Team RadioShack

Team RadioShack have confirmed that Lance Armstrong, missing from the past week’s two major European races, Paris-Nice and the Tirreno-Adriatico due to his participation in last weekend’s Cape Argus ride in South Africa, will race in Saturday’s Milan-San Remo.

We’ve given ZipVit’s products rave reviews on the site before and it seems that increasingly, the pros are agreeing with our reviewers, with Team RadioShack manager Johan Brunyeel personally stepping in to sign up the UK-based but Swiss registered sports nutrition brand as a supplier to the ProTour outfit for the 2010 season.

Skil-Shimano has announced its intention to annul the contract of Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu after the cyclist breached its terms by negotiating a verbal contract with Team RadioShack without informing his current team.

The news comes less than a fortnight after UCI President Pat McQuaid said that the sport’s governing body was examining current rules regarding pro riders switching teams, giving rise to the prospect of a football-style transfer market.

Team RadioShack sports director Johan Bruyneel has said that Lance Armstrong is lighter but stronger compared to when he came out of retirement this time last year, something that should stand the cyclist in good stead this year as he attempts to win a record eighth Tour de France.

According to the Press Association, Bruyneel attruibutes that change in physique to the Texan’s focus on cycling over the last 12 months.

Lance Armstrong will ride the spring classics Team RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel today told the Spanish magazine Biciciclismo. Last year he rode in Milan San Remo, but this time out said Bruyneel his schedule will include the Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Amstel Gold.

After crossing the line in 23rd place yesterday behind Footon-Servetto-Fuji’s Manuel Cardoso, it was business as usual today at the Santos Tour Down Under as HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel won his third stage out of four in this year’s race to retain the ochre leader’s jersey.

Lance Armstrong believes he can see off former team-mate Alberto Contador to land an unprecedented eighth Tour de France title in Paris this July, and expects the rivalry between them to intensify now they are riding for different teams.

Team RadioShack today released a video starring their new team jersey and with their main man, Lance Armstrong in cameo supporting role. Dodgeball it ain't (which may or may not be a good thing depending on your point of view) and like the jersey itself the vid may well divide opinion – judge for yourself by watching it below.

If you like strong graphics on your frame, and you like Trek bikes, you're likely to find the Team RadioShack's Trek Madone a thing of beauty.

Just pity the poor guy at Trek's factory in Waterloo, Wisconsin who has to apply what appears to be hundreds of decals to each frame, as shown in the following video.

I've no idea how many frames he'll have to prepare ahead of (and during) the 2010 season, but if it were me, I'd be putting forward a strong case for a minimalist design for 2011.

And by the way, who knew Oakley did safety goggles?

Lance Armstrong has said that he plans to retire again from cycling in 2011. In an interview with Gazzeta dello Sport the seven time Tour de France winner who came third in the world's greatest bike race in his comeback year behind then team mate Alberto Contador also said that he could improve on this year's result because he had the strongest team to support him and he would have an extra year of preparation too.