The Champion System Pro Cycling Team announced its 18-rider roster as well as its assistant sport directors for its inaugural season. Adding to the list of riders already announced for Asia’s first Pro Continental team is past Malaysian national road champion Adiq Othman. Ten nationalities are represented on the squad […]
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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 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 […]
Jeannie Longo and the AFLD
Jeannie Longo has decided to pursue the AFLD (French Anti-Doping Agency) for breach of confidentiality in their handling of the now non-issue of doping against her. It’s rumored that L’Equipe is behind the breach and the false information in the first place. Mr. Geneva Bruno from the AFLD has denied […]
Colorado Cycling Holiday Proclamation
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper proclaimed the week of the race as the “Colorado Cycling Holiday.” Stating spectators, economic activity, the caliber of the athletes and the embodiment of Coloradans’ aspirations to be healthy as reasons for the proclamation, each year the week of the race will be recognized statewide as […]
Jeannie Longo update
The AFLD has decided it does not have enough material to sanction Jeannie Longo for any doping offenses.
2012 Pro cycling Challenge Course Descriptions
Here are some details as of today for the 2012 routes. Stage 1 : Durango to Telluride over Lizard Head Pass (10,222′) for 111 miles. Stage 2 : Montrose to Crested Butte Stage 3 : Gunnison into Aspen over Cottonwood (12,126′) and Independence (12,095′) Passes, the same 131 mile route […]
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 […]
