Greipel is Plan B, but recent crash could hamper his chanceOmega Pharma Lotto directeur sportif Mark Sergeant has one of the big favourites for the race on his team, and believes that Philippe Gibert is in superb form. However he [...]
Morale high after Tirreno victoryFollowing the victory of Cadel Evans in Tirreno-Adriatico, a motivated BMC Racing Team will line out in Milan-Sanremo tomorrow determined to play a major part in the race. The Australian will not take part in the [...]
Farnese Vini rider could be banned for life German rider Patrik Sinkewitz is facing a probable life ban from the sport following a positive A sample test for Human Growth Hormone. The German rider already incurred a ban after testing [...]
Questions Alberto Contador’s defence for Clenbuterol positiveTriple world road race champion Oscar Freire is feeling confident prior to tomorrow’s Milan-Sanremo, believing that he can add to his victories in 2004, 2007 and 2010. He was quickest last year, beating Tom [...]
Talented 21 year old could be a factor in finaleThe favourites have been listed, but one rider who can’t be forgotten for Milan-Sanremo is the talented Slovakian Peter Sagan. He’s landed three stages plus first overall in the Giro di [...]
Italian team claims it has nothing to do with rider’s positive A sampleThe Farnese Vini-Netti Sottoli team has said that it welcomes tougher sanctions from the UCI, following this morning’s news that its rider Patrik Sinkewitz had tested positive for [...]
US bike design meets motorsport composite experience to create new flagship frameSpecialized has presented a new aerodynamic road frame, dubbed the Venge, a special version of which has been developed with the McLaren Formula 1 team. The frame design itself [...]
Last Italian to win the race hopes to kick start season in la PrimaveraThe Russian Katusha team will be riding Milano-Sanremo in support of its Italian champion Filippo Pozzato in Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo. Pippo, the last Italian to win la Primavera, [...]
Rider gains weight due to medication Defending champion Joaquim Rodriguez has been forced to abandon plans to line out in the Volta a Catalunya, with illness preventing his start next Monday. The 2010 world number one recently trained hard in [...]
Governing body said it’ll stand firm on race radio situationUCI President Pat McQuaid has stated in the past that he wants to the standard two year ban doubled for serious doping offences, and that now appears set to happen after [...]
Charges relate to Operacion Puerto doping affairControversial Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and former team owner Manolo Saiz are facing possible two year prison sentence on charges relating to Operación Puerto, with prosecutors seeking a jail term of that duration. Spanish [...]
Impressive lineup for 2011 editionWhat looks like the strongest-ever lineup for the Amgen Tour of California has been announced, with a total of nine UCI ProTeams being confirmed for the May 15 -22 WorldTour race. Some of North America’s top [...]
Lung issues had threatened his participationHaving previously expressed some doubt as to whether he would be able to line out in the race, Alessandro Petacchi’s Lampre-ISD team has confirmed that he is now likely to compete on Saturday.The 2005 victor [...]
Young Briton medalled at previous two worldsWith the UCI track world championships starting just six days for now, the British team has suffered a setback with the loss of talented endurance rider Lizzie Armitstead from the lineup. British Cycling has [...]
Findings of year long review announcedA long-awaited review conducted by Deloitte has concluded that there is no conflict of interest with regards to British Cycling’s partnership with the Sky Procycling pro team. Concerns had been voiced due to the large [...]
Lampre's sprinter: 'I can not breathe, I'm full of phlegm'Italy's Alessandro Petacchi may miss a chance to win Milano-Sanremo six years after his first in 2005 due to a cold. "I thought I was going better," Petacchi told La Gazzetta [...]
Teams’ and riders’ associations blocked from meeting with CCPSome movement forward seemed possible when UCI President Pat McQuaid confirmed to VeloNation this week that the UCI might be prepared to allow limited radio use within the peloton, but tensions have [...]
Contador able to remain confident after Netherlands' rulingDue to the outcome of another Clenbuterol postive, Alberto Contador will take comfort in Spain's decision to acquit him of charges against him. In a similar case, the Netherlands' acquitted mountain biker Rudi [...]
