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UCI Announces first ProTeams and Professional Continental teams for 2011 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 FDJ loses topflight status for the first time in team’s historyThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the names of four of the 18 “ProTeams”, who will make up next year’s top level of the sport. Alongside this it has announced 13 of the teams that will make up the second division, at “Professional ... → Read More
Diminutive climber wants to get back to his best form by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 
Pendleton turns away from individual sprint to work on keirin prior to 2012 Olympic Games by Conal Andrews - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Decision is part of plan to chase three gold medals in London Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton has decided to step away from her most successful event, the individual sprint, and won’t focus on it again until the world championships in March. Instead, her bid to take three medals in London 2012 means... → Read More
Spanish rider hit by bus while trainingby Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010
First ProTour licence decisions due this week, Pegasus Racing submits full documentation by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Australian team confirmed as having completed applicationOverdue since yesterday, the list of the first teams to be awarded ProTour licences could come as soon as today. VeloNation has received confirmation from the UCI that the first decisions have been made, but there is no firm indication as to when the... → Read More
McQuaid says Contador decision is coming soon by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Reiterates that four year bans are to be introducedUCI President Pat McQuaid has implied that the crucial decision about Alberto Contador’s future might be coming sooner rather than later, bringing to an end a delay of over two months since the rider was informed that he had failed a test during the ... → Read More
Geox aiming at arduous Grand Tour schedule for Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre in 2011 by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Menchov looks to ride both the Giro and the Tour, while Sastre could once again ride all three Grand ToursIt appears that Denis Menchov's new Geox team wishes to follow in the long held tradition of Menchov racing two Grand Tours in a season. More interestingly, it looks like the team and Menchov are both not afraid of the enormously difficult undertakin... → Read More
Allan Davis promises to be in better condition for the start of 2011 by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Admits he gained too much weight last winterAccepting that his excess kilos were a big reason why he didn’t perform as well as he should have in early part of the 2010 season, Allan Davis has vowed to be in better shape for next years Tour Down Under. He took three stages plus the overall ho... → Read More
Rumours prove to be unfounded, but other teams likely to be interestedby Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Fabian Cancellara confirms Liege ambitions, strongly hints at Luxembourg deal by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Four-time World Time Trial Champion looking to target the two Monuments he hasn't won in 2011 While it still hasn't been officially announced yet, it looks more and more like a 100% certainty that Fabian Cancellara will be racing with the Luxembourg project in 2011. Not only that, it looks like the four-time World Time Trial Champion is not j... → Read More
US Continental team adds three under-23 ridersby Ben Atkins - Monday, November 1, 2010
Saxo Bank riders head list of endurance stars at second round of Manchester seriesby Ben Atkins - Monday, November 1, 2010
Young Dutch rider takes the step up after finishing 2010 as a stagiereby Ben Atkins - Monday, November 1, 2010
British champion strongest in her new adopted cityby Ben Atkins - Monday, November 1, 2010
Koldo Fernandez making a rapid recovery from crash injuries by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 1, 2010 Euskaltel-Euskadi sprinter will return to training soonBasque rider Koldo Fernandez suffered facial injuries, a fractured jaw and broken collarbone in a dramatic crash in the Paris-Bourges race on October 7th. He looked like he’d done ten rounds in the ring, but is now healing quickly and already thinkin... → Read More
Belgian champion takes eighth victory on legendary cobbled climbby Ben Atkins - Monday, November 1, 2010
Says he hopes fellow Spaniard is cleared soonby Conal Andrews - Monday, November 1, 2010 
Thomas Voeckler increases ambitions for 2011 by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 1, 2010 Paris-Nice, Ardennes Classics amongst his goals for next season
Motivation boosted by a strong season and by his victory in the Velo d’Or contest for best French rider, Thomas Voeckler is aiming to step his career up the next notch in 2011. The 31 year old recently signed a contract to stay with his BBox Bouygues... → Read More
Rogers will continue targeting strong Grand Tour performances with move to Team Sky by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 1, 2010 Australian’s long-rumoured transfer from HTC Columbia finally confirmed by British teamConfirmed today as moving to Team Sky from HTC Columbia, Australian rider Michael Rogers has laid out his ambitions for 2011. After this year’s Tour he appeared to write off his chances of taking a high finish in another Grand Tour, but he is backtra... → Read More
O’Grady aiming for big Classics season and road captain role with Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 1, 2010 Australian strongman joins team-mates in move across from Team Saxo BankThe exodus of many of Team Saxo Bank’s previous top names continues with the confirmation that Stuart O’Grady will be competing with the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project in 2011. Long expected, the news means that the Australian will join former team-m... → Read More
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