Bike World News

Ahh. Even when it’s over, it’s never truly over. Transfer season continues, doping hearings and allegations go on, and before you know it, the 2010 season will be here.

Here’s the latest in cycling news from BikeWorldNews.com:

The Kazakh cycling federation has assured Alberto Contador and the rest of the Astana team that they will get paid this month. The organization was having difficulty getting payments from the team’s sponsors. There is some suspicion that the team may be looking for a new sponsor. Team Livestrong, anyone?
Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre will race in the six-day Tour de Romandie this month in preparation for the Giro d’Italia. Sastre’s Cervelo Test Team requested the Romandie invitation, race organizers said Wednesday. …

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 …

It’s amazing how much we rely on quick Internet access nowadays. Here are the headlines:

Iljo Keisse and Robert Bartko are the leaders after the first day of the Six Days of Ghent. Tosh Van der Sande and Stijn Steels lead the U23 competition.
The contract has not been signed, but fomer T-Mobile DS Rudy Penvenage is expected to be the new directeur sportif for Rock Racing. There are now rumors that Jan Ullrich may follow him to the team. (sportwereld.be)
Christophe Rinero has retired after 13 years in the pro peloton. (sport.be)
Former …