UCI tries to stop Belgian from riding but organiser wants more clarificationWith racing due to start at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Sportpalais this coming Thursday, Iljo Keisse (Quick Step) is once again unsure if he will be able to ride. The Belgian [...]
World U23 champion Matthews retains lead in men’s competitionOvernight race leader Michael Matthews successfully defended his lead on today’s third stage of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, while contract-seeking rider Bernard Sulzberger landed an important win. The latter is still [...]
João Benta clocks up three year suspension for EPO/CERAFormer Tour of Portugal stage winner Pedro Lopes has been handed a record ban by his national federation, and will be unable to compete as a rider for 15 years. The 35 [...]
New Association of Professional Cyclists president says only the cyclists pay for dopingFormer Italian professional Gianni Bugno criticised the International Cycling Union (UCI) today in an interview with his country's leading sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport. After eight months [...]
Australian team to chase wins on flatter stagesOne year after winning the King of the Mountains title plus a stage in the race, the Australian Drapac Professional Cycling team will return to the Tour de Langkawi determined to chase more [...]
Cofidis rider makes a late switch from the team roster to managementThe 36 year French rider Stephane Auge has called an end to his career, despite still having a contract with his longtime Cofidis team. The rider began preparing for [...]
New BMC signing to get the chance to shine in both Flanders and the ArdennesAt the end of November, BMC signing Greg Van Avermaet admitted that he hoped to shift his focus from the cobbled half of April to the [...]
Slovenian looking for more success in second year with Liquigas-CannondaleKristjan Koren rode a solid first season with Liquigas-Doimo and is looking forward to going even better for the renamed Liquigas-Cannondale team. The 24-year-old Slovenian took part in the Tour de [...]
Former champion looks unlikely to add a third driekleur to his collectionBart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) crashed out of Sunday’s Fidea Cyclocross Classics race in Tervuren, Belgium in the very first lap; the former two-time World champion came down hard and was [...]
German sprinter wants success with American team after two quiet years with MilramRobert Förster is one of a handful of European riders brought in to lend their experience to the ambitiously expanding UnitedHealthcare team in 2011. The team makes the [...]
One of the few Cervélo TestTeam survivors feels that new-look team can be just as powerfulIris Slappendel is one of only five riders from the 14-strong 2010 Cervélo TestTeam line up to be joining the new Garmin-Cervélo team. Along with [...]
Both teams chasing world number one slots Three days into the New Year and with the first races fast approaching, the Garmin-Cervélo team has announced the complete line-up for its Elite teams for 2011. While the composition of the men’s [...]
Dutch winner of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne latest to secure new team after Pegasus debacleBobbie Traksel has become the latest rider from the proposed 2011 Pegasus line up to find a new team, securing a place at the Belgian Landbouwkrediet team. The 29-year-old [...]
Team Movistar rider knocked unconscious in beating Team Movistar rider Andrey Amador ended the year on a bad note, being hospitalised in Costa Rica after a vicious attack by thugs who left him unconscious and with bad injuries. The 24 [...]
'You can start by calling me Brother Angel, I hope to be a Father in the near future'Spanish cyclist Ángel Vicioso and the website El Pedal de Frodo played a rather unusual Día de los Santos Inocentes joke on December [...]
Crashes affect Brown and GossWorld under 23 road race champion Michael Matthews clocked up his first win of the 2011 season on today’s stage two of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, overhauling Simon Gerrans (Team Sky) before the end of [...]
Belgian legend died on Sunday at the age of 95Emile Masson, Jr., a winner of both Paris-Roubaix and La Fleche Wallonne, passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. The rider, who rode professionally between 1935 and 1951 also [...]
Early success bodes well for first season with RabobankStill just 20 years of age and just three days into his first pro season, Michael Matthews had the best possible encouragement Monday when he scooped victory on stage two of the [...]
