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Nov. 29, 2009Stybar, Vos win 4th World Cup round
Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) won the fourth round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup on Saturday in Koksijde, Belgium. Stybar took the win in 1:04:23, outsprinting Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb Pro Job). Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) ...
Nov. 28, 2009McConneloug, Powers tops at Bay State 'cross
The day was marked by strong winds and moderate temperatures in the 40s, as Mary McConneloug (Kenda-Seven-NoTubes) and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com) scored wins Saturday in Sterling, Massachusetts, in the eleventh round of the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross ...
Nov. 28, 2009Garmin-Slipstream will be Garmin-Transitions in 2010
Garmin-Slipstream will ride as Garmin-Transitions after eyewear manufacturer Transitions Optical signed on as the team’s latest sponsor. Transitions Optical is a leading manufacturer of adaptive eyewear, offering photochromic technology in a wide selection of lenses such as ...
Nov. 27, 2009The Mailbag - Swimming, stolen bikes and bandwidth
Do you want to contribute to Mailbag, a regular feature of VeloNews.com? Here's how: Keep it short. And remember that we reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Include your full name, hometown and state or ...
Nov. 27, 2009Kolobnev joins Katusha
One-day specialist Alexandre Kolobnev is coming home, so to speak, with a move to Katusha. Kolobnev’s switch from Saxo Bank to the Russian-backed Katusha was confirmed by both teams. Despite having one year remaining on his contract with Saxo Bank, team boss Bjarne Riis ...
Nov. 27, 2009Contador relaxed about Astana deal
Alberto Contador said his decision to stay with Astana for 2010 was the best option to allow him to reload for the Tour de France. Following a tumultuous season with the return of Lance Armstrong, Contador was mulling moving to several teams, but finally settled on staying ...
Nov. 26, 2009Saxo signs another Haedo
The Saxo Bank team has signed Sebastian Haedo, brother of sprinter Juan Jose Haedo, to a two-year contract. According to a release issued by Saxo Bank on Thursday, Sebastian Haedo has been released from his contract with the U.S. Colavita-Sutter Home team where he this season ...
Nov. 26, 2009McEwen eyes TDU in January
Multi-stage winning sprinter Robbie McEwen will spearhead the Katusha team in Australia's Tour Down Under in January, organizers said on Thursday. McEwen is a triple winner of the Tour de France's green jersey sprinters classification and has won 12 stages at both the Tour de ...
Nov. 25, 2009Pereiro Astana-bound?
Oscar Pereiro says he’ll be racing with Astana in 2010, but there’s no official word yet. The Spanish rider has been mulling offers from Xacobeo-Galicia and Quick Step, but he told a local radio station that he’s penned a one-year deal to ride with the Kazakh-backed ...
Nov. 25, 2009UCI registers 17 ProTour teams
The UCI ProTour council has registered 17 ProTour teams for 2010, including Astana, but that does not mean the road is completely clear for the team to keep its current status in the coming season. The UCI treats licensing and registration as two separate steps in a team’s ...
Nov. 25, 2009The Mailbag - Swimming, pure sport, money and more
Do you want to contribute to Mailbag, a regular feature of VeloNews.com? Here's how: Keep it short. And remember that we reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Include your full name, hometown and state or ...
Nov. 25, 2009Tech Updates: Northwave, Campagnolo and more
The fall trade show season is now just a distant memory, and 2010 cycling gear is already hitting the shelves. It’s never too early to start thinking about new toys for the coming cycling season, so we’ve got a roundup of a few tech items that caught our collective attention ...