Triathlon star Chris Lieto raced an impromptu time trial against Lance Armstrong last week in Hawaii, finishing just 9 seconds back over 11 miles. Neal Rogers talked with Lieto about the race, his road racing career and Armstrong’s future in triathlon.
If the name Leigh Howard — Wednesday’s 20-year-old field-sprint winner at the Tour of Oman — sounds familiar to VeloNews.com readers, there are several reasons why.
The BMC Pro Cycling Team may not be on the UCI’s list of ProTour teams, but the revamped Swiss/American squad appears to be more than ready to take on the world’s top races on the 2010 calendar.
Lance Armstrong’s return to the podium of the Tour de France may have been the biggest story in cycling this year, but Johan Bruyneel says it nearly didn’t happen.
Recreational cyclists and amateur racers planning out their 2010 event calendars may want to reserve two weekends in April as an opportunity to get a firsthand experience on the routes of two stages of next year’s Amgen Tour of California.
New British ProTour team Sky is expected to announce the signing of its country’s star rider, Bradley Wiggins, at a press conference held Thursday in London.
It’s a team highly reminiscent of the squads that took him to seven Tour de France wins, funded by an American sponsor lured into the sport by the draw of his star power — yet Lance Armstrong said Tuesday that his new RadioShack ProTour team isn’t built solely around him.