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Joaquim Rodríguez eyes Tour de France and Vuelta a España by Bjorn Haake - Friday, October 22, 2010 Feels like the sport's number oneJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) has won the season-long World ranking competition from the International Cycling Union (UCI) and is quite happy about it. In an interview to Spanish sports paper AS, he talked about his year's achievements and what his p... → Read More
Lefevere believes he’s getting closer to finding a new backer for Quick Step team by Shane Stokes - Friday, October 22, 2010 Belgian working hard towards 2012
Quick Step general manager Patrick Lefevere is feeling hopeful about his chances of securing a replacement sponsor for the 2012 season, believing that he will have something secured in time to ensure the team continues.
“It was a gruelling week, ... → Read More
Race will be the last one for Chechu Rubiera before retirementby VeloNation Press - Friday, October 22, 2010 
Timmy Duggan Interview: going from Garmin, lining up with Liquigas by Ed Hood - Friday, October 22, 2010 Fresh start in 2011 for US professional Garmin's 27 year-old US pro Timmy Duggan has come a long way back from that day in the 2008 Tour of Georgia when he hit the tarmac at 100 km/h and was left with life-threatening injuries.
Last year it looked like his rehabilitation was complete w... → Read More
Østenkjær will work with riders and management to improve performances
by Conal Andrews - Friday, October 22, 2010
Voigt confirmed as joining Schlecks on new Luxembourg Team by Conal Andrews - Friday, October 22, 2010 German strongman to add experience, strength and laughs to new squadOne of cycling’s most colourful characters, Jens Voigt, has been confirmed as moving to the new Luxembourg cycling team for the 2011 season.
The news, which has long been rumoured, will see the 39 year old German follow team-mates Andy and Franck... → Read More
Voeckler confident that cycling is becoming cleaner than before by Shane Stokes - Friday, October 22, 2010 Reserves comment on Contador case, wants to see outcomeFrench champion Thomas Voeckler has said that he believes that the sport of cycling is in a better position than it has been in many years, stating that he thinks the majority of the peloton is competing clean.
“Unlike a few years ago, I feel tha... → Read More
Pozzato defends his tactics, admits following Boonen and Gilbert by Conal Andrews - Friday, October 22, 2010 Italian claims that Gilbert apologized after recent criticismsAnswering recent criticisms that he races negatively and worries more about marking key riders rather than riding his own race, the Italian rider Filippo Pozzato has defended his actions.
“After Paris-Tours, I received a text message from Philipp... → Read More
Rabobank signee Matti Breschel aiming for Tour of Flanders in 2011 by Jered Gruber - Friday, October 22, 2010 Ever improving Classics specialist looking forward to leadership role on RabobankMatti Breschel's departure from Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank team heading into the 2011 was eyebrow-raising news, even more so because the Danish one day star wasn't heading to the new Luxembourg project like the vast portion of his teammates this year, b... → Read More
Arrests made in Spanish Clenbuterol investigation in Gran Canaria and Tenerife by Shane Stokes - Friday, October 22, 2010 Total of 34 people taken into custody, more arrests possibleThe Spanish Guardia Civil has arrested 34 people in relation to a Clenbuterol trafficking ring that operated in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, charging them of crimes against public health and of forgery.
Thirteen pharmacists, eight pharmacy technici... → Read More
Omega Pharma's Sergeant believes in Greipel's chances versus Cavendish by Jered Gruber - Friday, October 22, 2010 Belgian manager says Greipel can beat Mark CavendishWith the 2011 season still far off in the distant future, the highly anticipated battle of the words between the world's two most successful sprinters, Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish has already begun.
Yet, neither has opened their mouth on the ... → Read More
Vuelta boss: Grand Tour organisers are in “advanced negotiations” with UCI over invitations by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 21, 2010 Javier Guillén confirms that there is uncertainty over new “World Tour”Despite the insistence of International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid that the new rules for team participation in the sport’s big races will be adhered to, the heads of the Grand Tour organisations are less sure. The latest to confirm t... → Read More
Annual winter track events add new league formatby Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 21, 2010
Rabobank, Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil teams looking to align UCI rules with Dutch employment lawby Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 21, 2010
Bart Wellens offered new deal by Telenet-Fidea but is shopping around by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 21, 2010 Cyclocross veteran is being courted by other teamsBart Wellens has been offered an extra three years with the Telenet-Fidea team, the team that he has ridden for his entire professional career, but has not yet put pen to paper, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The two-time World champion, whose cur... → Read More
Grappe wants Contador to release physiological data, highlights jump in form for Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 21, 2010 FDJ coach applauds Gilbert’s progression, says he scares other ridersFDJ trainer Frederic Grappe has said that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador should to release physiological data in order to assuage suspicions, saying that if he is clean, this would show the world of cycling what he is capable of.
The Fren... → Read More
Franco Pellizotti acquitted, free to race after doping inquiry by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, October 21, 2010 Cycling Union likely to appeal decision and defend biological passport evidenceAfter a three hour meeting in Rome today, the Italian anti-doping tribunal (TNA) has acquitted Franco Pellizotti. He faced doping charges related to irregular biological passport readings ahead of the 2009 Tour de France.
"There is not a sufficien... → Read More
Riis signs four to support and guide team’s ridersby Conal Andrews - Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tour de France mountain star in court and facing two year doping banby Samuel Morrison - Thursday, October 21, 2010
Giro d'Italia to race up Mount Etna volcano, twice by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, October 21, 2010 Europe's most active volcano on Giro d'Italia's list of mountain stages for 2011Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, will appear not once, but twice in Giro d'Italia next year.
The riders will climb the Sicilian landmark on May 15 in the ninth stage of the three-week race. From Sicily's largest city, the stag... → Read More
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