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World Championships: Time trial course is much tougher than Tony Martin expected by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 27, 2010 Mendrisio bronze medallist is surprised by the severity of the course's two climbsIt’s not just the road race course that is tougher than people thought, as Tony Martin found out on inspection of the World Championship time trial course. The German finished third in last year’s event, behind Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara and Sw... → Read More
Xacobeo Galicia not finished just yet, but hovering on the brink of stopping by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 27, 2010 Deadline of Friday set to save teamAlthough certain media outlets are already reporting that the team is set to stop, it appears that there is still a sliver of hope for the Xacobeo Galicia team. However things are not looking encouraging, with just a few days left to save the team. ... → Read More
World Championships: Gilbert and Pozzato play at passing the pressure buck by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 27, 2010 Monaco neighbours insist that the other is favourite for the rainbow jerseyGood friends off the bike, Belgian Philippe Gilbert and Italian Filippo Pozzato are engaging in a little light-hearted mind game to deflect pressure towards each other in the run up to next weekend’s World Championship race. The two Monaco residents ... → Read More
World Championships: Lars Boom confident about Netherlands’ chances by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 27, 2010 Former cyclocross World champion thinks his team can do wellAlthough he was forced to sit out Sunday’s Herald Sun World Cycling Classic in Ballarat, just outside Melbourne, the Netherlands’ Lars Boom is confident about the chances of his team in the coming weekend’s World Championship race. The 24-year-old D... → Read More
Mark Cavendish backtracks on World Championship chances by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 27, 2010 Manxman talking down his chances after seeing the course for himselfUntil now, Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish had been typically bullish about his chances in Sunday’s World Championships road race in Melbourne, Australia. The Manx Missile had declared that he had a chance of winning on the hilly circuit around Geelo... → Read More
Second year director sportif heading to ever improving Swiss team in 2011by Jered Gruber - Monday, September 27, 2010 
Bernaudeau believes phone call to save BBox team will come today by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 27, 2010 Cofidis poised to sign Voeckler if team foldsThe eternally-optimistic general manage of the BBox Bouygues Telecom team Jean-René Bernaudeau appears to be upbeat about the chances of a new backer being finalised today, saying that he is waiting for the all-important phone call from the un-named... → Read More
Talented Italian rider has shown a recent run of strong formby Shane Stokes - Monday, September 27, 2010
Hushovd not happy with Landis’s participation in anti-doping conference by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 27, 2010 Argues deposed Tour winner is not qualified to speak Norwegian team leader Thor Hushovd is in Australia making his final preparations for the world road race championship on Sunday. Plenty of other professionals are there, but one rider who he feels should not be present is Floyd Landis. Landis spoke... → Read More
Cavendish says he has chance in World Championships road race by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 26, 2010 Warns rivals to not count him out in Australia
Mark Cavendish says that his form is coming along nicely ahead of the World Championships road race in Australia in one week's time. He knows that winning will be hard and isn't promising anything, but remains optimistic that he can have a chance on ... → Read More
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider prevails again after 2008by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sarah Düster out of World Championships with fractured pelvis in Ballarat crash by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 26, 2010 Cervélo rider to miss second successive Worlds as German team reduced to fiveThe German women’s team was hit by more bad news today as Sarah Düster crashed out of next weekend’s World Championship race. The popular Cervélo rider was brought down in a crash midway though the Herald Sun Cycling Classic in Ballarat, sustaining a... → Read More
Vacansoleil rider talks about suffering, kangaroos, the course, and his relationship with Nick Nuyensby Jered Gruber - Sunday, September 26, 2010
Olympic Champion will lose a critical day of adaptation to the time differenceby Jered Gruber - Sunday, September 26, 2010
Not quite done with 2010 though - Lombardia ranks high on climber's to do listby Jered Gruber - Sunday, September 26, 2010
Marc Sergeant confident that Philippe Gilbert is on track for Worlds glory by Jered Gruber - Sunday, September 26, 2010 Omega Pharma-Lotto manager not worried that Gilbert has peaked too soonOmega Pharma-Lotto team manager, Marc Sergeant has a lot to be happy about right now. His Omega Pharma-Lotto team has enjoyed its best season in quite some time, his superstar Walloon, Philippe Gilbert, has assumed his position as one of the world's ... → Read More
Filippo Pozzato wins World Championship tune-up race by Jered Gruber - Sunday, September 26, 2010 Italian takes the win out of four-up break, Cancellara fourthFilippo Pozzato proved strongest out of a late race four-man break to take the Herald Sun World Cycling Classic in Ballarat on Sunday.
The Italian was part of a four-man group that included defending World Time Trial champion, Fabian Cancellara. S... → Read More
Rogers claims he can beat Cancellara for world time trial championship title by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 25, 2010 Says he’s in similar form to the years when he won goldIt may seem implausible to some, but Australian rider Michael Rogers insists that he can turn back the clock and beat Fabian Cancellara to win a fourth rainbow jersey. The 30 year old is motivated by the thoughts of racing on home soil and said that ... → Read More
Freire has faith in chances of record fourth world championship victory by Conal Andrews - Saturday, September 25, 2010 Spaniard says form has improved since the Vuelta a EspañaMilan-Sanremo victor Oscar Freire has the chance to make history on October 3rd, and now believes in the possibility of becoming the first rider ever to take four Elite road race titles. The 34 year old didn’t show great form in the recent Vuelta a... → Read More
IOC chief Rogge says cycling's place in Olympics not under threat by Conal Andrews - Saturday, September 25, 2010 Applauds efforts made by the sport to clean upEncouraged by efforts made to combat doping in cycling, IOC president Jacques Rogge has said that the sport is under no danger of being dropped from the Olympics. Some, including other IOC members, had previously said it should go after being hit b... → Read More
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