Robbie McEwen leads the chase(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Robbie McEwen (RadioShack) wins stage four at the Tour de Wallonie.(Image credit: AFP)
Stuart O'Grady (Leopard Trek)(Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
Robbie McEwen has dampened speculation that he will sign for GreenEdge in the coming days, telling Cyclingnews that he has not signed a contract for 2012 and that he will not be meeting with GreenEdge tomorrow (Monday).
"I've not spoken to anyone yet so I'm not going anywhere next year as of yet. That's all news to me. I've not spoken to GreenEdge, Bruyneel or anyone else. Now is the time of year to start things, but if there's any news to spread I'll say it when it's appropriate and when there is any. I've not spoken to anybody and I've not got any scheduled meetings at the moment," McEwen told Cyclingnews.
Cyclingnews attempted to contact Stuart O'Grady but he was not available.
Richie Porte is set to sit down with Saxo Bank's Bjarne Riis at the Tour of Denmark in a make or break set of negotiations. Porte is out of contract at the end of the season and so far Riis has failed to tie him down to a long-term contract. Porte is one of the most sought after riders in the peloton for 2012 and his 2010 Giro d'Italia performance has marked him out as a potential grand tour rider.
Cyclingnews understands from a reliable source that Porte and his agent have been approached by several teams, confirmed as Katusha, Astana, BMC, Sky, GreenEdge and Saxo Bank.
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Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.
