Posted: Thu, Dec 11th
Bahati optimisticNational criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati is optimistic about his status with Rock Racing, the team he has ridden for since 2007, even though he appears to have been relegated to amateur status for the 2009 season.
Posted: Mon, Dec 1st
Leogrande suspendedA three-member arbitration panel has suspended Rock Racing rider Kayle Leogrande for two years, after concluding that he used EPO during last year's Super Week, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Monday.
The independent panel of arbitrators from the American ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 25th
Garmin presents 2009 squad to packed house in BoulderIf there was a representative moment of Saturday night’s Garmin-Slipstream 2009 team presentation, it came as the squad took the stage of the Boulder Theater following a few short videos and words from both team sponsors and management.
As the 27 riders sauntered ...
Posted: Thu, Nov 20th
Farrar's at camp, but his thoughts are with his hospitalized fatherAlthough this week’s Garmin-Chipotle team camp has been a series of meetings, fittings, easy rides, meals and team-building exercises, it hasn’t ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 19th
Garmin-Chipotle team camp gets under way in ColoradoGarmin-Chipotle’s fall training camp started out with a bang this week. A literal bang, actually, as the team kicked off its second annual November meet-and-greet camp with a round of paintball in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, near the team’s U.S. headquarters of ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 14th
A conversation with Gérard VroomenEven before Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France this past July, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) had announced that it was ending its long run as a title sponsor of the world’s No. 1 team.
And while Sastre’s Tour victory was something of a going-away present to ...
Posted: Sun, Nov 9th
Armstrong responds to SimeoniLance Armstrong says he isn’t responsible for the dismal state of Filippo Simeoni’s career, nor has he ever done anything to intimidate the Italian champion.
In an interview with VeloNews Saturday, the seven-time Tour de France winner said he was bothered by ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 7th
King headed to CervéloBissell rider Ted King appears poised to be riding alongside Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre on the new Cervelo TestTeam next year.
King, 25, had a breakthrough season in 2008, finishing second overall in the NRC individual rankings. Wins included the Hanes Park ...
Posted: Thu, Nov 6th
Stevic facing lifetime ban in Italian caseToyota-United rider Ivan Stevic is facing a lifetime ban by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) for use of a prohibited substance, possession of prohibited substances and illegal trafficking of prohibited substances dating back to 2004.
Posted: Sun, Nov 2nd
Georgia Gould and Tim Johnson win on Day 2 of the Boulder CupThe second day of UCI cyclocross racing in Boulder, Colorado, saw repeat scenarios develop as on Sunday, with an identical result in the women’s race and a new winner from the same podium finishers from Saturday’s men’s race.
In men’s racing, a lead group quickly ...
Posted: Mon, Oct 27th
Looking back and looking ahead - Part IIIn part 1 of a two-part interview with Jonathan Vaughters, the Garmin-Chipotle team manager discussed new rider acquisitions and the team’s reason for going ProTour in 2009. Here, in part 2, Vaughters discusses Tom ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 24th
Looking back and looking ahead - Part IIt’s been an interesting end of season for American pro team Garmin-Chipotle and its team manager Jonathan Vaughters.
The Garmin squad saw some impressive late-season performances by Dave Zabriskie, who finished third at the world time trial championship, and young riders ...