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Iljo Keisse still unsure about Rotterdam Six-Days participation by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 UCI tries to stop Belgian from riding but organiser wants more clarificationWith racing due to start at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Sportpalais this coming Thursday, Iljo Keisse (Quick Step) is once again unsure if he will be able to ride. The Belgian is once again under the shadow of a doping ban, as the International Cycling Union (... → Read More
Jayco Bay Classic: Triumphant Sulzberger pushes for contract as Gilmore seals women’s series win by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 World U23 champion Matthews retains lead in men’s competitionOvernight race leader Michael Matthews successfully defended his lead on today’s third stage of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, while contract-seeking rider Bernard Sulzberger landed an important win.
The latter is still searching for a deal for 2... → Read More
Portuguese federation hands down record 15 year ban to Pedro Lopes by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 João Benta clocks up three year suspension for EPO/CERAFormer Tour of Portugal stage winner Pedro Lopes has been handed a record ban by his national federation, and will be unable to compete as a rider for 15 years. The 35 year old has had multiple doping infringements and will be 50 years of age by the ... → Read More
Bugno criticises the UCI's rules and its 'blackmail tactics' by Samuel Morrison - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 New Association of Professional Cyclists president says only the cyclists pay for dopingFormer Italian professional Gianni Bugno criticised the International Cycling Union (UCI) today in an interview with his country's leading sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport. After eight months as president of the Association of Professional C... → Read More
2010 stage winner Shaw to head Drapac Professional Cycling team in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Australian team to chase wins on flatter stagesOne year after winning the King of the Mountains title plus a stage in the race, the Australian Drapac Professional Cycling team will return to the Tour de Langkawi determined to chase more success.
The six-man lineup will be led by Stuart Shaw, ... → Read More
Cofidis's Stephane Auge to move from the bike to the team car for 2011 by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Cofidis rider makes a late switch from the team roster to managementThe 36 year French rider Stephane Auge has called an end to his career, despite still having a contract with his longtime Cofidis team. The rider began preparing for the 2011 season as he normally would, but after speaking with Cofidis manager, Eric ... → Read More
Greg Van Avermaet to get his wish: targeting both the Cobbles and the Ardennes by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 New BMC signing to get the chance to shine in both Flanders and the ArdennesAt the end of November, BMC signing Greg Van Avermaet admitted that he hoped to shift his focus from the cobbled half of April to the hillier second half of important month.
At the time, Van Avermaet admitted to Sportmagazine that, "the cobblesto... → Read More
BMC's Alessandro Ballan looking to regain the form of 2007 and 2008 by Jered Gruber - Monday, January 3, 2011 Italian Classics specialist to change early season schedule in hopes of returning to former levelThe 31 year old former world champion Alessandro Ballan is looking to return to the heights of his 2007 and 2008 seasons, following a disappointing first year with BMC Racing.
The native of the cycling hotbed of the Veneto in Italy enjoyed two tor... → Read More
Belgian legend died on Sunday at the age of 95by Jered Gruber - Monday, January 3, 2011 
Rabobank riders vote against abolition of race radios as TV stations may consider broadcasting them by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 3, 2011 Earpiece debate continues as Dutch ProTeam comes out in supportThe debate over the use of radios in racing took another turn today, as the riders on the Rabobank team voted overwhelmingly to support their continued use, according to De Telegraaf. This, according to team manager Adri van Houwelingen, puts the Du... → Read More
Bennati and Cunego fighting to return to their best by Conal Andrews - Monday, January 3, 2011 Italian stars want a more successful 2011Former Giro d’Italia race winner Damiano Cunego and multiple stage victor Daniele Bennati are on different teams this season, but have identical goals: namely, returning to the winner’s podium in the biggest races.
Cunego rode solidly rather than... → Read More
Early success bodes well for first season with Rabobank
by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 3, 2011
Bart Wellens unsure of Belgian Championship participation by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 3, 2011 Former champion looks unlikely to add a third driekleur to his collectionBart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) crashed out of Sunday’s Fidea Cyclocross Classics race in Tervuren, Belgium in the very first lap; the former two-time World champion came down hard and was unable to continue. At first he was unsure, but now he fears th... → Read More
Robert Förster wants to win with UnitedHealthcare by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 3, 2011 German sprinter wants success with American team after two quiet years with MilramRobert Förster is one of a handful of European riders brought in to lend their experience to the ambitiously expanding UnitedHealthcare team in 2011. The team makes the step up to the Professional Continental, or second division, status this year an... → Read More
Iris Slappendel excited about 2011 with Garmin-Cervélo by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 3, 2011 One of the few Cervélo TestTeam survivors feels that new-look team can be just as powerfulIris Slappendel is one of only five riders from the 14-strong 2010 Cervélo TestTeam line up to be joining the new Garmin-Cervélo team. Along with Britons Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead and Sharon Laws, as well as Australian Carla Ryan, Slappendel fo... → Read More
Garmin-Cervélo finalizes 2011 roster, announces complete women’s squad by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 3, 2011 Both teams chasing world number one slots
Three days into the New Year and with the first races fast approaching, the Garmin-Cervélo team has announced the complete line-up for its Elite teams for 2011. While the composition of the men’s team was largely known for some time, today’s news con... → Read More
Bobbie Traksel finds a home at Landbouwkrediet by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 3, 2011 Dutch winner of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne latest to secure new team after Pegasus debacleBobbie Traksel has become the latest rider from the proposed 2011 Pegasus line up to find a new team, securing a place at the Belgian Landbouwkrediet team. The 29-year-old Dutchman, who won the 2010 edition of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, weighed up a num... → Read More
France's ProTeam opens season with Australia's WorldTour raceby Samuel Morrison - Monday, January 3, 2011
Amador recovering in hospital after being attacked by thieves in Costa Rica by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 3, 2011 Team Movistar rider knocked unconscious in beating Team Movistar rider Andrey Amador ended the year on a bad note, being hospitalised in Costa Rica after a vicious attack by thugs who left him unconscious and with bad injuries.
The 24 year old was out training alone, doing his final ride of the 2... → Read More
Spanish cyclist Vicioso pranks about becoming a priest by Samuel Morrison - Monday, January 3, 2011 'You can start by calling me Brother Angel, I hope to be a Father in the near future'Spanish cyclist Ángel Vicioso and the website El Pedal de Frodo played a rather unusual Día de los Santos Inocentes joke on December 28th, the equivalent of April Fool’s Day for Spain.
Claiming that he had decided to retire and to enter the pries... → Read More
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