cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Venezuelan climber José Rujano looks ahead to returning to Europe and racing the 2010 Giro d'Italia with team ISD. "I am their man for the classification, I am thinking only of the Giro. The route seems to suit me: mountains, mountains, mountains," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport . The Giro d'Italia, May 8 to 30, ends with mountain stages in the Dolomites and Alps. Organiser...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
[And yes, this is a VDS matter...] It was only somewhat surprising that in my chat with Tyler Farrar the other day he didn't know he was fourth in the world in wins. He referred to UCI points, presumably using the World Calendar, which is a nice list of races but kind of skimming off the top. I was referring to CQRanking.com tallies (and editorializing by crossing Jose Rujano off the...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Italians Diego Caccia and Paolo Longo Borghini, both members of the now defunct UCI Pro Continental team Barloworld, have signed with Italy's ISD team for the 2010 season. ISD's manager Angelo Citracca was looking to bolster his team's support next year for leaders Giovanni Visconti and newly signed José Rujano. "We needed to strengthen the team with men of experience and who are...
