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World Champion Thor Hushovd says he has "never seen doping in cycling" by Jered Gruber - Monday, October 11, 2010 Norwegian champion admits that had he wanted to, it would not have been hardIn a surprising interview with Norwegian television station, NRK, Thor Hushovd says that he has never seen drugs of either the performance enhancing type or the recreational sort.
"I have never seen doping in cycling, and never in the evenings in ... → Read More
Vacansoleil's Johnny Hoogerland's temper flares over teammate, Riccardo Ricco by Jered Gruber - Monday, October 11, 2010 Hoogerland frustrated at Ricco's non-communication in Emilia finaleLast fall, Vacansoleil's Johnny Hoogerland burst on the scene as an aggressive rider with the legs to match. Much was expected of the 27 year old Dutchman in 2010, but little has come of it. Hoogerland went into the winter with extreme motivation to ... → Read More
Bjarne Riis closes door on transfer season by Jered Gruber - Monday, October 11, 2010 2011 SunGard/Saxo Bank team complete with signing of Nick NuyensWith the signing of Belgian Classics hope, Nick Nuyens, Saxo Bank boss, Bjarne Riis, has declared his transfer season complete.
The well-tuned Saxo Bank machine was a juggernaut in 2010 - Riis's team did not have the raw wins of HTC-Columbia, now... → Read More
Gilbert critical of Pozzato: ‘his speciality is to make others lose’ by Conal Andrews - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Close marking frustrated Paris-Tours prospects of defending champion Filippo Pozzato is known as someone with a considerable amount of flair off the bike. Fast cars, faster women, a highlighted perm hairdo and some audacious tattoos. Sounds tacky in parts but, being Italian, he can pull it off with aplomb.
As rega... → Read More
Furlan rues near-miss to Freire in Paris-Tours by Conal Andrews - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Italian passed immediately before finish lineItalian sprinter Angelo Furlan was undoubtedly visualising the podium and imagining the taste of the champagne when, to his horror, Oscar Freire nipped past him ten metres from the line in today's Paris-Tours. The Spaniard, who has won three world ch... → Read More
World Champion Zdenek Stybar takes cyclocross Superprestige opener in Ruddervoorde by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Czech rider wins second race in a week by beating Bart AernoutsAfter already taking the Gazet van Antwerp Trophy opener last week, reigning world champion Zdenek Stybar also powered to victory in the first of the eight Superprestige series races today in Ruddervoorde. Sven Nys, who did not finish last week, ende... → Read More
Paris-Tours: Oscar Freire takes historic victory on the Avenue de Grammont by Steve Jones - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Classy Spaniard gives country a much needed boostTriple world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gave Spanish cycling a much needed boost today when he claimed his second Classic of the season in Paris-Tour. Freire's name will close a chapter in the "Sprinters Classic", as today was its final s... → Read More
Davis doubles at Commonwealth for Australia by Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Australian sprinter Allan Davis wins men's road race hours after Rochelle GilmoreAllan Davis helped Australia go two for two in the Commonwealth Games road race in Delhi with his gold medal win only hours after Rochelle Gilmore won the women's event.
The gold medal is redemption for Davis, who claimed bronze last week at the W... → Read More
Tired Swiss has only one thing on his mind right now: peace and quietby Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 10, 2010 
Philippe Gilbert on Paris-Tours: "I love this race...It fits me like a glove." by Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Omega Pharma-Lotto captain looking for redemption on the Avenue de GrammontThis afternoon's Paris-Tours will be the 104th running of the fall French classic. One man, Philippe Gilbert, above all others, has put his firm stamp on the race over the past years, not only with his two consecutive wins in 2008 and 2009, but his c... → Read More
Australian takes first gold in her dream triple
by Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 10, 2010
Good news all around for Dutch teamby Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 10, 2010
Robert Gesink excited about Emilia double, looking to Lombardia by Jered Gruber - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Dutch talent becomes the first non-Italian to win the Giro dell'Emilia two years in a rowRobert Gesink's win yesterday high above Bologna over Garmin's Daniel Martin and Diquigiovanni's Michele Scarponi is the Dutch prodigy's second consecutive victory at the Giro dell'Emilia and puts him amongst the greats. The list of Italian legends t... → Read More
Italy's Pozzato races today in France at Paris-Tours, but still reflecting on a lost occasionby Samuel Morrison - Sunday, October 10, 2010
Transfer News: Giorgia Bronzini signs for Colavita-Forno d’Asolo by Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 9, 2010 World champion rejoins team where she enjoyed her greatest early successGiorgia Bronzini will be taking her new rainbow jersey to the newly merged Colavita-Forno d’Asolo team for 2011, according to tuttobiciweb.it. The newly crowned World champion rode for the USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo team, the Italian half of the team ... → Read More
Decision to skip Worlds looks good as Dutchman builds for Lombardiaby Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 9, 2010
Kolobnev fourth in Giro dell’Emilia, disappointed about world championship result by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 9, 2010 Will aim to better his 2009 third place in Tour of LombardyRussian rider Alexandr Kolobnev netted fourth in today’s Giro dell’Emilia in Italy, crossing the line nine seconds after the winner Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and runner-up Dan Martin (Garmin Transitions).
The result shows him that he has arrived b... → Read More
Italian rider Colo given a reduced ban for Clenbuterol positive by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 9, 2010 Handed a twelve month ban after accidentally ingesting substanceISD-Neri rider Alessandro Colo has been handed a reduced, one-year ban after testing positive for Clenbuterol on the last stage of the Vuelta Mexico, on April 25th. The Italian anti-doping agency CONI announced the decision of the national anti-dopin... → Read More
Cavendish hasn’t been offered new HTC contract, feels unappreciated by team by Conal Andrews - Saturday, October 9, 2010 Talk of tensions will fuel Team Sky speculationThe world’s top sprinter Mark Cavendish has long been the focal point of his HTC Columbia team, but the British rider has revealed that he feels taken for granted by the squad, and has not been offered a new contract after 2011.
The highly-surpri... → Read More
Nick Nuyens confirms: Saxo Bank bound for 2011 by Jered Gruber - Saturday, October 9, 2010 30 year old Belgian headed to Riis in hopes of better daysAfter much speculation as to where eternal Belgian hope, Nick Nuyens, would be heading in 2011, the current Rabobank rider revealed his plans in an interview with the Gazet van Antwerpen today: next stop Saxo Bank.
The former Ronde van Vlaanderen ... → Read More
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