Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Looking at various news reports regarding next year's racing for the boys in green, it looks like some polemica might be hitting the Leaky Gas bus. Ivan Basso has declared that he is going to race the Giro/Tour double this coming year while Vincenzo Nibali is currently trying to find a Basso voodoo doll so that he can set things straight... As it stands right now, this is how it is going to be for...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Vincenzo Nibali will lead team Liquigas at the Tour of California, May 16-23. The 25 year-old Italian says he will be in perfect form for the race after the Ardennes Classics and will use the American event to build for the 2010 Tour de France. "It's an important race for our bike sponsor, Cannondale," said Nibali. "I will aim to win a stage and if there is chance I will try to win...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Italy's Ivan Basso will return to the Tour de France in 2010, four years after leaving on the eve of the race and the start of Operación Puerto . He will co-captain the Liquigas team at next year's Giro d'Italia with Franco Pellizotti and be one of three leaders at the Tour de France in July. "I have the most experience of us for the Tour," Basso told Cyclingnews . "Franco [Pellizotti]...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California proved to be a good barometer for who would shine in 2009. Held in February at the beginning of the season, the nine day race was long enough and tough enough to show who would have the chops later in the season. Now scheduled for May, next year's race will be a great indicator for who will be the top favorites at the Tour de France, but the day's of using the AToC...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
As Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) heads into his sixth year as a professional, the 24-year-old Italian believes 2010 could be a decisive season. In 2009 Nibali won both the Giro dell'Appennino and the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, finished 10th overall at the Tirreno-Adriatico and sixth overall at the Tour of California. He was second in the best young rider classification at the Tour de France...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Most Disappointing voting is the post below. Quite an assortment of riders here. We got cobbles , we got sprints, we got Grand Tour GC's, we got all-rounders. We got guys on French teams. Who do you like? Poll Which rider improved the most this year? Kenny Van Hummel Julian El Fares Rein Taaramae Vincenzo Nibali Simon Gerrans Bradley Wiggins Tyler Farrar Matty Goss Andre Greipel Francesco Gavazzi Edvald...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
TEAM BEER LAO!!! Congratulations to our winner, pictured below: Could that be the Mekhong in the background? Or the Sacramento? Either way, this picture is a tasty tribute to SlowK, winner of the wool jersey. Hope that despite the team name you live someplace cold enough to enjoy wool. Presumably SlowK will be raising one of the above to Philippe Gilbert, though I think the pick that clinched it was...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
When Ivan Basso was serving his two year suspension for " attempted " blood doping, the Italian claimed that he would show everyone that his results prior to his suspension were legitimate. He talked about how much he was training and that when he came back he would be as dominant as he once was. His 2009 season though has been anything but dominant, as the former Giro d'Italia winner has...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Liquigas racer Vincenzo Nibali has officially closed his 2009 season. Following an incident which occurred during the Eneco Tour, in which he sustained a fracture of his left collarbone, Nibali decided, in agreement with his team management and doctors, not to force the pace of his recovery and return to racing. "With regret, I must say goodbye to the last two goals of the season: the worlds...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
The Liquigas-Doimo team confirmed Tuesday that 18 of its current riders will remain with the team for the 2010 season. Among those who are staying are Vincenzo Nibali and Roman Kreuziger, two of the teams young stars, as well many of the team's best riders. Confirmed with the team are: Valerio Agnoli, Ivan Basso, Daniele Bennati, Maciej Bodnar, Jacopo Guarnieri, Roman Kreuziger, Aliaksandr Kuchynski,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
• Dave Brailsford still wants Olympic hero to lead Team Sky • Wiggins under contract with Garmin-Slipstream for next Tour From today, Team Sky, the British team being assembled to take on next year's Tour de France, are able to reveal who will line up in their colours for their debut season. But although a number of riders have agreed to join the team, Dave Brailsford, the performance director...
Old Man Dave (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Well Firstly bad news from the Liquigas camp, i believe that Vincenzo Nibali fell yesterday on the final day of the Eneco tour and broke his collarbone, does this mean an early season end for the shark, i suppose on the upside he is young and touch wood will heal fast to come back with a bang next season i told you guy's to watch this young man, get well soon Vincenzo some big Win's out their next...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Vincenzo Nibali crashed and fractured his left collarbone on stage five of the Eneco Tour to Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands, yesterday. It brought an end to his season and ruled him out of the world championships. "Vincenzo was heading towards the world championships in Mendrisio in the best shape possible," said Liquigas team manager, Roberto Amadio. Nibali rode at the front in the finale...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
I have previously opined that of all the major Classics, Milano-Sanremo is the most wide-open. Sprinters can and often do win, so you have a half-dozen or so elite fastmen interested from the start. However, the Poggio is a tricky descent, and more than a few adventurors have launched themselves on a downhill assault, holding the advantage to the line... or rather, a small group has gotten away, with...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Sylvain Chavanel narrowly held off hard-charging Tyler Farrar to open the ENECO Tour of BeNeLux with the leader's white jersey. This should make for a fun week for both riders, as well as a few others. The ENECO Tour has typically been a series of sprints with a few bumps in the road and at least one plausibly hard stage, plus a prologue and a decisive time trial. Well, this year's edition like the...
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