Bike World News

Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has won the Castillon-la-Bataille criterium race ahead of Sylvain Chavanel

Early reports from Europe this morning are indicating that Alberto Contador was not able to come to terms with Astana and that he will leave the team at the end of the year.

Here’s what we’ve been able to compile for the Men’s Road and Time Trial National Championships.

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) won the opening time trial of the 2010 Giro del Trentino. He was fastest over the 12.5km course from Riva del Garda to Torbole sul Garda.

In today’s bicycle racing news, more notes from Paris-Roubaix, Contador returns at Castilla y Leon, HTC-Columbia supports both of their sprinters and other race results.

Anuar Manan made history when he took the first-ever Malaysian stage victory in the race.

Australian Michael Matthews (Jayco) won the sprint in the first leg of the Tour de Langkawi ahead of Spaniard Vidal Celis and Kazakh Ruslan Tleubayev Monday in Malaysia.

The final list of 20 teams for the 15th edition of the Tour de Langkawi from March 1 to 7 has been confirmed with Kelly Benefit Services completing the line-up.

In today’s cycling news, new Australian Pro Tour team in the works, Radio Shack announces pre-selection for Tour de France, Pro Tour may come to India and more.

Alberto Contador announced Thursday to the Spanish press that he will honor the last year of his c0ntract with the Astana, the Kazakhstan based cycling team.