Posted: Sat, Sep 6th
Ballan moves into Vuelta leadAlessandro Ballan (Lampre) was close all season in races he was expected to win: third in Paris-Roubaix and second in Monte Paschi Eroica and GP Ouest France-Plouay.
With the 63rd Vuelta a España’s tackling its first summit finish, everyone expected the Spanish mountain ...
Posted: Fri, Sep 5th
It’s official: Sastre to CervéloCarlos Sastre couldn’t put it off anymore.
Despite his hope to ride the Vuelta a España without any unnecessary distractions, the rumor mill of where the 2008 Tour de France champion was going to land in 2009 was turning into just that.
To end the growing media circus, ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 3rd
Up-and-comers spar in AvenirIt’s the “Tour de France” for the Under-23 crowd.
The 45th Tour de l’Avenir clicks into gear Friday with an opening prologue followed by nine days of racing on a course that slices straight south across France toward the Pyrénées.
Nineteen teams of six riders ...
Posted: Mon, Sep 1st
Katusha signs McEwen and KarpetsThe multimillion-dollar Russian spending spree that’s energizing the contract market shows no sign of abating soon.
Robbie McEwen, three-time green points winner at the Tour de France, and mullet-man Vladimir Karpets are the latest big names lured to the new Katyusha lineup ...
Posted: Sun, Aug 31st
Valverde grabs lead at VueltaIt was a double-dose of delight for Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) in Sunday’s second stage at the Vuelta a España.
Capping what’s been a spectacular season for Spain’s Green Bullet, Valverde opened up a winning sprint with 200 meters to go in a rising finish ...
Posted: Sun, Aug 31st
Is Sastre leaving CSC-Saxo Bank?The rumor mill is kicking into overdrive that recently crowned Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre won’t be back at CSC-Saxo Bank for the 2009 season.
The flames were fanned even more Saturday when team owner Bjarne Riis was quoted in European newspapers as saying that ...
Posted: Fri, Aug 29th
Saxo Bank to ride Specialized in '09Sources have confirmed that the Saxo Bank cycling team will race on Specialized bikes during the 2009 season and beyond.
Sources close to the team, which now operates under the banner of CSC-Saxo Bank, have confirmed to VeloNews that the Morgan Hill, California-based ...
Posted: Fri, Aug 29th
Devolder extends, Garate to RabobankQuick Step is seeing some changes going into the 2009 season, with Tour of Flanders champion Stijn Devolder sticking around and Spanish veteran Juan Manuel Garate heading to Rabobank.
After turning pro with U.S. Postal Service in 2004, Devolder joined Quick Step in 2008 and ...
Posted: Fri, Aug 29th
Contador vs. Sastre duel dominates VueltaThe 63rd Vuelta a España roars out of Granada on Saturday afternoon in a fitting start with a team time trial in what should be a dogfight between cycling’s two strongest teams and Spain’s two biggest stars.
The showdown between Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre and ...
Posted: Wed, Aug 27th
Evans extends with Silence; rumors fly around Sastre’s futureCadel Evans is staying put, but rumors are flying that Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre might be lured away from CSC-Saxo Bank.
Silence-Lotto announced Wednesday that Evans, runner-up in the past two editions of the Tour, penned a two-year contract extension with the ...
Posted: Wed, Aug 27th
Contador leads Astana super teamAstana brings a loaded team looking for nothing short of domination in the 63rd Vuelta a España that opens with a team time trial Saturday in sunny Granada.
Still miffed it was left out of the 2008 Tour de France, the Astana blue swaggers into Granada with its A-team for the ...
Posted: Tue, Jul 29th
Andrew Hood's Tour de France Notebook - Sastre’s Tour: Can we dare to believe?Now that the champagne has lost its fizz and the podium girls are back to their day jobs, the cycling world now waits with bated breath until that last anti-doping control winds through the labyrinth of syringes, gyroscopes, laser prisms and other weapons in the arsenal at the ...
