News and Results – November 21, 2008

November 21st, 2008 by Ron Callahan View Comments

Leonardo Piepoli’s B-sample from the Tour de France has also been found to be positive for CERA. The 37 year old racer will likely face a career ending 2 year suspension from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) (Sportwereld.be)

Jan Ullrich will not follow former DS Rudy Penvenage to Rock Racing (cyclingnews.com)

Former Cyclocross World Champion Erwin Vervecken is once again in the spotlight at the third round of the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy series this weekend in Hasselt. Niels Albert is out for the season and Lars Boom is out with an injury as well. Old rivals Sven Nys and Bart Wellens will be there to give him a hard time, though. (sportwereld.be)

Tom Boonen is moving back to Belgium from Monaco. The move is expected to be complete in January. (Sportwereld.be)

Thomas Dekker, new star of the Rabobank squad is slated to appear at the Rabobank Six Days of Rotterdam, January 2 to 7. Theo Bos and Olympic Champion Chris Hoy have also committed to the race. (Sport.be)

Pez Cycling News had a nice chat with Magnus Backstedt. After a rough 2008 season, he’s ready to hit 2009 full force.

Lizzie Armitstead crashed heavily on day two of the World Cup event in Melbourne, hurting Great Britain’s chances in Saturday’s team pursuit. (BBC Sport)

Seems that everyone wants to go up against Lance Armstrong at the Giro, but Alejandro Valverde is setting his sights on a win in France. (Velo News)

Team Columbia and Andre Greipel are set to defend their title at the Tour Down Under. (Velo News)

American Lance Armstrong will race against long-time team mate George Hincapie in the Tour Down Under around Adelaide in January. (ESPN.com)