Carlos Sastre Candil News

In this year's Tour de France twenty teams took part. Seventeen of those teams were part of the Pro Tour.

So you can't get enough Lance, eh? Well the good news is that he's just released a new book this week called Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal that details his return to professional cycling in 2009.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon in Vigo, northwest Spain, Pereiro also revealed more details about the contract he had agreed with Astana and the subsequent impasse with the Kazakh-backed team that has led to him threatening legal action against them.

Carlos Sastre has tapped a veteran compatriot to help him during next year's Tour de France with the addition of Xavier Tondo to the Cervelo TestTeam squad.

Following the delivery of independent auditors' reports, the UCI has approved the registration applications of 19 teams seeking professional continental team status for 2010.

Next year Kim Kirchen will ride for the Russian Katusha squad having made the move from Columbia-HTC team of Mark Cavendish.

Samuel Snchez wants to place in the top three of the overall classification at next year's Tour de France.

With Cadel Evans signing onto the team, BMC is virtually guaranteed a spot in the 2010 Tour de France.

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.

Photo: Graham Watson Carlos Sastre likes what he sees for next year's Giro d'Italia. With a climber's course laden with monster ascents , including the Mortirolo, the Gavia, Zoncolan and Plan de Corones, the punishing Giro course could well tempt Sastre back to the Italian tour in 2010.

After Lance Armstrong Twittered his plans to return and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson promised to keep everyone's bicycle safe, two questions rode to the front of the Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race Thursday.

Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador didn't get in a fight. They didn't hug. There was, however, an awkward-seeming handshake between a confident-looking Contador and a clearly uncomfortable Armstrong.A Carlos Sastre didn't even come, and intimated the next day he wasn't sure if he'd do the race .

Sastre made a big impression on the Giro in 2009. His Tour was a bit of a frustration.

Who was described as the ‘anti-Alonso’ back in 2007? Who was the American co-star of Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem in the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona? In which movie did Tom Cruise sport Ray Ban’s famous Aviators? And in what year was UNICEF founded? These are just some of the questions we thought ...

Mention Cadel Evans' name to cyclists, fans or media and the reaction you get is likely to contain a mixture of admiration, wonder and mystery.

The 2010 Road World Championships has returned to the tiny town of Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Theo Bos will ride for Cervlo TestTeam through 2011, the Swiss Professional Continental team announced Friday.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde rolled into Madrid in the lead and the champion of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana.

Carlos Sastre has indicated that in 2010 he'll again ride two grand tours in one season - although he hasn't yet decided whether he'll supplement his Tour de France appearance with one at the Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a Espaa.

With Tour de France memories still fresh, the third Grand Tour of 2009, the Tour of Spain, starts this Saturday.