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- Tour of Lombardy
Oct. 18, 2008
- Paris-Tours
Oct. 12, 2008
- Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Oct. 12, 2008
- Vuelta Chihuahua
Oct. 6, 2008
- World Road Championships
Sep. 25, 2008
- Tour of Missouri
Sep. 8, 2008
- Tour of Britain
Sep. 7, 2008
- Univest Grand Prix
Sep. 6, 2008
- Tour de l’Avenir
Sep. 5, 2008
- La Vuelta a España
Aug. 30, 2008
- USPRO Championships
Aug. 30, 2008
- Tour of Germany
Aug. 29, 2008
- Tour of Ireland
Aug. 27, 2008
- The Colorado Stage Race
Nov. 8, 2008Simeoni blasts Armstrong return
Reigning Italian national champion Filippo Simeoni blasted the comeback of Lance Armstrong and said he would have nothing to say to the Texan if the pair ends up racing the 2009 Giro d’Italia.
Simeoni, who had an infamous run-in with Armstrong ...
Nov. 7, 2008King headed to Cervélo
Bissell 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 ...
Nov. 7, 2008Kolobnev re-ups with Riis
Russian marauder Alexandr Kolobnev has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Saxo Bank-IT Factory through the 2010 season.
The 27-year-old joined the team managed by Bjarne Riis in 2007 and immediately had strong results, including ...
- Nov. 7, 2008Canada's Team RACE PRO expands roster
Planet Energy and Catalyst Capital Group Inc. will continue as the principal financial sponsors of Team R.A.C.E. Pro (TRP) through 2009, but the team also said Friday that it will soon be ready to offer details about additional support from new ...
Nov. 6, 2008Stevic facing lifetime ban in Italian case
Toyota-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.
As first ...
Nov. 6, 2008Armstrong reunites F1 team in wind tunnel
Lance Armstrong’s return to racing had many wondering if his vaunted Formula One crew would also make a come back. That answer came this week with the resurrection of the technical group born years ago to optimize Armstrong’s time ...
Nov. 6, 2008Sastre likely to skip Vuelta
Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre says he’s all but certain to skip next year’s Vuelta a España and said he’s looking forward toward a possible showdown with Lance Armstrong at the 2009 Tour.
Speaking to reporters at an ...
Nov. 5, 2008Rebellin joins Diquigiovanni
Italian veteran Davide Rebellin, looking for a contract following the dissolution of his Gerolsteiner team at the end of this season, will ride for Diquigiovanni in 2009.
The Italian news service ANSA reported that an accord has been reached for ...
- Nov. 5, 2008Piepoli wants B-sample tested
Leonardo Piepoli, one of seven riders to fail drug tests at the Tour de France, has demanded a counter-test, according to the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday.
Piepoli, one of four who tested positive for a new strain of a ...
Nov. 5, 2008Armstrong still uncommitted on Tour
Lance Armstrong hit the wind-tunnel this week in San Diego to further prepare for his return to racing, but he didn’t provide any more clues on whether or not he’d be starting the Tour de France.
The seven-time Tour winner remains uncommitted ...
- Nov. 4, 2008Bissell continues for '09, expands roster
Bissell Inc. will continue as the title sponsor of the Bissell Pro Cycling Team in 2009, the squad announced on Tuesday.
Mark Bissell, chairman and CEO of Bissell Inc., will assume ownership of the team, which will be managed and directed by Glen ...
- Nov. 4, 2008TV exec says German broadcasters committed to airing Tour
German public broadcaster ARD has been told it has no basis on which to bring a premature end to its contract with Tour de France organizers to televise the race during 2009-11.
A spate of recent doping scandals, some of which involved German and ...
Nov. 4, 2008Julich takes management role with Saxo Bank
Recently retired Bobby Julich will be staying on with Saxo Bank-IT Factory next season in a new position as “rider development manager.”
Julich ended his 16-year racing career this summer and will take on a managerial role in technical ...
Nov. 3, 2008Larsson extends, Mørkøv signs with Riis
Gustav Larsson, the silver medalist time trialist from the Beijing Olympic Games, has penned a three-year contract extension with Saxo Bank-IT Factory (formerly CSC-Saxo Bank).
Larsson was rumored to be considering a deal with Caisse d’Epargne, ...
Nov. 2, 2008Armstrong TTs at Tour of Gruene
Lance Armstrong powered to victory at this weekend’s Tour de Gruene, winning both the individual and team time trials in convincing fashion.
Armstrong’s participation was a welcome surprise to co-promoters Will Rotzler and Tom Sickmann, who ...
- Oct. 31, 2008Giro to start in Venice
The Giro d’Italia will have some pretty spectacular digs for its 100th anniversary bash.
Giro officials announced that the centennary edition of the rosa corsa will begin May 9 in Venice.
The Giro will return to city of canals for the first ...
- Oct. 30, 2008Lance Armstrong is planning to race in this weekend's Tour de Gruene.
The quaint town of Gruene (pronounced 'green'), Texas, will host Lance Armstrong for the 25th anniversary of the Tour de Gruene. The silver anniversary event will not be the first time Armstrong has participated: he also ...
