Allan Davis wins Noosa International criterium after being cleared

Just a week after he was allowed to race again, Australian rider Allan Davis won the Noosa International criterium on Sunday. Davis won the sprint, Robbie McEwen came in second and Jason Phillips grabbed the last podium spot at the Australian crit.

Allan Davis was allegedly involved with the Puerto affair but was cleared by the Australian cycling federation last week. Davis told Australian daily newspaper The Australian: "It has been a very tough few months, but I never gave up of having my name cleared and having my licence handed back," Davis told the Australian newspaper and continued by saying: "I've got to thank a couple of close mates back in Spain and my coach Neil Stephens for keeping focused. The win, especially against a world-class sprinter like Robbie McEwen, just capped it off. I didn't really know how I was going to perform after not having raced for so long."

About a possible move to Discovery Channel, Davis stated: "I'm flattered that Discovery Channel are showing a strong interest in me," Davis said on Sunday. "While it does feel good a team of the calibre of Discovery Channel want me, I've been told on legal advice I can't comment." Allan Davis still has a contract with Active Bay, the company which is co-owned by Manolo Saiz, and will have to reach an agreement with Active Bay about termination of that contract or sue the Spanish company.

Nys wins super-prestige cross in St. Michielsgestel

Just 24 hours after a dissapointing fourth place at the third world cup cross race in Tabor, Sven Nys won the second super-prestige cross in the Dutch town of St. Michielsgestel. Nys, who also won the first super-prestige cross last week . Nys told reporters that he still not at 100% of his capabilities. On Wednesday the Belgian rider of the Rabobank squad wants to repeat his win at the Koppenberg-cross which is a kind of Tour of Flanders for cross riders.

Martens stays with Skil-Shimano

In August German rider Paul Martens told reporters that he wants to rider for a Pro-Tour team in 2007 but it seems Martens didn't find a Pro-Tour team who wanted to sign him. Yesterday Skil-Shimano spokesman  Iwan Spekenbrink told German based website radsport-aktiv.de that Marten will stay with the team in 2007. Martens won this year a stage in the Tour of Luxemburg and the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro. Skil-Shimano will have three German riders next year, Christoph Meschenmoser will also stay with the team and last week Skil-Shimano signed Christian Müller. Müller comes from the Danish CSC squad.