cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Damiano Cunego and team Lampre-Farnese are already looking ahead four months to Milano-Sanremo, one of Italy's biggest one-day Classics. Former winner and sprinter Alessandro Petacchi signed for the team in August and will add another dimension for the race. "When there is someone like him to carry to the sprint it's good to also have an outsider [for the victory too]," Cunego told La Gazzetta...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Danilo Hondo has confirmed that he will move to Lampre for the 2010 season and will work in cooperation with fellow sprinter Alessandro Petacchi as both make their return to the ProTour. The German rode in 2009 for the Czech Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. The 35-year-old told Cyclingnews that he will work to set-up sprints with fellow Lampre-newcomer Petacchi, but will also have...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Vila in contact with Astana, Lampre Good news for Fignon in cancer fight Contador demands strict anti-doping policies at Astana Bettini to appear at Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego More delays for Valverde CAS hearing Tour of California women's event endangered Klöden, German prosecutors agree to end investigation Cavendish, Greipel dominate 2009 sprint scene
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The moment happened in late March, in Santa Croce on the Arno River, near Pisa. At the end of a moderate day in the saddle, the Cervelo Test Team, feeling confident and on form, put five guys on the front of a large pack of sprinters, hopeful that Thor Hushovd could finish off the stage and send a message heading into Milano-Sanremo. Their move went unchallenged, but the pack split into two columns...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Italian wine and olive oil producer Farnese Vini has decided to move up into the highest category of pro cycling and become the co-sponsor of Italian ProTour team Lampre next year. Farnese Vini started its sponsorship of a cycling team in 2009, when it became the co-sponsor of Professional Continental team LPR Brakes, which had Danilo Di Luca and Alessandro Petacchi under contract. The team, however,...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Contador awarded the Vélo d'Or in Paris Team Type 1 signs-up European talent Mosquera eyes start in mountainous 2010 Giro Ballan to race Giro for first time Moser: Giro's mountains to decide race outcome Henn moves upstairs as Milram restructure Petacchi ready for Giro battle with Cavendish Schleck to prepare for Tour with Spring Classics
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Italy's Alessandro Petacchi is looking forward to the 2010 Giro d'Italia and a possible duel with Brit Mark Cavendish. Petacchi attended the unveiling of the 2010 route Saturday in Milan, a race with seven possible sprint stages. Cavendish, "is yet another rival and I hope he races. If he is there it's better," said Petacchi. "The more sprinters there are the more chances we have for...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Italian team Lampre-NGC signed Alessandro Spezialetti and Lorenzo Bernucci today, according to Tuttobiciweb . The two Italians join sprinter Alessandro Petacchi in making the jump from LPR Brakes. Lampre's star rider, Damiano Cunego, helped convince his team to offer a two-year contract to Spezialetti. "I already worked with him during my years at Saeco," said Spezialetti, 34. "Damiano...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
So after f'ing this up in the VDS thread (I blame Will because... well... just because) I decided to redo it using Chris' actual final spreadsheet this time, rather than the actual non-official spreadsheet that I pulled out of my ass. So, following the rules as I remember them (must have one 25 point rider, no more than two 20 point riders, 25 riders total with a total cost of no more than 150 points),...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Alessandro Petacchi has been one of the world's top sprinters for the last ten plus years, but recently he has not been able to match up against the best riders in the world in many of the biggest races due to being on a non-Pro Tour team. He rode for the LPR team over the past two seasons, and although he had good results throughout the year, he missed out on the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana, and...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has already met with anti-doping officials following his positive drugs test and a decision on his case could come later today, Italian media has reported.
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
When the drama of the grand tours has passed and the leaves begin to fall, the classics riders know it's time to come out and play, and what better playground than the road from Chartres to Tours in the first week of October. Paris-Tours is generally seen as a sprinter's haven, a race where the likes of Petacchi, McEwen and Zabel have battled it out in the past, although there's a place for those...
Cyclocosm (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
I’ll readily, even proudly, admit to being critical of cycling’s efforts against doping. I think the “Dopers Suck” campaign is counterproductive and simpleminded. I found Dick Pound’s sweeping proclamations about dopers and who was doping—regardless of evidence or due process—utterly inappropriate. And for better—Alessandro Petacchi—and for worse—Ivan...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
With Cadel Evans' recent victory at the road world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland in the books, the attention now shifts to the Aussie's native country and the city of Melbourne and Geelong , co-hosts of next years racing. Evans will don the rainbow bands of world champ for the 2010 season before heading home in hopes of keeping the jersey in Australian hands. A much less hilly course will...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi wants to win the next two World Championships, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia and 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has support and encouragement from his future Lampre Team Manager, Giuseppe Saronni. "The Worlds are one of my main objectives," Petacchi told Tuttosport . "One of the reasons Saronni wants me in team Lampre is so that I can concentrate...
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