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Liquigas' Roman Kreuziger says he wants a higher finish than the ninth place he achieved at this year's Tour de France after his team announced on Monday in Moena, Italy, that he would be one of its three captains for the 2010 Tour.

AFP/File Frenchman Mickael Delage will lead the Belgian Omega-Pharma Lotto team at next month's Thu Dec 3, 9:27 pm ET SYDNEY Frenchman Mickael Delage will lead the Belgian Omega-Pharma Lotto team at next month's Tour Down Under in Australia , organisers said on Friday.

Kreuziger may play a bigger role at Lotto than he could hope to at the talent-heavy Liquigas team.

Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen is planning to make his comeback to professional cycling at the Tour Down Under in January.

RadioShack is strengthened with youth and sprinting experience from Belgium for next season.

CADEL Evans has been named Australian cyclist of the year for a record-equalling third time, after a landmark season in which he became the first Australian to win the road-race world title.

Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in 2010 than he achieved in his comeback to professional cycling this season.

Title: Cadel Evans - Close to Flying Author: Rob Arnold, Cadel Evans Publisher: Hardie Grant Pages: 304 Strengths: very well written ; interesting sections from Chiara, mum, old coaches and other riders , gives a thorough picture of Cadel's early life, formative years as a cyclist and his family.

World champion Cadel Evans of Australia will leave the Silence Lotto team at the end of the year.

Confirming to Cyclingnews that next year's Tour de France will not be an option for him, Philippe Gilbert said that he will continue to focus on the Classics and one-day races at Silence-Lotto in 2010.

Italian veteran Dario Cioni will ride for Team Sky in 2010, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport .

Belgian Philippe Gilbert will skip the Tour de France again next season to give more attention to one-day races.

Lance Armstrong will have some competition as the most popular kid in the peloton for Australia's Tour Down Under bike race next January now that favorite son Cadel Evans , right, has committed to the bike race.

Silence-Lotto Directeur Sportif Marc Sergeant has indicated that his team may cut several early season races from the team's 2010 programme in order to ease the racing load on some of its riders.

Cadel Evans will continue his whirlwind tour of Australia in Perth, Western Australia on Friday where he is the honorary guest at the launch of two local International Cycling Union ranked races.

Cadel Evans' surprise departure from Silence-Lotto leaves a huge hole in the Belgian team's grand tour presence.

CADEL EVANS abandoned Silence Lotto to join BMC in a bid to strengthen his claim for a maiden Tour de France victory but the wheels could fall off his challenge before the race even starts.

Respected Australian cycling coach Dave Sanders has often acted as sounding board for Cadel Evans but admits he was surprised by the world champion's choice of new professional team.

Speculation has started as to Cadel Evans' team for the coming season, with Sportwereld.be claiming to have exclusive information that the World Champion will sign with the Professional Continental BMC Racing Team.

New challenges ahead: Cadel Evans. Australian world champion cyclist Cadel Evans will leave the Silence Lotto team at the end of the year.