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Kolobnev welcomes Cipollini’s input, will target Classics and Tour de France by Conal Andrews - Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Russian frustrated over Olympic medal delayRussian rider Alexander Kolobnev is anticipating a big season for Team Katusha in 2011, and says that the signing of Mario Cipollini as consultant to the team is a factor in that. Cipollini was confirmed last month as becoming part of the squad, with... → Read More
Phinney, King and Armstrong motivated by thoughts of world championships in Richmond by Conal Andrews - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 American riders particularly determined to ride well on home soilTuesday’s news that the USA will bid to hold the UCI world road race championships in Richmond, Virginia, in 2015 has predictably been given the thumbs up from two of American sports young stars. Taylor Phinney and Ben King will be 25 and 26 years ol... → Read More
Telenet-Fidea boss sees a lot of Bart Wellens in Tom Meeusen by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 22-year-old is destined for great things, says Hans Van KasterenTom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) won his first World Cup race in Kalmthout on Sunday, just a few months into his first season as a senior elite rider. The 22-year-old was the outstanding rider in the under-23 “beloften” category last season; he won the ov... → Read More
Bobbie Traksel looking around for a new team after Pegasus debacle by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne winner is “open to everything”Bobbie Traksel probably thought his move from Vacansoleil to Pegasus was going to be a step up. The Dutch team has been at Professional Continental level for the past two years, but the new Pegasus team had aspirations and ambitions to become Austra... → Read More
Richmond vying to host 2015 world road race championships by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Bid confirmed today, worlds last held in US in 1986Twenty four years after the world road race championships was held at Colorado Springs, it was confirmed today that Richmond, Virginia will bid to host the top-level races in 2015 and thus bring the world’s top riders to the States.The news was annou... → Read More
Francesco Ginanni looks to 2011: "Sanremo has always been my dream." by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Androni Gioccatoli's one day specialist aiming high next season25 year old Francesco Ginanni has progressed steadily over his two years as a professional with Gianni Savio's Androni Giocattoli team. In 2011, Ginanni is looking to make the next big step forward.
"The first year I was a rookie, with the opportu... → Read More
Danish champion working towards the big race in his nation’s capitalby Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 
HTC-High Road signing looking to improve on 2010 season, which saw young Dane win four racesby Jered Gruber - Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Lotto to continue sponsorship for another four years by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Belgian national lottery commits to team through 2014Lotto, the Belgian national lottery, has committed to sponsoring the cycling team – currently OmegaPharma-Lotto – for a further four years, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The lottery is advertised using images of the team, especially Philippe Gilb... → Read More
Van Hummel and Doi to lead Skil-Shimano in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Stage wins and overall classification are the targetsDutch sprinter Kenny Van Hummel, who underlined his speed this season when he clocked up stage victories in the Tour de Picardie, the Tour of Belgium and the Tour of Hainan (4 wins), will seek to get his tally off to an early start in 2011. The 28 ye... → Read More
Ronde van Vlaanderen 2011 to be shorter but with more hills by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 257.7km and 17 hills for Vlaanderens MooisteThe 2011 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen will be slightly shorter but feature two more hills than in 2010, according to Sporza. The race, known as “Vlaanderens Mooiste” (Flanders’ finest) will cover 257.7km, compared to 262.3km this year, but wi... → Read More
Svein Tuft jumps from Pegasus Sports to Team SpiderTech by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Canadian is first rider to move from Australian team Following on from yesterday’s news that Pegasus Sports will not be given a UCI Pro Continental licence for 2011, Svein Tuft has become the first rider to officially leave the team. The rider will go to the SpiderTech powered by C10 squad, a team whic... → Read More
McEwen and others react to Pegasus Sports licence refusal by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Tough times for riders and staffThe 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 his frustration against the governing body on Twitte... → Read More
Team Luxembourg sets Down Under goals: O'Grady, Viganò by Samuel Morrison - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Aussie Stuart O'Grady and Italian Davide Viganò lead Luxembourg's season openerStuart 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 race's first edition in 1999 and again in 2001. He has also won three s... → Read More
Cavendish boosted by very strong HTC-Highroad team in Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Manx rider can count on right-hand men Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel next monthThe 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 right-hand men Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel plus several other strong lead-out riders will back... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Lotto's Matthew Lloyd breaks shoulder and injures spine in Melbourne crash by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2010 Giro d'Italia King of the Mountains should be back to full capacity within three months2010 Giro d'Italia stage and Mountains jersey winner, Matthew Lloyd, has had his 2011 campaign put on hold following a bad crash "involving a tram and motorists" on Friday afternoon, according to SBS.com.au.
The 27 year old was riding through the ... → Read More
Vogels says Pegasus Sports will continue, expects majority of its riders to stay by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 20, 2010 Doesn’t understand UCI decision, said full backing was set to happenPegasus 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 a Pro Continental licence. The Australian learned in the last few hours that th... → Read More
Helen Wyman looks to bounce back from Kalmthout disappointment by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 20, 2010 Crash and puncture cost British champion a result in Sunday’s World Cup raceHelen 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 was as good as the afternoon was to get as a spectacular crash early in that fi... → Read More
Francesco Chicchi to finally ride the Giro with Quick Step by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 20, 2010 Italian sprinter looking forward to 2011 after four years on a general classification teamAfter 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 number of wins in 2010, the biggest of which came on stage 4 of the Tour of California, but as he ... → Read More
Pegasus Sports reacts to denial of Professional Continental licence by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 20, 2010 Aussie team shocked at UCI decisionThe 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, the spor... → Read More
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