First Alberto Contador’ Specialized Shiv was banned, now Fabian Cancellara’s Shiv has also been declared illegal by the UCI. Team Saxo Bank team manager Bjarne Riis was furious. “It is very annoying,” said Riis to Sporten.dk. “Fortunately we have not really had a...

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad opens the classics season for both the men and women of Cervélo TestTeam this Saturday February 27 in Belgium. It’s the opening event on the Belgian cycling calendar and is usually held on the last Saturday in February or the first in March. It is characterized by...

A couple years ago Trek unveiled their 2008 Madone road bike in Madison, Wisconsin. This new Madone was a break from the OCLV frames we’d seen from them in the past, so it was a big deal for the company. The Madone was launched with a lot of fanfare in a theater in downtown Madison with...

Ikeman Cycling, LLC., owner of the Yahoo! Cycling Team today announced the addition of Pat McCarty to its roster for the Redlands Bicycle Classic and the Sea Otter Classic in April. Team owner Kevin Klein said “We are excited to have a rider like Pat join us for our NRC opener and at the Sea...

Alberto Contador’s time trial bike drama didn’t seem to bother him today in stage 5′s time trial. He took second in the stage and secured his overall victory in the Tour of the Algarve. Luis León Sánchez won the stage with a time of 21 minutes, 32 seconds. Contador was 13...