VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
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 team next season. “I’ve signed for one year,” Pereiro told Radio Galega. “It’s going to...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Vorarlberg-Corratec announces first seven riders for 2010 David Zabriskie's Yield to Life seeks safer roads for cyclists Davide Rebellin to lose Olympic medal Floyd Landis leaves OUCH Pro Cycling Semple gets Bibanese birthday present MSG’s president surprised by Landis exit McQuaid: Kolobnev to get Beijing bronze medal Frank Vandenbroucke's family refuse further tests
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Floyd Landis and Momentum Sports Group (MSG) announced today the early termination of their rider-contract agreement, releasing Landis from OUCH-Maxxis Professional Cycling team before the end of the 2009 season. While slightly surprised by Landis’ departure, MSG President Thierry Attias wished Landis well in his future endeavors when speaking to Cyclingnews. “There was no big climax,”...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Floyd Landis and his OUCH team have agreed to mutually part ways as the former stage race front runner plans to take on, according to an official press release, "the longer, tougher stage races offered in Europe and Internationally that better suit his strengths." Rumor has it over the past few months that Landis is headed to Rock Racing. Floyd Landis is a solid domestic pro on the back stretch...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Floyd Landis and the management company running the OUCH professional cycling team have agreed to end his contract a year early. Landis and the Momentum Sports Group (MSG) announced Tuesday that they have mutually agreed to terminate his contract – originally slated to expire at the end of 2010 – releasing both sides from their respective obligations for the remainder of the 2009 and 2010...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Floyd Landis came to an agreement with his OUCH Pro Cycling team to terminate his contract for the 2010 season, the Momentum Sports Group announced Tuesday. Landis returned to the sport with the team after being disqualified from the 2006 Tour de France for doping and serving a two-year suspension. The team said that Landis wished to ride "the longer, tougher stage races offered in Europe and...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- American cyclist Floyd Landis improved six places to 29th overall, more than 12 minutes behind the leader, after the sixth stage on Thursday of the nine-stage Tour of Southland.
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- American cyclist Floyd Landis has told a New Zealand newspaper it is unlikely he will compete again in the Tour de France.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race plans to pass through Sacramento for a fourth consecutive year, but it won't be for a speed-oriented prologue like the 2009 event in February. Instead, the first stage of the fifth annual race is expected to start in Nevada City and finish in Sacramento on May 16, two sources familiar with the event confirmed Tuesday. The second stage is set to run from...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Controversial American cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after failing a doping test, is a confirmed starter in the Tour of Southland next month. He failed the doping test which showed elevated levels...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Floyd Landis will ride next month’s Tour of Southland in New Zealand after a group of locals reached out to the American to fill a void in their five-man composite team. Having already finished his first full season since serving a suspension, Landis was open to the idea when New Zealand locals Wayne Hudson and Richard McIlraith approached his manager to join their team. “We had already...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Press Release OUCH Presented by Maxxis gets Tough in Texas Thursday Oakland, CA - Four riders from the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will be on hand to take on the Texas Tough Grand Prix in Dallas tomorrow. The Tough is run on a 1.5 km course around the heart of Dallas, including Victory Park and the American Airlines Center. The race is the second to last installment in the USA Crit Series....
Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
We all know the Tour of Missouri had some touch and go moments last summer when Missouri Governor Jay Nixon threatened to cut funding for the Tour of Missouri. Even now, with this world class cycling event creating new fans in the nation's heartland, stoking interest, and drawing $30 million in spectator spending, the future of the Tour of Missouri is in doubt . Some real superstars of professional...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
The Charlotte Eagles scored first on Saturday night but couldn't hold the lead, losing the USL-2 title game to the Richmond Kickers, 3-1. The Eagles were in front 1-0 at the half but gave up three goals after that. Boxing Marco Huck (26-1) won the WBO cruiserweight title with an unanimous decision against Victor Emilio Ramirez . The judges were overwhelming for Huck by 116-111, 115-112 and 116-111,...
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