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Denis Menchov says he deserved more respect from Katusha because he is Russian by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 4, 2010 New Geox rider explains decision not to sign for Andre Tchmil’s teamDenis Menchov feels that he deserved a different approach from Andre Tchmil’s Katusha team, which is why he decided to go elsewhere, he told Spanish website biciciclismo.com. The Russian, who has signed for the new Geox-TMC team after six years at Ra... → Read More
Contador: ‘I am tested every six days, I didn’t win the Tour with fifty picograms of Clenbuterol’ by Conal Andrews - Saturday, December 4, 2010 Says relations with Astana are very bad and he hasn’t been paid in months Spanish rider Alberto Contador has once again proclaimed his innocence, saying that he has been a regularly tested rider throughout his career, and that he has done nothing wrong. “People do not distinguish between fifty picograms of clenbuterol an... → Read More
Is Geox considering pulling out as major sponsor of the Geox-TMC team? by Jered Gruber - Saturday, December 4, 2010 La Gazzetta dello Sport says Geox considering stepping down following ProTeam snubLa Gazzetta dello Sport ushered in a scary new era of the sponsorship of the new Geox-TMC team today with the headline - 'Hello and Goodbye to the world of cycling?'
The Treviso-based footwear giant, Geox, has been involved in cycling sponsorship ... → Read More
Eight people face preliminary charges in relation to French doping raids by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 3, 2010 Uncertainty about pro riders’ involvementFollowing Tuesday’s doping raids in Caen in north-west France, eight people face preliminary charges in relation to the police operation.
Those concerned include several amateur riders, a pharmacist, a doctor, bodybuilders and former riders. It i... → Read More
Landbouwkrediet team and Shimano offer explanation for Sven Nys’ lost pedal by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 3, 2010 Belgian champion’s personal mechanics to blame, not equipment or team staffThe Landbouwkrediet team has worked with its component sponsor Shimano to try to get to the bottom of what happened to Sven Nys’ pedal in the Superprestige cyclocross race at Gieten last Saturday. The Belgian champion entered the finishing straight w... → Read More
Top riders react to Zdenek Stybar’s enforced injury layoff by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 3, 2010 “The rainbow jersey should be at all the top races,” says Sven NysZdenek Stybar’s (Telenet-Fidea) knee injury has forced him to take the rest of the year off but, despite the fact that one of their biggest rivals is out of the picture, the news is not being greeted with any pleasure by the rest of the top cyclocros... → Read More
Strong demand for places in newly-promoted raceby VeloNation Press - Friday, December 3, 2010 
Saxo Bank-SunGard teambuilding in Fuerteventura by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 3, 2010 Bjarne Riis’ boys forego the usual bootcamp to concentrate on funThe Saxo Bank-SunGard team has spent the last week at the Payitas resort on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura as usual, but has dispensed with the usual survival camp in favour of fun. In all there were 62 riders, directors, mechanics, soigneurs and... → Read More
Cancellara aims for Liège and Lombardia wins by Samuel Morrison - Friday, December 3, 2010 Classics star refuses to give up on Ronde and RoubaixSwiss time trial and classics specialist, Fabian Cancellara wants to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Giro di Lombardia next year. If he succeeds, he will become only one of four cyclists to have won all five monumental classics.
At an awards presenta... → Read More
Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli to Tuscan coast for first team gettogether by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 3, 2010 Italian champion Giovanni Visconti to meet with new colleagues next weekThe Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli team will meet up on the Tuscan coastal resort of Castagneto Carducci next week for the first training camp of the 2011 season. The team, which was called ISD-Neri in 2010, has exchanged its primary sponsor for the Lampr... → Read More
UCI pledges to use greater targeting in 2011 anti-doping efforts by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 3, 2010 Governing body also plans campaign to prevent riders considering using banned substancesRiders who have suspect biological profiles will be increasingly targeted in 2011, according to the UCI. The governing body has pledged to carry out a significant jump in the number of controls carried out on what it terms ‘riders whose profiles may ... → Read More
Basso and Liquigas companions solidify team unity in snowy conditions by Conal Andrews - Friday, December 3, 2010 High altitude camp at Passo San Pelligrino a success, says Giro winner
Garmin-Cervélo is in the Cayman Islands, Saxo Bank-SunGard is in Fuerteventura, but Liquigas-Cannondale has opted for snow rather than sun for its team-bonding exercises. Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso has said that the stay at the Passo San Pelle... → Read More
Hushovd to begin season in Oman, will back Farrar in Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 3, 2010 Norwegian realises American team-mate has a better chance of beating Mark Cavendish World road race champion Thor Hushovd has decided his programme for the season, and has undertaken to ride the Tour de France in support of Garmin-Cervélo team-mate Tyler Farrar.
“We must go far back in time to find a flat stage where I beat Mark... → Read More
Rabobank riders must deliver results after long-term contract extension by Conal Andrews - Friday, December 3, 2010 Pressure on for the team to reward sponsor’s trustThe need to secure new sponsorship can be a great motivator for cycling teams; conversely, the danger with a long-term deal is that complacency can set it. That’s something that Adri van Houwelingen is determined won’t happen to the Rabobank team, wh... → Read More
Pegasus Sports signs ex-Milram riders Christian Knees, Markus Eichler, and Thomas Rohregger by Jered Gruber - Friday, December 3, 2010 Australian Professional Continental team adds a German-speaking element with three solid additionsPegasus Sports has just announced three more new signings for its powerful squad heading into 2011. Pegasus swooped in and picked up three riders cast adrift by the folding of Team Milram at the end of this season: Markus Eichler, Christian Knees, an... → Read More
Dutch rider had disappointing season due to injuryby Bjorn Haake - Thursday, December 2, 2010
Young Spaniard faces unemploymentby Bjorn Haake - Thursday, December 2, 2010
Former Footon-Servetto rider admits time is running outby Bjorn Haake - Thursday, December 2, 2010
Chicchi and Ciolek to lead Quick Step team in Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Thursday, December 2, 2010 Belgian squad will send two strong sprintersThe Quick Step team will target a strong performance in the Santos Tour Down Under – and, possibly, the overall victory – thanks to the confirmed participation of two of the quickest sprinters in the peloton.
Italian sprinter Francesco Chicchi is... → Read More
Xacobeo Galicia riders and staff finally paid money owed by Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 2, 2010 Four month’s salaries handed overAfter several months of delays, the riders and staff of the Xacobeo Galicia team have finally been given the remainder of their salaries, thus bringing to an end a long battle to receive the money.The final four months have been handed over to those ... → Read More
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