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Thor Hushovd voted Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 31, 2010 World champion number one in the eyes of his nation’s sports writersThor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) took one of the easiest victories of his highly successful 2010 as he was voted Sportsperson of the Year by Norwegian sports journalists, according to dagbladet.no. The World champion polled more than double the votes... → Read More
Italians: 2010 and beyond by Samuel Morrison - Friday, December 31, 2010 Well wishes, Bettini's comments and rankingsItaly 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 sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport spoke to its top stars ... → Read More
Sentjens handed two year ban following positive test for EPO by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 31, 2010 Team Milram rider has already retired from the sportOver 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 reports that the national cycling federation KBWB has given... → Read More
Belgian Landbouwkrediet team heads back to the Tour de Langkawi by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 31, 2010 Verheyn, Stallaert and Planckaert all expected to be aggressive in prestigious Malaysian raceVeteran 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 for the Tour de Langakwi.
The squad is heading back... → Read More
Bruyneel’s appeal against date of his suspension rejected by CAS by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 31, 2010 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 unable to work on races in February and March.On October 29th, Bruyneel ... → Read More
Breschel eyes 2011's peaks by Samuel Morrison - Friday, December 31, 2010 The Spring Classics, the Tour de France and the World ChampionshipsDane 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, of course, the Tour de France and the World Championships – those are just ... → Read More
Governing body approves of venue during Netherlands championshipsby Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 30, 2010 
Frenchman suffers whiplashby Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 30, 2010
Operación Galgo: Manuel Pascua admits facilitating the doping of his athletes by Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 30, 2010 Latest investigation surrounding Eufemiano Fuentes starting to see resultsManuel 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 of his athletes, El Pais reports.
“Each... → Read More
Ryan confirms interest in establishing Australian ProTeam by Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 30, 2010 Announcement due on January 17th at Santos Tour Down UnderFollowing 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 be set for a position with a team vying for... → Read More
Samuel Sanchez says Alberto Contador must be at the Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 30, 2010 “A Tour without Contador is like Roland Garros without Nadal or Furmiula 1 without Alonso,” says Olympic championAfter taking fourth place in this year’s Tour de France, only losing his podium place in the penultimate day’s time trial, Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has made the race one of his main targets of 2011. In an interview with biciciclismo.com, t... → Read More
World champion condemns Sven Nys to third second place in four daysby Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 30, 2010
Sven Nys’ mechanic in tears after Azencross final lap incident by Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 30, 2010 Fall in the pits costing Belgian champion chance of victory is just the latest in a line of catastrophesSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) was poised to sprint for victory with Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in yesterday’s Azencross in Loenhout, Belgium. The Belgian champion came down spectacularly in the pit area though, just as he was exchanging bikes, and t... → Read More
Lance Armstrong pulls out of Rotorua triathlon in New Zealand due to injury by Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 30, 2010 Team RadioShack rider faces eventual knee surgeryAmerican rider Lance Armstrong’s planned participation in a New Zealand triathlon next month has been cancelled after the multiple Tour de France winner began experiencing knee problems.
The injury raises questions about the 39 year old’s plans t... → Read More
Dutchman heads back to Danish squadby Conal Andrews - Thursday, December 30, 2010
Bannan’s departure from Cycling Australia fuels ProTeam project rumour by Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 30, 2010 Will 48 year old head up top team?Rumours linking Cycling Australia head coach Shayne Bannan to a new setup aspiring ProTeam status are set to grow after the announcement that he has resigned from his position heading the sport's High Performance Programs.
Bannan didn’t indicate t... → Read More
36 year old Italian should provide excellent support for Italian Champion, Giovanni Viscontiby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, December 29, 2010
RadioShack sending powerful squad to Ruta del Sol in February by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, December 29, 2010 American ProTeam highlighted by Leipheimer, Zubeldia, and Brajkovic in AndaluciaWhile RadioShack might not have a name of the caliber of Lance Armstrong to supply to its European campaign in 2011, it isn't looking too shabby. Certainly, its squad for the early season Spanish stage race, the Vuelta Andalucia, looks quite powerful... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert looking at a light spring schedule with focus firmly on April by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Classics specialist aiming to hold on to top form through all of AprilConsidering Philippe Gilbert's upward trajectory over the past seasons, there are few riders that invite more interest looking ahead to the coming year.
With that in mind, the schedule of the 28 year old is something to take note of. With his Omeg... → Read More
Australian team helps out rider affected by Pegasus blowoutby Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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