Vuelta a España in 2011, today’s route launch in Alicante has brought confirmation of that and also of the inclusion of two new summit finis... → Read More
Europcar is latest addition to 2011 Tour de Langkawi lineup by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 New-look French team aiming to build on BBox Bouygues Telecom achievementsOne of the most successful squads in last year’s Tour de France is the latest to be confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Tour de Langkawi, which begins in Malaysia in eleven day’s time .
Team Europcar, which has changed its name from BBox Bouygu... → Read More
Team RadioShack unveils full 2011 team kit by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Confirms Twitter’s backing for current seasonFollowing yesterday’s first previews of the new Team RadioShack jersey, the squad has officially launched the 2011 team kit and confirms that Twitter is on board as a new partner.
“Since the inception of Team RadioShack, we’ve relied heavily on T... → Read More
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