Ryder Hesjedal grows in stature at Garmin
Ryder Hesjedal will head into 2010 with greater confidence after a breakthrough season which saw him take a stage of the Vuelta a Espa
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Cavendish happy to stay at Columbia-HTC
Mark Cavendish remains convinced that his current team, Columbia-HTC, is in the best environment for continued sprint success. The 24-year-old says that although he aware of his value to rival squads, he is content with his position at the US-based outfit. “I’m in the best position at Team Columbia,” he told The Times newspaper. “I’m not looking for a contract. I want to win and I want to be in the best place to do that, and that’s Columbia.” His name had been mentioned in …
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Van den Broeck signs new contract with Silence-Lotto
Jurgen Van den Broeck has re-signed with Silence-Lotto and will remain with the team until the end of 2011. The 26-year-old told the Gazet van Antwerpen that with the departure of Cadel Evans for BMC he was confident he can now assume a leadership role within the team. Van den Broeck finished 15th overall at the 2009 Tour de France, 15 places higher than the team’s designated leader, Evans. The Belgian’s performance in France was enough for his team, which will be known as Omega Pharma-Lotto in …
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Valverde to concentrate on Tour de France in 2010
Alejandro Valverde will focus on the Tour de France in 2010 but has not yet decided on whether he will defend his victory in the Vuelta a Espa
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Washington DC continues its push for Giro d’Italia start
The 2012 Giro d’Italia Working Group continues to collaborate with Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport on bringing the Italian Grand Tour to the US capital of Washington DC in the future. “Once it was determined there was interest on both sides, we’ve had exploratory discussions regarding the viability and logistics,” said Robin Morton, representative of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Working Group. “This idea has generated a lot of buzz and interest and we are continuing to meet with both …
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Hosking prepares for life at Columbia-HTC
Young Australian rider Chloe Hosking is the latest talent from Down Under making it into the ranks of the Columbia-HTC ’superteam’. Hailing from the national capital of Canberra, the 19-year-old impressed in 2009 and caught the eye of Bob Stapleton and his management team, including Kristy Scrymgeour, a former national champion and Team Saturn professional. Hosking’s ability at the pointy end of a race has been the hallmark of her fledgling career and the reason she was offered a one-year contract …
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Roberts makes a welcome return to the ProTour
After two years in the professional wilderness, Australian rider Luke Roberts will return to the ProTour with Team Milram at January’s Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia. Born and raised in the South Australian capital, Roberts signed for the German squad in September, having last competed in the ProTour with Team CSC during the 2007 season. Roberts has spent the past two seasons with German team Kuota Senges (known as Kuota-Indeland in 2009), having ridden for Bjarne Riis’ outfit for …
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Danes steal the show in Gent Six Day
The Madison World Champion pair Alex Rasmussen and Michael M
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Nys achieves 50th Superprestige win in Gieten
Belgian cyclo-cross champion
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Evans named Aussie Cyclist of 2009
WORLD road champion Cadel Evans was named the 2009 Australian Cyclist of the Year at a ceremony last week.
The 32-year-old became only the second Australian cyclist to win the Sir Hubert Opperman medal for a third time in the 51-year history of the award.
He also won the medal in 2006 and 2007 and joined Peter Besanko, [...]
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