Bike World News

Xavier Tondo took his chance in the longest stage of the 2010 Paris-Nice to steal glory in the 6th and longest stage between Peynier and Tourrettes-sur-Loup.

Andre Greipel (HTC Columbia) has won the 2nd stage of the 2010 Volta al Algarve and taken over the yellow jersey of overall leader.

Ritchey Design, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of the Webcor Builders woman’s pro cycling team to its roster of sponsored teams, along with renewed sponsorship agreements with professional teams Colavita/Baci presented by Cooking Light, Jamis-Sutter Home presented by Colavita and United Healthcare presented by Maxxis.

Momentum Sports Group (MSG), owner and operator of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis, is proud to announce UnitedHealthcare as the team’s title sponsor starting in 2010.

Rory Sutherland of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis has been honored as 2009 Domestic Male Roadie of the Year in the upcoming issue of VeloNews.

Momentum Sports Group (MSG), the owners of the OUCH presented by Maxxis team, and Floyd Landis have mutually agreed to terminate Landis’ Rider Agreement and thereby release both Landis and MSG from their respective obligations under the Rider Agreement for the remainder of the 2009 and 2010 racing seasons.

Team Saxo Bank rider Juan Jose Haedo took the stage 4 win at the Tour of Missouri.

John Murphy of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will wear the stars and stripes jersey of the U.S. National Criterium Champion for the next 12 months.

The big news over the weekend was that Astana expressed their intention to hold Alberto Contador to his contract through the 2010 season, saying “a transfer is not negotiable, and we will honor the contract.”

It won’t be until later in the fall when we start to see a definitive list of Radio Shack Cycling riders for 2010. That said, we can start to handicap the picks based on loyalties and some other information.