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Announcement due this week on stage start/finish locationsby Shane Stokes - Monday, November 1, 2010 
Landis riding well in Powernet Tour of Southland by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 1, 2010 Guesting with the Orca Velo Merino squad in New Zealand stage raceFloyd Landis is performing well in the Powernet Tour of Southland, sitting fourth overall after two stages of the six-day race.
The American rider is showing decent condition and remains in contention for overall victory. He is one minute and two ... → Read More
Valjavec unable to land big contract, will compete for Slovenian Continental team in 2011 by Shane Stokes - Sunday, October 31, 2010 Ag2r and others won’t take him on due to unresolved biological passport case
Unable to secure a new contract with a top-level team due to the unresolved biological passport case involving him, 31 year old Tadej Valjavec has been forced to opt for the small Zheroquadro Radenska Continental team for 2011.
The Slovenian had ... → Read More
Host nation gets second stage victory in final stageby Bjorn Haake - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Tony Martin wants to crack top ten in Tour de France by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, October 31, 2010 German ready to put disappointing 2010 Grande Boucle behindTony Martin is optimistic that he can have a much better Tour de France next year than what he experienced this July. His goal is a top ten overall and a stage win. Finishing 137th this year was nowhere near where he wanted to finish, but Martin has ... → Read More
Giro d'Italia and teams refuse Di Luca by Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 31, 2010 Di Luca's doping past creates problems for him and his potential teamItalian Danilo Di Luca is free to return following doping suspension, but ignored by teams who want to race the Giro d'Italia.
"He punched the Giro d'Italia in the stomach in 2007 and almost did it again in 2009," Giro d'Italia race director, Ange... → Read More
Czech rider takes eighth victory of the seasonby Bjorn Haake - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Cavendish says course of 2011 world championships in Copenhagen is harder than expected by Conal Andrews - Sunday, October 31, 2010 Briton believes he can fight for gold regardlessHTC Columbia star sprinter Mark Cavendish today rode the circuit of next year’s world road race championships in Copenhagen, and said afterwards that it is tougher than he had expected.
The 25 year old Briton is regarded by many as the fastest pu... → Read More
Danish manager ready for whatever the future holds in 2011by Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Vaughters backs late-night testing, says it can help combat microdosing by Shane Stokes - Sunday, October 31, 2010 Garmin-Transitions manager says out-of-hours testing has been used on his teamThere’s been quite a bit of initial resistance to the WADA recommendation that late-night surprise tests should be carried out at the Tour de France, but Garmin-Transitions general manager Jonathan Vaughters believes that it could be a valuable tool ... → Read More
Nibali, Visconti and Pozzato say idea of night-time anti-doping controls seems madby Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Contador happy to be a part of Oviedo Criterium by Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 31, 2010 Three-time Tour de France winner attends Oviedo race as a spectatorWhile Alberto Contador did not take part in the criterium in Oviedo, Asturias, the three-time Tour de France winner attended the event. He was there to be a part of Jose Luis Rubiera's final race and at the behest of the criterium organisers. They di... → Read More
The Giro d'Italia takes a back seat to the Ardennes Classicsby Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sastre believes he and Menchov will work very well together by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 30, 2010 Spanish rider says he’s undecided about which Grand Tours he’ll do in 2011With just over two months to go until the New Year and the official start of his time with the Geox-TMC team, Carlos Sastre has said that he expects a strong working relationship with the team’s other leader, Denis Menchov. The Spaniard is heading to... → Read More
Roche believes Hushovd is going to be a great world champion by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 30, 2010 Irishman talks about factors that have helped bring about his own improvementNicolas Roche has said that he expects Thor Hushovd to have a very strong season as world road race champion, being confident that his former team-mate will shine in the rainbow jersey.
The two spent two seasons together on the Crédit Agricole te... → Read More
ProTour riders get on board of Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly Cycling Teamby Bjorn Haake - Saturday, October 30, 2010
Lofkvist wants to lead Giro squad for Team Sky, then play a support role in Tour by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 30, 2010 Difficult balancing act to be in good shape for both Grand Tours After placing 17th in this year’s Tour de France and finishing as Team Sky’s best rider in Paris, Thomas Lofkvist is planning a different schedule for 2011. The 26 year old Swede appears to be believe that a top placing in the French event is not pos... → Read More
After Mallorca training, Nys feels sharp again for Superprestige by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, October 30, 2010 Also hopes to do well in KoppenbergcrossAfter a season that has not gone to his liking so far, Sven Nys hopes for better days after a round of training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Nys heads into the Superprestige in Zonhoven on Sunday and Monday's Koppenbergcross with renewed energy... → Read More
World’s top Classics rider Gilbert tops old World Cup table by Conal Andrews - Saturday, October 30, 2010 Belgian far ahead of Freire and Cancellara using former systemIt’s entirely hypothetical, but Philippe Gilbert’s domination of the Classics is such that he would have been the clear winner of the old World Cup standings. The French website Velochrono has calculated the standings based on the old points/events s... → Read More
Finally gets to race for Kim Andersenby Bjorn Haake - Saturday, October 30, 2010
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