‘Why not go back to fixed gears and mending your own punctures?’Former world championship runner-up Alexander Kolobnev and triple Tour of Denmark winner Jakob Fuglsang have joined the calls for race radios to remain permitted in pro races, saying that [...]
AA Drink-Leontien.nl rider wins the chance to represent the Netherlands at the World ChampionshipsKisten Wild (AA Drink) has beaten Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) in a two-way ride off to decide which of the two Dutchwomen will represent the Netherlands at [...]
Investigators seeking to determine if others were involvedFour days after he was admitted for emergency treatment in hospital, it has reportedly been confirmed that controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò did indeed receive an illegal blood transfusion. According to De Telegraaf, [...]
Decision could come as soon as todayWith the final Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) decision possibly coming as early as today, reports in one Spanish newspaper suggest that part of the Competition Committee investigating the case want to clear him of [...]
Route to take in Surrey hills before Buckingham Palace finishThe Organising Committee of the 2012 London Olympic Games (LOCOG) has presented the courses for the men’s and women’s road races. After the rejection by the International Cycling Union (UCI) of [...]
Rabobank team-mate teases Australian about his forgetfulnessHe’s just over a month into his professional career, and world under 23 road race champion Michael Matthews has clocked up his first UCI WorldTour victory. He nabbed stage two in the Tour Down [...]
Five euro fee to ride up the Großglockner, featuring in this year's Giro d'ItaliaThe route to the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps is maintained by the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG (Grohag) and is planning to make money from the masses [...]
French sprinter gives first win and morale boost to Vacansoleil-DCM teamRomain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) made up for the disappointment of the day before, when the peloton just failed to catch the breakaway before the finish, by winning the second stage of [...]
Brazillian sprinter takes Garmin-Cervélo’s third race in the island seriesMurilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervélo) won the Trofeo Magalluf-Palmanova, the final event in this year’s Mallorca Challenge, in a bunch sprint. The Brazilian champion outsprinted three-time World champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) inot second [...]
Australian outsprints a select group as the winds cause havoc once againMark Renshaw (HTC-Columbia) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar between West Bay Lagoon and Al Kharaitiyat at the head of a very select peloton. The Australian, [...]
Efimkin, Reijnen and Southerland talk targetsWith details of the first three stages of the Amgen Tour of California being released today, the Team Type 1 sanofi-aventis squad has said that it is psyched about its participation in this year’s race. [...]
Cycling’s governing body offering amateurs a chance to win their own rainbow jerseyThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has created a new World Cycling Tour (UWCT), which offers the chance to amateur cyclists to earn their own rainbow jersey. Through participation [...]
Belgian loses race lead in the crosswinds just like in 2004 editionTom Boonen (Quick Step) lost the lead in the Tour of Qatar during stage 3 as a puncture made him lose his place in the front group. The Belgian, [...]
Swiss rider will chase same objectives this season as he did in 2010The Team Leopard squad of Fabian Cancellara went close to clocking up its first win of the 2011 season when sprinter Daniele Bennati finished just behind Heinrich Haussler [...]
Spaniard working hard during his suspension Although he’s been blocked from racing since incurring a backdated two year suspension last May 31, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has said that he is almost as fit as he was prior to the [...]
French champion gets his first win of the season and takes overall leadThomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the opening stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean between Maubec-Coustellet and Pertuis, outsprinting the rest of a five-man breakaway group. The French champion [...]
Movistar sprinter takes his first win in 18 months to open Spanish superteam’s European accountJosé Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) won the Trofeo Deià, the fourth race in the Mallorca Challenge, in an uphill sprint from a group of 34 riders. The [...]
Peloton decimated by the wind on stage three as the Australian takes the leadHeinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) took his second victory in as many days to take the third stage of the Tour of Qatar between Al Wakra and Mesaieed. The [...]
