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Vaughters dismisses report that Hushovd could join Pegasus Racing by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 7, 2010 Says he has a valid contract with world champion, no request to be releasedGarmin-Transitions team CEO Jonathan Vaughters has dismissed media reports that world road race champion Thor Hushovd could compete for a different team next year. He was responding to a story which originated today on the Krant Van West Vlaanderen s... → Read More
Harmon believes Matt Brammeier will shine as an HTC rider by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 7, 2010 Aggressive racing style bodes well for the future
Eurosport commentator David Harmon has said that he is convinced that Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier will make a strong impression next season, rewarding the HTC Columbia team's decision to sign the 25 year old.
The Liverpool-born rider,... → Read More
Adam Blythe interview: winning Franco-Belge, and settling in nicely to a pro career by Ed Hood - Thursday, October 7, 2010 Talented Briton making a strong impression in EuropeBritish rider Adam Blythe grabbed the headlines last weekend when he won two stages and the GC in the Circuit Franco-Belge, a UCI 2.1 stage race with a history stretching back to 1924.
Blythe became one of the youngest-ever winners in the event, b... → Read More
Plasticizer test could have consequences for 2010 Tour and US Postal doping enquiry by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 7, 2010 Other riders could be testedThe new test for tell-tale signs of autologous blood transfusions has thus far been mentioned only in connection with the Alberto Contador case, but if WADA gives it the go ahead, it could also be applied to other riders in this year’s Tour.
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Bodrogi and Callegarin boost Team Type 1’s Pro Continental licence prospects by Conal Andrews - Thursday, October 7, 2010 More signings coming soonFormer world time trial championship runner up and ten-time Hungarian national TT champion Laszlo Bodrogi has boosted Team Type 1’s prospects of landing a Pro Continental licence, signing a deal to move to the team from Katusha.
The 33 year old, ... → Read More
Floyd Landis aims to reimburse Floyd Fairness Fund donors by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Persuading fans to contribute to his defense weighs heavy, but has no resources to pay anyone yetFloyd Landis has said that he plans to pay back everyone that contributed to the Floyd Fairness Fund (FFF), the trust set up to finance the challenge to his positive dope test at the 2006 Tour de France. In an interview with ESPN's Bonnie Ford,... → Read More
Watch out for an in form Fuglsang as a powerful Saxo Bank team heads to Italy for one last hurrahby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 
Top Italian team firmly disagrees with doping prosecutor's wordsby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, October 6, 2010
O’Bee hit with lifetime ban for multiple doping offences by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Rider used testosterone, EPO and growth hormone during his careerFormer US criterium champion Kirk O’Bee has been hit with a lifetime ban from the sport, incurring the ban after a positive test for EPO plus proof that he had purchased doping substances on multiple occasions.
The 33 year old was first sanctione... → Read More
Bjarne Riis: “I have no reason not to believe Alberto Contador” by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Saxo Bank manager stands behind his recently signed riderTeam Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis met with Alberto Contador today, for the first time since the Tour de France winner’s positive test for clenbuterol was announced. The Dane, who won the 1996 Tour but later confessed to doping, refused to comment w... → Read More
Thor Hushovd delays collarbone plate removal operation, Cervélo TestTeam to debut rainbow stripes by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Norwegian elects to continue season after winning World ChampionshipsNewly crowned World champion Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) was to undergo surgery tomorrow at the CrossKlinik in Basel, Switerland, as reported by la France Cycliste. Surgeons are to remove the screws and plate that they inserted into the Norwegia... → Read More
“Cycling needs Germany”, says Milram boss Gerry Van Gerwen by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 No German ProTeams in 2011 not good for the sportTeam Milram will race its last ever European race at the Giro di Lombardia on October 16th, before it ceases to exist at the end of the season. In 2011 there will be no representative from Germany at the top level of cycling for twenty years. For t... → Read More
Irish national road race champion Brammeier signs pro contract with HTC Columbia by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Moves from the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly teamIreland’s number of ProTour riders has unexpectedly jumped by one, following the announcement that the HTC Columbia team has given a pro contract to national champion Matt Brammeier.
The team, which has the highest number of victories in the pro ... → Read More
Vacansoleil presents DCM as co-sponsor for three years by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Belgian fertiliser producer joins Dutch camping holiday company in team bidding for ProTeam statusThe Dutch Vacansoleil team has announced the signing of Belgian fertiliser producer DCM as co-sponsor for the next three years; from 2011 the team will be called Vacansoleil-DCM. The company was formed in 1976, and develops and produces “high qualit... → Read More
David Garcia’s A sample positive for EPO, rider suspended for suspected doping by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Spanish Xacobeo Galicia rider had already failed test for Hydroxyethyl starchOne week after it was announced that David Garcia and Xacobeo Galicia team-mate Ezequiel Mosquera had failed ‘A’ sample tests for the prohibited substance Hydroxyethyl starch, the UCI has confirmed that Garcia has also failed a test for EPO.
The S... → Read More
Pegasus Racing gets Scott backing, confident that ProTour application issue will be resolved by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Announcement of main sponsor and lineup delayed The planned new Australian ProTour team run by Pegasus Racing has received the backing of Scott Bicycles, which has announced a multi-year backing with the squad. The deal represents the first major company to declare partnership with the project.
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Cervélo stagiaire Wetterhall still searching for pro team by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Former Swedish time trial champion aiming for ProTour or ProContinental slotA month and a half after it was confirmed that the Cervélo Test Team would not continue past the end of the season, the promising young stagiaire Alex Wetterhall has said that he is still searching for a team for next year.
Most of the pro riders... → Read More
Pinotti not impressed as Italian prosecutor Torri brands all riders as dopers by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Italian rider widely regarded as cleanHTC Columbia rider Marco Pinotti has, unsurprisingly, reacted strongly to an assertion made by Italian anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri that all riders take banned substances.
78 year old Torri, who heads the section of Italian Olympic Committe... → Read More
Phil Southerland Interview: Team Type 1 on course to move up to Pro Continental level by Ed Hood - Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Team founder wants squad to ride Giro in 2011 and Tour in 2012The UCI’s publication of the list of teams applying for ProTour and Pro Continental registration was issued on Tuesday, and there were several notable omissions. Of the ProTeams, Astana and the new Australian team run by Pegasus Racing were conspicuo... → Read More
Dutch super talent set for comeback next Julyby Jered Gruber - Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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