- Oct. 30, 2008Gerdemann criticizes Armstrong comeback
Top German cyclist Linus Gerdemann, known for his staunch anti-doping stance, has criticized the return of Lance Armstrong to professional cycling, citing the doping suspicions — all of them unproven — that have dogged the seven-time Tour de ...
Oct. 30, 2008Leipheimer on Tour: ‘Anything can happen on Ventoux’
Levi Leipheimer couldn’t be in Paris last week to watch the official unveiling of the route of the 2009 Tour de France, but he was certainly following the news.
Like just about everyone, the Astana captain was keenly waiting for details of the ...
Oct. 29, 2008Sevilla re-ups with Rock
Oscar Sevilla, fresh off becoming the first non-Colombian to win the Clásico RCN in that event's 48-year history, will ride for at least two more seasons with Rock Racing.
Sevilla confirmed he’ll stay with the California-based team through ...
- Oct. 29, 2008Sevilla re-ups with Rock
Oscar Sevilla, fresh off becoming the first non-Colombian to win the Clásico RCN in that event's 48-year history, will ride for at least two more seasons with Rock Racing.
Sevilla confirmed he’ll stay with the California-based team through ...
Oct. 29, 2008Gerdemann joins Milram
Linus Gerdemann, the promising German hopeful who wore the yellow jersey in the 2007 Tour de France, has signed a two-year deal to join Milram.
The 26-year-old, who raced three seasons with T-Mobile/Team Columbia, will give the last remaining big ...
- Oct. 29, 2008Riders group releases testing numbers
There were some interesting numbers released by the professional cycling group (CPA) this week that revealed the biological passport is being implemented on a wide scale.
Over the course of the 2008 season, some 6501 blood and urine samples were ...
- Oct. 28, 2008Team Type 1 signs two
Team Type 1 has signed young Belgian all-arounder Willem Van den Eynde and re-signed Australian Fabio Calabria.
Both racers have Type 1 diabete. Calabria and Van den Eynde must constantly monitor their blood sugar and food intake while using ...
Oct. 28, 2008Rock Racing’s Sevilla wins in Colombia
Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla became the first non-Colombian in 48 years to win the RCN Classic when the Spaniard finished second in Sunday’s final stage individual time trial to secure a 40-second overall victory.
Competing for the “Mayor of ...
Oct. 28, 2008Sastre eyes Giro ride
The 2009 Giro d’Italia looks to be shaping up into a battle of cycling’s titans, as still more big names have announced plans to race in Italy in May .
With Lance Armstrong, Damiano Cunego and Ivan Basso already confirmed, 2008 Tour de France ...
- Oct. 27, 2008Milram signs Robert Förster and Ronny Scholz
Team Milram has signed Robert Förster and Ronny Scholz for the coming season. The two German riders are the seventh and eighth riders that Milram has hired from the Gerolsteiner team, which is shutting down at the end ...
Oct. 27, 2008Contador to pass on Giro defense
Alberto Contador’s road to the Tour de France won’t pass through the Giro d’Italia next year.
The Spanish winner confirmed this weekend he wouldn’t defend his Giro title next May and instead focus his season on trying to win a second Tour ...
Oct. 27, 2008Looking back and looking ahead - Part II
In 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, ...
Oct. 26, 2008Jittery Joe’s drops Pro status
The Athens, Georgia, based Jittery Joe’s professional cycling team will be moving to amateur status for the 2009 season according to the team’s management company Spin Sports.
Unable to secure a secondary sponsor for the coming year, the ...
Oct. 26, 2008Cunego wins Japan Cup
Lampre’s Damiano Cunego won the Japan Cup on Sunday, edging out Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) and Liquigas’s Ivan Basso who was competing in his first race since being swept up in the Operaćion Puerto doping scandal.
The ...
Oct. 24, 2008Gerrans signs with Cervélo
Tour de France stage winner Simon Gerrans will join up with this year's yellow jersey champion Carlos Sastre at the Cervélo team, it was announced on Friday.
The Canadian outfit, which is due to join bike racing's elite in 2009, will not ...
Oct. 24, 2008Looking back and looking ahead - Part I
It’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 ...
Oct. 23, 2008Ventoux: '09 Tour saves best for last
Mont Ventoux could play judge, jury and executioner in the 96th Tour de France in what some are already calling a climber’s course.
For the 2009 Tour, officials saved the best and hardest for last, with the mighty Ventoux poised in the ...
- Oct. 23, 2008Italian pro racers call for lifetime bans
The Italian professional cyclists association is calling for a lifetime ban for pro riders caught doping.
In a letter sent to UCI President Pat McQuaid, the ACCPI said "lifetime bans should be introduced as an extreme solution to give cycling ...
Oct. 23, 20082009 Tour will reward consistency, team strength
What’s most clear from Wednesday’s announcement of the 2009 Tour de France is that the winner will have to maintain top form from the very first day in Monaco on July 4 to the finish in Paris on July 26.
The first week is probably the ...
