Cycling: Everything has an end. At some point, every professional cyclist will compete in their last Tour de France. While we already know that Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) won't attempt the Grand Boucle again, we can only speculate about other riders. Four other professionals could arrive on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for the last time on Sunday... read more
Cycling: The World Championships are still six months away, but several ambitious pros are already exploring the World Championship course. Among them was Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), who visited Innsbruck after his victory at Milan-Sanremo to take a closer look at the course. The Italian had clear words after his inspection: "I've never seen such a tough... read more
Italian Franco Pellizotti, whose previously signed contract with WorldTour team Astana was terminated a few days ago [Link], will continue to compete for his current team, Androni Giocattoli, next year. He will share the captaincy with Dutch champion Johnny Hoogerland. Team manager Gianni Savio announced this today... read more
Italian champion Franco Pellizotti will not be riding for the Kazakh WorldTour team Astana next season. This was announced by the team's general manager, reigning Olympic champion Alexander Vinokurov. The Italian was originally unveiled on August 1st as one of the most notable new riders expected to not only... read more
