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Nov. 20, 2009Joaquim Rodriguez hopes for Tour ride with move to Katusha
Joaquim Rodríguez might never get a ticket to the Tour de France riding for a Spanish team. Now the all-rounder is hoping to finally get to race in France next July after his move from Caisse d’Epargne to Katusha. Rodríguez is firming up his racing schedule with the ...
Nov. 20, 2009Quick Step to ride Merckx bikes for three years
In choosing its bikes for the next three years, Quick Step team will be going back to its Belgian roots, signing a new sponsorship deal with Merckx cycles. By inking a deal with Merckx, the team marks an end to its three-year relationship with California-based ...
Nov. 20, 2009Aussies mine more World Cup gold in Melbourne
An untried Australian team pursuit combination beat arch-rival Great Britain in the Melbourne World Cup round on Friday. Cameron Meyer, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn and Luke Durbridge clocked 3:59.599 seconds to win the gold medal ride-off. The British, who broke ...
Nov. 20, 2009Tech Feature: Clinchers for 'cross - three good choices
You might have noticed that the VeloNews crew often preaches the use of tubulars for cyclocross, particularly if you’re serious about the discipline. Tubulars do offer tangible advantages clinchers, largely because of the ability to use less air pressure. That single ...
Nov. 19, 2009Chocolate, Waffles and Cross - Mud!
Cyclocross and mud. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. Although, PB & J sandwiches taste a heck of a lot better and don’t hurt as much. The combination of a midweek snowstorm and temperatures hovering around freezing was the magic recipe for thick wet mud here ...
Nov. 19, 2009Two more for Sky; Péraud to Lotto
Team Sky continues to bolster its lineup, announcing two new additions for the squad set to debut next season. Dario Cioni (ISD) and Davide Viganò( Fuji-Servetto) are both set to join the upstart British-backed squad. With these two new riders, the team now has 24 confirmed ...
Nov. 19, 2009Rebellin promises to fight
Davide Rebellin promises to fight to clear his name of charges that he doped to win the silver medal at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. UCI officials revealed earlier this week it intends to disqualify the 37-year-old Rebellin after he tested positive for CERA and revoke ...
Nov. 19, 2009Contador signs deal with Astana
After months of wrangling, it looks like Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will stay with Astana for another year. The two-time Tour winner announced Thursday he will fulfill the final year of his three-year contract with the troubled Kazakh-backed team and ride in ...
Nov. 19, 2009Aussies score at Melbourne World Cup
Olympic silver medalist Anna Meares headlined a winning night for Australia with victory over her Chinese rival Guo Shuang in the women's sprint at the Melbourne World Cup round on Thursday. Meares beat Guo by two heats to nil in the best-of-three gold medal ride-off in one ...
Nov. 19, 2009The latest episode of the cyclocross reality video, ’Cross Reality
This cyclocross season, filmmaker Andy Frothingham is following two professional racers through their seasons, checking in with them at events around the country and at their homes in Colorado between races. The third episode is presented here today. The featured riders are ...
Nov. 18, 2009The Explainer - Time waits for no one
Dear Explainer, I recently read about the UCI’s decision to strip Davide Rebellin of the silver medal he “won” at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing because he tested positive for CERA. As my kid would say, “big whoop.” It’s now November of 2009! The race was in ...
Nov. 18, 2009Pablove Across America ride wraps up Saturday in Los Angeles
Over the past month spent cycling across the United States in an effort to bring awareness to the cancer that claimed the life of his 6-year-old son Pablo, Los Angeles-based record label co-founder Jeff Castelaz has faced tornado warnings, muscle cramps and irate motorists. ...

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