Luxembourg rider Andy Schleck is delaying his return to competiton after a respiratory infection, his RadioShack team announced on Friday. Schleck, who was due to ride in the Tour du Haut Var-Matin in the south of France this weekend, will not now take part. "Schleck feels healthy again after his infection of the respiratory tract, which forced him to abandon last weeks's Tour … [Read more...]
No Reason To Be Happy Says Andy Schleck
February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Andy Schleck, training and racing in Majorca, Spain, reacts with surprise to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), suspending Alberto Contador for two years. “There is no reason to be happy now”, commented Andy Schleck. “First of all I feel sad for Alberto. I always believed in his innocence. This is just a very sad day for cycling. The only … [Read more...]
RadioShack Nissan Trek Announces Their 2012 Roster
December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LEOPARD s.a., the company behind the RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK ProTeam, is pleased to have its registration confirmed by the UCI License Commission. In September 2011, LEOPARD s.a. announced that the team would have new management, sponsors and name in 2012. After three full months of preparation, the RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK roster for 2012 has been finalized and counts with 30 of the world’s … [Read more...]
RadioShack-Nissan-Trek Cycling Super Team Links Top Riders and Sponsors
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Team will feature top riders from Team RadioShack and Leopard-Trek 5 September 2011 – As announced earlier today, CSE Pro Cycling LLC is proud to announce that RadioShack and Nissan are joining the Leopard-Trek World Tour Team as sponsors for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The team will hold a license in Luxembourg and be named the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek Professional Cycling Team. All marketing … [Read more...]
Five Pro International Cycling Teams Confirmed to Compete In 2011 Quiznos Pro Challenge
December 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Quiznos Pro Challenge Makes Plans to Host 128 World-Class Cyclists in Colorado December 8, 2010, Denver – The Quiznos Pro Challenge™ today officially announced the first five teams to sign on for the inaugural 2011 competition, including Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) pro teams: Team RadioShack (USA), Liquigas-Cannondale (Italy), HTC-Highroad (USA), Slipstream Sports/Garmin-Cervelo … [Read more...]
Lemond Is Subpoenaed In Doping Probe
July 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK - Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in the investigation of possible fraud and doping charges against Lance Armstrong, the New York Daily News reported Friday. The newspaper reported on its website that a grand jury in the US District Court of the Central District of California issued the subpoena, which requests … [Read more...]
BLOW OFF THE SHOP RIDE — YOU’VE GOT PLANS THIS WEEKEND
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you're not excited about how this Tour de France is setting up, you've topped your max heartrate one too many times. May you rest in peace. On Saturday the Tour heads into the Alps and the real games begin. Sunday continues in the Alps, then the riders get Monday to sit around and get stiff before the hardest day of all, on Tuesday's stage 9. And you're not going to want to miss a … [Read more...]
Contador Makes A Timely Gift To Armstrong, Bruyneel
July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
MONTARGIS, France - Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador caused a minor shock at the race Thursday when he paid a visit to the RadioShack team bus of arch rival Lance Armstrong. Armstrong is racing his final Tour campaign in a bid to add an eighth yellow jersey to the seven he won consecutively between 1999-2005, although Contador and Andy Schleck of Luxembourg are considered … [Read more...]
Armstrong – Gila Good Early Prep For Tour
April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SILVER CITY, New Mexico, April 28, 2010 - Lance Armstrong made a low-key start at the Tour of the Gila Wednesday, but said the race was good early preparation for the Tour de France. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France champion, finished 22nd in the Tour of the Gila's opening stage, a 95-mile road race to Mogollon that was won by his RadioShack teammate and defending race champion … [Read more...]
All-American Team Starring Lance Armstrong And RadioShack In 2010
July 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Lance Armstrong confirmed he will compete for at least one more year Thursday when his future team announced their imminent partnership with the seven-time Tour de France champion. RadioShack Corporation said they were "proud to announce a partnership with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to form a new American Pro-Tour cycling team". It effectively confirms rumors … [Read more...]