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Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish to race for Team Sky

Mark Cavendish will be racing for Team Sky in 2012 after the dissolution of Team HTC. He says he’s coming home to his team. He says the team is very professional, probably the best in the world.  Cavendish has won 20 Tour stages in his career. Other new team members […]

Team Champion Announced

The first Asian Professional cycling team, Team Champion System will be presented in Beijing, China on January 11, 2012 Fuji Bikes is pleased to announce that it will be the official bike sponsor of the first pro-continental cycling team based in Asia. Born out of a desire to grow the […]

Kolobnev

Kolobnev let go by Katusha

Alexander Kolobnev has been let go by his Russian Katusha team after a positive doping control.  During last summer’s Tour de France diuretics were found. He’s had to pay a fine of $1560.  Since his contract was up for renewal, the team decided not to renew. Denis Menchov was recruited […]

2012 BMC Team Roster

The 2012 edition of the BMC Racing Team is one built around being competitive in the team’s major objectives, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz and Directeur Sportif John Lelangue emphasized as the team’s roster was announced. Jim Ochowicz: A Stronger TeamBMC Racing Team begins its second season as a ProTeam with […]

Vinokourov after stage win 2010 TdF

Vinokourov and Contador

Contador won the first Tour of Jerusalem race on Tuesday.  The race was in the old city, near the Western Wall.  It consisted of 10 2.8km laps and included around 100 cyclists from various cycling clubs in Israel. And Vinokourov is battling accusations that he’s bribed his way into his […]

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK ANNOUNCES 2012 ROSTER

In September 2011, LEOPARD s.a. announced that the team would have new management, sponsors and name in 2012. The roster for 2012 has been finalized and counts 30 of the world’s top professional cyclists, from 14 different nations. The team will be led by 6 team directors under the management […]

Davis Phinney win 1988 Coors Classic

The Happiness of Pursuit by Davis Phinney

Davis Phinney, the winningest cyclist in America in the 1980s has written an autobiography. Davis was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s Disease about a dozen years ago.  He openly shares his struggles and insights in this wonderful book.  Davis had describes the light that came from the darkness, how he […]

Paralympic cyclist to race with pro road team

Monique van der Vorst has signed with the Rabobank women’s team.  She formerly raced as a hand cyclist and wheelchair athlete, winning silver medals in the Paralympics.  She lost the use of her legs after an ankle surgery when she was a teenager.  Last year she crashed during training and […]

Contador Awaits the Verdict

Alberto Contador’s four day hearing finished up this week.  He has to wait until early 2012 for the verdict.  If found guilty of clenbuterol usage he could be stripped of his 2010 Tour title as well as the 2011 Giro d’Italia title.  Contador was reported to have attended all the […]