VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
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 Russian-backed team and it’s all but sure he’ll finally get a shot at the Tour. “It...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Interesting team, that Katusha and an interesting pick-up on their part, picking Joaquin Rodriguez from Caisse d'Epargne. For CN today comes word on the race schedule for J-Rod next year and it's much like in previous years, with two exceptions: there's Tour de France for the first time and there's no Alejandro Valverde to support. Here's his early season (up to the Tour) schedule: warm-up:...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... outfit and had opened negotiations with several other leading teams, having had contact with Caisse d'Epargne, Quick Step, Garmin-Slipstream and Liquigas.Despite winning the Tour in July, the Spaniard's year was also marked by delayed wages and a stormy relationship with Astana team mate and seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. However, Thursday's statement from his press office...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... outfit and had opened negotiations with several other leading teams, having had contact with Caisse d'Epargne, Quick Step, Garmin-Slipstream and Liquigas.Despite winning the Tour in July, the Spaniard's year was also marked by delayed wages and a stormy relationship with Astana team mate and seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. However, Thursday's statement from his press office...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... outfit and had opened negotiations with several other leading teams, having had contact with Caisse d'Epargne, Quick Step, Garmin-Slipstream and Liquigas. Despite winning the Tour in July, the Spaniard's year was also marked by delayed wages and a stormy relationship with Astana team mate and seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. However, Thursday's statement from his press office...
ABC (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... outfit and had opened negotiations with several other leading teams, having had contact with Caisse d'Epargne, Quick Step, Garmin-Slipstream and Liquigas.Despite winning the Tour in July, the Spaniard's year was also marked by delayed wages and a stormy relationship with Astana team mate and seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. However, Thursday's statement from his press office...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Team Sky signed up two new riders on Monday — Mathew Hayman, Australia's Commonwealth Games road race champion, and Frenchman Nicolas Portal. Hayman, 31, leaves Dutch team Rabobank. Portal, 30, leaves Caisse d'Epargne. Portal, who had raced for Caisse d’Epargne since 2006, has spent a large part of this season on the sidelines because of an irregular heartbeat....
