Ivan Basso News

Ricardo Ricco Ready For His Comeback He attacked up the Col d`Aubisque in the 2008 Tour.

Now, we can all get on with our lives. Plainly, the separation between Garmin-Transitions and Wiggins was not especially amicable, and Vaughters told the press he conceded the day to avoid a lengthy legal battle over whether British labour law made it possible for Wiggins to break his contract at will.

Now, with pictures! We have reached the deep abyss of winter, when the news slows to a trickle.

Samuel Sanchez has joined the chorus of riders talking about next year's edition of the Tour de France, the Olympic road race champion saying the French grand tour will be his main goal for the 2010 season.

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.

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

Ivan Basso on the attack during stage 14 of the 2009 Vuelta a EspaA a. view thumbnail gallery Giro and Tour double in programme for Italian Italy's Ivan Basso will return to the Tour de France in 2010, four years after leaving on the eve of the race and the start of Operacin Puerto .

Team Liquigas-Doimo is preparing to face 2010 season, its sixth season after the return to the professional cycling world, with a line up of 28 riders: 19 of them confirmed from 2009, 9 will ride for the first time in the green and blue jersey.

After months of speculation about his future, two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador announced that he and his current team Astana have reached a preliminary agreement to fulfill the remainder of the contract that binds them through the end of 2010, assuming some conditions are met.

Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez climbs past the iconic Madonna del Ghisallo chapel.

Liquigas-Doimo has announced their full 28-man rider roster for the 2010 season.

Yes, it is still Wednesday here in California. Time zones, bah humbug! Ita TMs a short Sesh this week, as the news trickles slowly in the offy.

As Vincenzo Nibali heads into his sixth year as a professional, the 24-year-old Italian believes 2010 could be a decisive season.

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Giuseppe Palumbo Italian Pro Continental team sign riders for next season Italian team Acqua & Sapone signed Vladimir Miholjevic and renewed Giuseppe Palumbo's contract for 2010, according to Tuttobiciweb .

Coppa Lella Mentasti - GP Citta di Stresa Coppa Lella Mentasti - GP Citta di Stresa Columbia-HTC's Marco Pinotti ended his year on a high note on Sunday when he powered home to a convincing victory in the GP Citta di Stresa time trial in Italy.

Cadel Evans has secured Australia's first ever win at the UCI World Championships, arriving at the finishing line 51 seconds ahead of the next riders, Russia's Alexander Kobolev and Spain's Joaquin RODRIGUEZ .

Fans who have followed the Vuelta a Espana for the past three weeks must have been wondering why so many riders were dropping out.

Alejandro Valverde proved the doubters wrong but when the dust settles will the Spaniard's win be another slap in the face for the Vuelta ? "I have shown that I am a three-week rider, I always believed it but maybe some fans and others had doubts," Valverde said after securing the first grand tour win of his career.

CADEL EVANS has proved he has the form to be one of the leaders of the Australian team in the world road titles this week, placing third in the stage 20 time trial of the Vuelta a Espana and putting himself on course for his third grand tour podium finish.