Investigation aiming to discover if EPO or other banned substances were bought Questions continue being asked of Patrice Ciprelli, husband and coach of the legendary French rider Jeannie Longo, and of the rider herself. In Grenoble a court has confirmed [...]
German champion fastest over evening test after losing race lead in morning stageJudith Arndt (HTC-Highroad) won the second part of the fourth stage of the Giro dell a Toscana, a 2.22km nocturnal time trial in Campi Bisenzio, the city where [...]
Dutchman speaks about his late-summer race programAfter an eventful summer, Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) is warming up for a busy end to the season. The Dutchman will lead his team in the inaugural Tour of Beijing, which begins on October 5. [...]
Geraint Thomas crashes and drops down the general classification Ongoing race leader Lars Boom was expected to come under attack towards the end of the Tour of Britain, with Sky Procycling being particularly keen to try to wrest the yellow [...]
Megan Guarnier takes pink as German is delayed by late mechanicalIna Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the road section of the split fourth stage of the Giro della Toscana, between Quarrata and Campi Bisenzio in another bunch sprint. The German champion was [...]
National championship bronze left two HTC-Highroad riders ahead of Olympic championKristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12) has been replaced in the United States team for the World championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, next week after a protest from teammate Amber Neben [...]
Two more riders from closing HTC-Highroad team to join Belgian teamQuick Step has announced the signing of František Rabon and Bert Grabsch from next year on two-year contracts. Both riders are currently with HTC-Highroad, which folds at the end of [...]
‘Vlaanderens Mooiste’ to finish with hilly and cobbled circuit; Muur-Kapelmuur completely overlookedAfter a year-long decision-making process Flanders Classics, the owner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, has decided to award the finish of northern Belgium’s biggest one-day race to the city [...]
Vuelta runner-up had been courted by eight teams Initially chased by eight teams due to his unexpected second place overall in the Vuelta a España, Kenya-born British rider Chris Froome has agreed an extension of his current deal with Sky [...]
Team Sky’s Vuelta stars picked to support Cavendish; Armitstead, Cooke and Pooley lead women’s line upGreat Britain has picked arguably its strongest ever team for the World championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, later in the month. With the flattest course in [...]
Encouraging sign for top new American stage raceWith this year’s first running of the event perceived to be a major success, particularly in terms of the quality of racing plus the massive spectator turnout, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge has [...]
Full lineup was expected to be released by yesterdayHaving competed alongside the Schleck brothers in 2008 when he was a stagiaire with Team CSC, and again in 2010 as a full pro with the Saxo Bank-SunGard team, Luxembourg rider Laurent [...]
In-form Frenchman yields to Vacansoleil-DCM sprinterThe French road race squad for this month’s road World Championships will boast Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) as leaders, but if it comes down to a bunch sprint, Anthony Ravard (Ag2R [...]
Big crowd watches exciting competition Winning an extremely tight three way sprint, under 23 world cyclocross champion Lars van der Haar (Rabobank) triumphed in the Elite men’s race at Cross Vegas. He beat Christian Heule (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld) and Rob [...]
Fuglsang to take part in road and time trial eventFollowing its announcement today that it has suspended Alex Rasmussen for missing three doping controls the past eighteen months, the Danish Cycling Union has made public its team for the world [...]
Victory in 2008 Tour de France marked high point for climberThe 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre has announced that he is to end his professional career, deciding to leave the sport rather than continuing on into 2012. The [...]
New detection method could be biggest step forward for anti-doping since EPO testCurrently undetectable under modern WADA tests, the use of an athlete’s own blood to gain a performance advantage could potentially be traceable by the time next year’s London [...]
Multiple Italian national champion still building form after Giro fractureHaving made his return to racing at the GP Cycliste de Quebec and GP Cycliste de Montreal, Marco Pinotti is pleased to be back in the bunch but doesn’t expect a [...]
