British team Sky has called for a press conference to take place tomorrow, and they are expected to announce that Bradley Wiggins has joined the 2010 squad. The 29-year-old finished fourth in this year’s Tour de France, and may be stepping up as Tour team leader for Sky. After racing for Garmin-Slipstream for a year, Wiggins has announced that he may leave. In September, he told BBC: “It’s like trying to win the Champions League – you need to be at Manchester United, but I’m playing at Wigan at the moment so I have to make that step up.” The signing is set to go down early tomorrow morning, and if all goes as expected, Wiggins will steer the team towards the 2010 Tour de France. Check back tomorrow for the news!…

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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has revealed at an afternoon press conference at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona, that team RadioShack will not be based around his own individual goals. “I’m 38, going to be 39 this racing season, so it would be irresponsible to build the team around me,” Armstrong said. “We have to go in with a team approach. And at the Tour we have to look at Levi, and we have to look at Kloden, we have to look at the entire team and the tactics and the ideas that we use.” Team manager Johan Bruyneel was asked afterwards to expand on what Lance said, and his reply was “Lance is definitely the leader of the team. But we also have to be realistic. The favorite of the Tour is not on our team. To beat that favorite, we will…

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The temperature is dropping very fast, resulting in a need for warmer gear and accessories if you want to continue cycling. The Specialized Sub Zero Gloves are ideal in cold and wet conditions, especially at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The gloves feature a fully waterproof Hipora shell, as well as a windproof micro-fleece core layer, which can be worn separately in warmer weather. Their lightweight shell construction keeps them packable, without taking up too much space. The cold and wet are kept out by the extended gauntlet-style cuff. Safety is always a primary concern, so the Specialized Sub Zero Gloves have reflectivity for visibility. Purchase the Specialized Sub Zero Gloves at the Specialized online shop for $50….

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Team BMC has announced their roster for the 2010 season, and they seem to be very confident about it. They have also announced that they have signed U-23 national team coach Noel Dejonckeereas their European operations manager and assistant sport director. “We want to be in all the big races. The past two seasons we have grown into a strong team, and combining that with the big recruitment effort we have made this year, we expect to be competitive in every race we enter, from the one-day classics, to the one-week stage races to the grand tours,” says sport director Johan Lelangue. The 2010 team BMC roster consists of the following riders: Alessandro Ballan, Chris Barton, Chad Beyer, Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, Cadel Evans, Mathias Frank, Thomas Frei, George Hincapie, Martin Kohler, Alexander Kristoff, Karsten Kroon, Jeff Louder, Steve Morabito, Alex Moos, John Murphy, Scott Nydam,…

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Taylor Phinney has joined his Trek-Livestrong teammates for their first pre-season training camp, alongside Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer’s team RadioShack. Phinney says that the training camp was one of the “biggest training weeks he’s ever done.” “I’m really excited about the team camp. I think it’s going to be a really good time. There’ll be a lot of meetings and it will be good to get to know all of the new guys. They’re from all over the world and from what Axel’s told me they’re good guys and strong riders. Hanging out with Bjorn and Sam , who went up to RadioShack…well that’s a little reunion right there,” he adds. After a car crash and the removal of his tonsils, Phinney is now able to begin training hard again. “I wasn’t able to train like this for the last two months or so…

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Brand new team RadioShack has met in Tucson, Arizona, to begin their first training camp. Former Astana riders Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, Andreas Klöden, Yaroslav Popovych and Haimar Zubeldia have came together with newcomers, such as Daryl Impey, Sebastien Rosseler, and Gert Steegmans and hit the streets of Tucson. The riders’ current contracts are still valid for a couple of weeks, and RadioShack still has to finish the team uniforms, so they wore their old team jerseys for training….

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It seems as if Spaniard Oscar Pereiro may not be retiring after all, despite suggesting so over the weekend. He had said that the amount of money that Astana wanted to offer was too low. Whether they raised the amount or not, Pereiro ended up signing a one-year- contract with them. Now he will be able to ride alongside two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador. Pereiro, the 2006 Tour winner, will be meeting with his new teammates on Wednesday in Pisa, Italy at training camp.

Via Velo News….

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